Frugal Way to Avoid Scaling Ladder to Clean Gutters

[mwmil...@gmail.com]

In a 2 story residentail dwelling trees often leave their leaves in
the 2nd story gutters, bringing a lot of us back to the annual joy of
having to either hire someone or otherwise deal with the stuff that
collected into the 2nd story gutters of a house. As he-man as I'd
like to be about scaling ladders and stuff, I can't help but notice
the ground is way way to easy to hit from a drop from the 2nd story
level of the house. So the question remains and I've never heard a
full or very great answer but thought I'd bring it here for once, "Is
there some way to clear the gutters of a house while avoiding scaling
to the 2nd story?" That is other than the obvious solution of moving
to a ranch house.

your helpful feedback appreciated,
Matt

[Al Bundy]

Ever look around at your neighbor's homes?
Listen to the radio for a few minutes or watch TV?
Ever walk around the hardware store, Lowe's or Home Depot?
There must be dozens of brand name systems that are more or less
easily installed on the eves to prevent leaves from entering in the
first place. Once it's done, you're done.

[Logan Shaw]

mwmil...@gmail.com wrote:
> In a 2 story residentail dwelling trees often leave their leaves in
> the 2nd story gutters, bringing a lot of us back to the annual joy of
> having to either hire someone or otherwise deal with the stuff that
> collected into the 2nd story gutters of a house. As he-man as I'd
> like to be about scaling ladders and stuff, I can't help but notice
> the ground is way way to easy to hit from a drop from the 2nd story
> level of the house. So the question remains and I've never heard a
> full or very great answer but thought I'd bring it here for once, "Is
> there some way to clear the gutters of a house while avoiding scaling
> to the 2nd story?"

Well, you could always get one of these things:

http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=354

I have no idea at all whether it works as well as advertised. And
it doesn't stop you from having to get on the ladder; it just makes
the process easier (supposedly).

- Logan

[Nexus7]

On Feb 10, 4:57 pm, Al Bundy <MSfort...@mcpmail.com> wrote:
> There must be dozens of brand name systems that are more or less
> easily installed on the eves to prevent leaves from entering in the
> first place. Once it's done, you're done.

Sure, they sell a bunch, but do they work? I've got a plastic screen
(not a mesh, but slots cut in plastic), and what happens? Lil' leaf
stems get in an clog them. You get a screen, and dust will gum it up,
so you won't have gutters. Fortunately it is a raised ranch, so I get
on the roof and use a blower or brush, depending on how dry the stuff
is.

[Fake ID]

In article <75736609-d5ee-4113...@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,

Sucking the gutters clean with a shop vac has been effective for me.
But with a single story I get away with using a few extension wands and
a couple quarter round PVC electrical conduit sections. Even a full
length PVC wand substitute might be too unwieldy for two stories.
Also, the debris I'm dealing with is from a cedar tree.

m

[mwmil...@gmail.com]

On Feb 10, 10:53 pm, Logan Shaw <lshaw-use...@austin.rr.com> wrote:

wow, that product looks awesome, i hope it works as well as it shows
in the video, thanks for your response post