The Melbourne winter is a tough one and with it comes cold weather, dark mornings and leaves. Leaves, leaves and more leaves! They fall everywhere, filling up your lawn and your gutters. The former is inconvenient, but the latter can be disastrous.
Gutters should be cleaned at least once a year, ideally after autumn has dropped all its leaves. So, if it’s been a while since you last cleaned your gutters, now is the time to get on top of your external home maintenance and ensure you have clean gutters ready for whatever winter is going to throw at your home. Let’s go through some gutter cleaning methods…
Can you clean your gutters yourself?
Gutter cleaning methods range from easy – something you can do yourself, to hard – something that requires an expert with specialist gutter cleaning tools.
There are plenty of options you can use to clean your own gutters at home, before hiring a gutter cleaning professional.
The safest option is to clean your gutters from the ground with
- a hose extension
- pressure washer
- leaf blower
- wet/dry vacuum
If you can’t access the gutters from the ground and need to climb a ladder to do so, this can add some health and safety concerns into the mix. But it’s still possible to clean your gutters by yourself, with a tall ladder. Put on those gloves and get scooping! Or you can use one of the gutter-cleaning tools we have mentioned above.
How to clean your own gutters
Now that you know you can clean your gutters yourself let’s explain how to best clean your gutters yourself because it can be a bit complex. Let’s explore…
What is the easiest way to clean your gutters?
The easiest way to clean your gutters is to call the professionals to do it for you. At PorterVac we specialise in roof gutter cleaning and what could take the average home owner a whole weekend usually takes us an hour or two.
By hiring a professional gutter cleaner that offers a fast, affordable and stress-free service you don’t need to worry about maintaining those gutters, they can do it for you.
A professional gutter cleaner, like us, will have special tools like a truck-mounted vacuum suction – you won’t get this level of suction out of your house Dyson! This ensures that all those nasty plugs of rotting leaves are gone for good.
If you clean your gutters yourself, by hand, you’re going to create a lot of mess – it happens every time. PorterVac’s speciality vacuum takes the rotting leaves away from your property which means no mess!
The benefits of each gutter cleaning method
If you choose to clean your gutters at home, DIY-style, you can start right now – grab those gloves and get out there! However, you will need to make sure you have the appropriate tools. All of our team have been trained to work at heights, and a lot of people don’t understand just how challenging and unsafe that can be until they are in that situation. The best method for an unexperienced homeowner is from the ground. You will also need to clean up the mess and ensure you don’t damage your gutters in the process of cleaning.
DIY gutter cleaning – free, but dangerous and messy
If you opt to hire a professional gutter cleaning service a team of licensed and insured professionals will come to your home, clean up the mess quickly and take it with them!
Professional gutter cleaning – Safe, fast and clean
The best gutter cleaning method is the one that works best for you and your lifestyle.
If you want a gutter cleaning specialist service provider in Melbourne to inspect your roof and clean the gutters, contact PorterVac today.
Can you clean your gutters yourself?
There are plenty of options you can use to clean your own gutters at home, before hiring a gutter cleaning professional. The safest option is to clean your gutters from the ground with a hose extension, pressure washer, leaf blower or vacuum.
What is the easiest way to clean your gutters at home?
The easiest way to clean your gutters is to call the professionals to do it for you. A professional gutter cleaner will have special tools like a truck-mounted vacuum suction which ensures that all those nasty plugs of rotting leaves are gone for good.
