{"id":519,"date":"2020-10-15T15:53:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T20:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/?p=519"},"modified":"2020-10-15T16:02:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:02:54","slug":"tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We have reached that leaf-falling time of year, which is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Ideally, you should clean gutters in the spring and again in the fall to prevent water flow problems and other issues<\/a>. The process can be challenging, but we hope these tips for safe and effective gutter cleaning helps you get the job done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Your Footing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gutter cleaning likely involves working from a ladder. Be sure the ladder you use is sturdy and extendable and that the ground is stable and level. Remember to practice safety<\/a>; don\u2019t overextend your reach and stay below the second-to-last rung at the top of the ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare to Get Dirty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Depending on what sort of clutter is in your gutters, the task can be messy. Wear a long-sleeved shirt and durable pants. Additionally, a pair of hardy work gloves will protect your hands from potentially sharp twigs, debris, and metal gutter edges. Gloves also create a barrier between you and rough roofing textures and help prevent callouses from handling work tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a bucket handy for collecting gutter sediment and sludge or spread out a tarp below your workspace. Gathering the gunk this way will also keep your lawn and landscaping looking neat and natural. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dig In and Flush<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use your hands to clear out leaves and twigs. To dig out the more packed-down muck, use a gutter scoop or small plastic shovel. Make sure the tool you use doesn\u2019t scratch or otherwise damage the gutter surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the gutters are clean, flush the channels with a garden hose to remove any remaining debris. This is also a good time to check for leaks, make sure gutters are correctly sloped, and ensure the downspout is free from blockage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repair as Needed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seal up leaks in joints or seams and secure any loose sections or brackets. If you find any standing water, you may need to adjust the pitch. Gutters should slope at least \u00bc-inch but usually \u00bd-inch for every 10 feet. You can also rely on a home exteriors expert<\/a> to assist with your gutter needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give Up Gutter Cleaning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully these gutter cleaning tips will help you safely and effectively finish the task. If you\u2019re tired of digging through the debris and gunk twice a year, we have the solution. The LEAFAWAY\u00ae gutter protection system<\/a> keeps your gutters clear all year round. The professionals at Spotless & Seamless<\/a> can discuss options for your home. Contact us<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have reached that leaf-falling time of year, which is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Ideally, you should clean gutters in the spring and again in the fall to prevent water flow problems and other issues. The process can be challenging, but we hope these tips for safe and effective gutter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[76,11,77],"yoast_head":"\nTips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning | Blog | Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fall is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Our blog offers tips for safe and effective gutter cleaning to help you get the job done.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning | Blog | Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fall is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Our blog offers tips for safe and effective gutter cleaning to help you get the job done.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-15T20:53:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-15T21:02:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BLOG_Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"566\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota\",\"description\":\"No More Seams\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BLOG_Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BLOG_Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning.jpg\",\"width\":850,\"height\":566,\"caption\":\"Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/\",\"name\":\"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning | Blog | Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-10-15T20:53:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-10-15T21:02:54+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/950e55564ff89c1695410f3726157e0d\"},\"description\":\"Fall is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Our blog offers tips for safe and effective gutter cleaning to help you get the job done.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/950e55564ff89c1695410f3726157e0d\",\"name\":\"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e075e288d7017f23a3d53f317c86a87?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e075e288d7017f23a3d53f317c86a87?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/author\/alexpetrashov\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning | Blog | Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota","description":"Fall is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Our blog offers tips for safe and effective gutter cleaning to help you get the job done.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning | Blog | Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota","og_description":"Fall is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Our blog offers tips for safe and effective gutter cleaning to help you get the job done.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/","og_site_name":"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota","article_published_time":"2020-10-15T20:53:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-10-15T21:02:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":850,"height":566,"url":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BLOG_Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/","name":"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota","description":"No More Seams","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BLOG_Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BLOG_Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning.jpg","width":850,"height":566,"caption":"Tips-for-Safe-and-Effective-Gutter-Cleaning"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/","name":"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning | Blog | Spotless & Seamless Exteriors Minnesota","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2020-10-15T20:53:42+00:00","dateModified":"2020-10-15T21:02:54+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/950e55564ff89c1695410f3726157e0d"},"description":"Fall is a good reminder to keep up on gutter maintenance. Our blog offers tips for safe and effective gutter cleaning to help you get the job done.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/tips-for-safe-and-effective-gutter-cleaning\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tips for Safe and Effective Gutter Cleaning"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/950e55564ff89c1695410f3726157e0d","name":"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e075e288d7017f23a3d53f317c86a87?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e075e288d7017f23a3d53f317c86a87?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Spotless & Seamless Exteriors"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/author\/alexpetrashov\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":524,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519\/revisions\/524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomoreseams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}