Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Jan 10, 2011 1:28 am Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: A gutter too far 2Jan 10, 2011 5:03 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: A gutter too far 3Jan 11, 2011 3:12 am Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: A gutter too far 4Jan 11, 2011 8:37 am ![]() My gutters are horribly embarrassing. At some stage they must have collected some leaves; leaves built up, weed seeds floated in and now I have a few little "rooftop gardens" in the gutters. I'm no stranger to rooftops, but my current place is high, the pitch o the roof is quite steep, and my ladder too short. Is there any wildly inventive way to get rid of the gutter muck without risking my life, or hiring someone to do go up there ? Gutter guards do well, are cheap and easy to DIY Re: A gutter too far 5Jan 11, 2011 9:06 am that's true perthhandyman but I think cabinfever is looking for something after the fact to help with his problem not before. It's a mucky job cabinfever. You might either have to invest in a bigger ladder or pay someone to do it. While up there they can install some Gutter guard after the clean. On the bright side if you do pay someone professional to do it at least if they injure themselves they'd be covered by their insurance. ( I would hope) Professional =in this case I mean someone like a handyman service or hire a hubby place rather than getting a relative or friend to do it. Re: A gutter too far 6Jan 11, 2011 10:24 am Gutters seem very retro to me. Poor technology. I think I need an Opera House roof that naturally channels water into ground-based recepticals and tanks... Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: A gutter too far 7Jan 13, 2011 1:57 pm I have not come across a gutter guard that works in 12 years of working on roofs/houses. They all have there failings over time. I make money uninstalling all types of gutter guards. The best advice I can offer is wack a bit of rolled up chicken wire or the like into the top of the downpipes and clean the gutters every 6 months. Re: A gutter too far 8Jan 14, 2011 7:49 pm That's very interesting Housewash. Seems to me that gutter technology has been static for decades. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: A gutter too far 9Jan 15, 2011 11:47 pm Hire a Hubby have a gutter guard they install. I havnt used it but i hear "good" reports back from users of the same product in some of the houses and businesses i service I am a hire a hubby in Semaphore and Woodville areas in Adelaide and this is "feedback" only as in 3 years i have only repaired possum breakins with "prior" installs and not had to install it myself yet its only my opinion but a poor gutter guard installed by someone with pride in their work and a good level of mechanical aptitude will be more than sufficient and "the best product in the world" installed by someone pretty average is not worth its weight in horse dung cheers Eden ( do it right the first time ) Re: A gutter too far 10Jan 28, 2012 10:19 am Thought I would renew this topic as we hopefully are getting closer to start of build. We are 2 storey with catchment going to tanks for garden/toilet/laundry use. I'm wondering about the accumulation of leaves etc in the gutters and what ,if anything, should be done during construction stage to minimise future problems and/or maintenance . As I see it, there might be the following options: 1. Gutter guards. There seems to be varying opinions on their usefulness ? 2. Freeflow to tanks (standard setup) and get someone in every year to clean the gutters ? 3. Freeflow to a small "catchment" tank of some sort prior to main tanks ? I guess that does not eliminate the problem of having to clean the gutters every year or so ? Would love to hear anyones more recent experiences and suggestions. EDIT: p.s. Found an interesting site "rain harvesting" which has a lot of answers for me. BUT still would appreciate any advice from personal experience, really can't beat first hand knowledge. Re: A gutter too far 11Jan 29, 2012 12:40 am ![]() I have not come across a gutter guard that works in 12 years of working on roofs/houses. They all have there failings over time.. As a former roof plumber I agree 100%. No matter what type of gutter guard you choose its the smaller foliage and dirt/moss etc from the roof over time that slips through the guard and remains in the gutter. The ONLY successful way is to get someone up a ladder, which is a problem on some 2 storey homes, and clean them manually Arfur Re: A gutter too far 12Jan 29, 2012 10:00 am Yes Arfur, thinking along those lines. I'm thinking an unrestricted flow to a catchment point near the tanks is the logical thing. I also might (after the build is finished) work out some type of extension pole for my hose that could reach (and I can move along) the 2nd floor gutters and put some pressure on the surfaces during dry spells. Just running thoughts around in my grey matter at present. Re: A gutter too far 13Jan 30, 2012 10:09 pm Just pulled all the gutter guards off my Mums house to clean up the accumulation of silt , moss & grass that was growing in there. Job took ten times longer than if the guards weren't there in the first place. It saved someone having to routinely clean them out but after five years you have to spend half a day up there doing this job - I can't say I recommend it. The OP has gone The latch and striker are definitely not aligned but there was no point trying to help the OP understand that. Hence the reason they are no longer with us. 12 20576 ![]() Thank you so much. We ended going with the terrain that’s part of our brick. 2 14216 My query is whether anyone has suggestions on if/how anything can be done with this setup. Forget the budget. 2 9867 |