Advice
Clearing the gutters
Clearing the gutters is the job that waits until the weather makes it urgent.
A blocked gutter does not leak where it is blocked. It leaks down a wall and into a bedroom ceiling, one storey away from the cause.
Twice a year is enough in most streets. Once a year is not enough under a lime tree.
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Worth doing
- Clear them after the leaves come down, and again in spring.
- Watch a downpipe in heavy rain rather than climbing up to look.
- Check the joint where two lengths meet, because that is where they part.