Step 1 position a ladder against the gutter at a point adjacent to the downspout.
Cleaning gutters garbage bag.
Use a plastic scoop to clear any debris from the mouth of the downspout depositing the debris in a garbage bag.
Cleaning your gutters without a ladder is no easy task unless you have the right tools.
Before you set out to clean your gutters.
You can avoid this potential water damage by cleaning gutters and downspouts twice annually at the end of the spring and fall seasons.
Take a plastic bucket and cut and bend the handle so it can be hooked over the edges of the gutters as you work.
Scoop the debris into a garbage bag with a garden trowel then rinse toward the downspout with a high pressure nozzle on your hose and scrub it clean.
Find a clean stable place to set your ladder.
Clear the ground beneath the gutter of rocks sticks and other debris.
A lot of people believe that cleaning gutters is very simple.
Affix your safety gear and use a tool belt to safely carry the hand shovel.
In this article i will teach you how to clean gutters and not worry about them afterwards.
This method is well suited for cleaning out debis if the gutter is dry.
If not done the correct way you can continue to have problems.
Lean the ladder against the house and climb up to the gutters.
Consider using a ladder accessory called a standoff in order to prevent damage to your gutter as well as a ladder hook to hang a waste bucket or garbage bag near where you are working.
Now fasten a trash bag around the bucket just under the metal handle.
Here you will also cut off the bottom of the bucket creating a bottomless bucket.