How to clean gutters on a two story house which rain gutters are best for your home.
Diy gutter cleaner leaf blower.
Gas and backpack leaf blowers are usually the easiest to modify.
With this tool the whole process becomes simple to do whenever you like.
So i was tempted and almost pulled the trigger on the 50 60 echo gutter kit for my blower but figured i could basically make something just as good.
You ll get your gutter cleaning down to under a half hour.
If the manufacturer of your leaf blower has its own gutter cleaning attachment use that.
Vinyl gutters have quickly become a homeowner favorite be.
There are a couple of ways to do it depending on your leaf blower the size of its nozzle and the height of your roofline.
If it doesn t just go for one of the universal fit attachments out there.
They also tend to be the most powerful.
Aluminum downpipe or vinyl downpipe.
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2 or more aluminum downspout elbows or vinyl downspout elbows.
This is one of those universal fit variants i have talked about earlier.
Materials needed for a diy leaf blower gutter attachment.
This diy extension made of pvc piping will fit on a leaf blower or shop vac and blow.
Using a leaf blower however can be an effective gutter cleaning device and more portable than a long hose attached to a spigot.
Leaves can clog up your gutters in the fall and cause serious problems if you don t take preventative measures.
The downpipe and elbows linked above measure 3 x 2 but these measurements will not fit all leaf blowers.
With some basic hardware items and a little mechanical skill you can transform your leaf blower into a gutter cleaner.
Getting the debris out means usually going along with a ladder and removing handfuls one at a time or using a water hose attachment to try to blast out the blockage.
What i find that works better is to use a leaf blower with the same set up and to blow the leaves out of the gutters then pick them up on the ground with the rest of your leaves.
My advice is this.
Our gutter cleaning tool is simple to put together or take apart for storage in less than 5 10 minutes because there are only 4 6 parts depending on your leaf blower make and model and the height of your gutters from the ground and if you are working over an addition or trees.