Comments on: Gutter cleaning (well, hiring gutter cleaners) time again http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/general-day-to-day-landlord/gutter-cleaning-well-hiring-gutter-cleaners-time-again.php "Are you sure you can handle managing something like that?" Well, there's one sure way to find out... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:22:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Carl http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/general-day-to-day-landlord/gutter-cleaning-well-hiring-gutter-cleaners-time-again.php/comment-page-1#comment-81827 Carl Fri, 01 May 2009 22:58:27 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/general-day-to-day-landlord/gutter-cleaning-well-hiring-gutter-cleaners-time-again.php#comment-81827 I use a sthil leaf blower with a gutter cleaning kit. I can get all of my gutters from the ground except one area that is taller than two stories. For that area I use a power washer with an extending wand and a gutter cleaning tool on the tip. It works well. It's an expensive solution but as I mentioned in a previous post I have a lot of problems getting people to come and do small jobs. A word of caution. When you put the wand in storage make sure all the water is drained out. I turn mine upside down and pull the trigger open and leave it that way until all the water has drained out. If you do not do this the water will either freeze in there or it will corrode the mechanisim to the point where you will have to install a overhaul kit. A good extension wand will cost between $150-$200. You can get them at northerntool.com . In my case it's worth the cost. One last thing. If you go this route you WILL get very wet doing it so do it on a warm fall day. One last thing and I really am gone. I also use the extending wand to power wash the vinyl siding on my house. In the past it cost me about $250 to get this job done professionally so the wand paid for itself the first time I used it. I use a sthil leaf blower with a gutter cleaning kit. I can get all of my gutters from the ground except one area that is taller than two stories.

For that area I use a power washer with an extending wand and a gutter cleaning tool on the tip. It works well. It’s an expensive solution but as I mentioned in a previous post I have a lot of problems getting people to come and do small jobs.

A word of caution. When you put the wand in storage make sure all the water is drained out. I turn mine upside down and pull the trigger open and leave it that way until all the water has drained out. If you do not do this the water will either freeze in there or it will corrode the mechanisim to the point where you will have to install a overhaul kit.

A good extension wand will cost between $150-$200. You can get them at northerntool.com . In my case it’s worth the cost. One last thing. If you go this route you WILL get very wet doing it so do it on a warm fall day.

One last thing and I really am gone. I also use the extending wand to power wash the vinyl siding on my house. In the past it cost me about $250 to get this job done professionally so the wand paid for itself the first time I used it.

]]> By: Tim http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/general-day-to-day-landlord/gutter-cleaning-well-hiring-gutter-cleaners-time-again.php/comment-page-1#comment-46648 Tim Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:04:57 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/general-day-to-day-landlord/gutter-cleaning-well-hiring-gutter-cleaners-time-again.php#comment-46648 Yes, we help folks find contractors like Service Magic does, so we see a lot of people coming to submit requests for gutter cleaning. Always make sure they are insured. Don't just take their word for it. If they happen to fall of their ladder, on your property, and they're not covered... you could be liable for it. Make sure to check the insurance coverage thoroughly, in person, and not someone telling you about it. It's easy to believe it won't happen to you, but these things can come back to haunt you. Yes, we help folks find contractors like Service Magic does, so we see a lot of people coming to submit requests for gutter cleaning.

Always make sure they are insured. Don’t just take their word for it. If they happen to fall of their ladder, on your property, and they’re not covered… you could be liable for it. Make sure to check the insurance coverage thoroughly, in person, and not someone telling you about it.

It’s easy to believe it won’t happen to you, but these things can come back to haunt you.

]]> By: LeAnna in MN http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/general-day-to-day-landlord/gutter-cleaning-well-hiring-gutter-cleaners-time-again.php/comment-page-1#comment-46636 LeAnna in MN Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:41:59 +0000 http://www.iboughtaduplex.com/general-day-to-day-landlord/gutter-cleaning-well-hiring-gutter-cleaners-time-again.php#comment-46636 Wow, I didn't realize how much money I actually save on this. My handyman said he'd do it for like $40-50, and I did it myself anyway, borrowing a neighbor's ladder. I'm okay with it, at this point. Wow, I didn’t realize how much money I actually save on this. My handyman said he’d do it for like $40-50, and I did it myself anyway, borrowing a neighbor’s ladder. I’m okay with it, at this point.

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