Leaves and gutters.
- Thread starter mandryka
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mandryka
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I have tried it. It is not very effective in my experience -- and all the roofers I've used have agreed.
The leaves land on the gutter covers, get trapped there, and stop the rainwater from flowing. After a short time, the covers come off.
I use an old VAX wet vac, connected to a length of plastic pipe with a 135degree silicone hose elbow on the end and hoover them out. its not perfect but I only had to buy the silicone elbow, all other bits were in the garage. I have not had to go up a ladder to clean them out since. Providing the leaves are fairly dry its good, it struggles with heavy wet leaves and clods of mossy crap.
I did try and stick one of those small endoscope type cameras that you can link to your phone to the end to see what I was doing but that didn't work so well (probably would have worked with a bit more perseverance).
I did try and stick one of those small endoscope type cameras that you can link to your phone to the end to see what I was doing but that didn't work so well (probably would have worked with a bit more perseverance).
mandryka
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Ian Hughes
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I employed a specialist gutter bloke recently, and he recommended "gutter hedgehogs". He said that these are the only things in his opinion worth installing, as they kept the leaves back, let the rain through, and were relatively easy to clean when necessary.
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Whenever i redo a roof i take the roof out far enough so that we don't need gutters, just a well drained strip around the building.
This also helps keep direct sunlight out in the summer on the floor underneath. Similar to a lot of colonial buildings.
boon
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Try these people, they look expensive, they are not. Gave me a quote over the phone after using Google whatever, they even disconnected the down pipes from the drain connectors before flushing out the gutters, haven’t had any problems since. Used to get grass growing in the gutters to the back of my house not anymore, they removed the gutter guard at my request, problem solved.
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Richard Lines
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On the other side we found they weren't that effective as the leaves sat on top and prevented the water coming off both roofs from draining properly. I am fortunately still nimble enough (albeit 64yrs old) to get up a ladder to clean the gutters out the old fashioned way..
Regards
Richard
clivem2
pfm Member
This is very much experience too...much depends on the type of leaves, the ones we have embedded themselves in the hedgehogs and seeds eventually grow too. There really isn't a single solution to this.
cutting42
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We use Bens Gutters as well. Very good service and excellent people doing the work. I think they are quite expensive but worth it to me as I have several difficult to reach gutters.
mandryka
pfm Member
I have the type of window cleaner who uses a long pole and distilled water, no ladders.