Gutter Cleaning Services
As rain gutters become filled with debris such as falling leaves, twigs, and critter rubbish, your home’s downspouts will clog and be unable to properly drain rain water. This damages rain gutters over time leading to costly gutter repair or replacement projects.”
Clogged rain gutters can cause ice dams, foundation damage, roof buckling, damaged trim molding, dry rot, insect infestation, nesting issues, mold issues, and an assortment of other costly damage to your home’s roof line and siding. The best way to avoid these unnecessary repair costs is to perform a thorough gutter cleaning at least twice per year.
For residential gutter cleaning, we use the following process for cleaning:-
When you hire Clean and Clear to clean your rain gutters and downspouts, we will provide you with before and after pictures of all of your gutters and downspouts so that you can see what work has been completed without having to climb up on anything to inspect our work.
Commonly Asked Questions –
How do you clean the gutters?
There are two main ways we perform gutter cleaning:
• Hand Cleaning – This involves cleaning the debris out of the gutter by hand and placing it into a bag or bucket. This method is preferable when the gutters are filled with wet debris and mud as well as when a homeowner’s property has extensive landscaping below.
• Leaf Blowing – This involves the use of a leaf blower to remove the debris from the gutters. We will typically use this method when the gutters have been regularly cleaned and/or the debris inside is relatively dry.
Our technicians are trained in both methods and use their discretion on which option will provide the most effective cleaning and also leave the homeowners yard “as if we were never present.”
Downspout Cleaning – We use a variety of tools including a snake, leaf blower, water and in some cases, removing the downspout with a drill. The tool chosen is also left for the technician’s discretion on which will be most effective at removing the clog.
What do you do with the debris that is removed from my gutters?
Every property is slightly different with some homes being surrounded by woods while others are in the city.
Our team is trained to “leave no trace.”
This essentially means that is at our technicians discretion to their method of leaf removal as long as the home and yard looks pristine upon departure.
The two main options are:
• We can hand bag the debris and haul off-site
• We can blow the leaves into the surrounding wooded areas
Note – In the early spring and fall time, we have many customers who allow our teams to keep the leaves on their grass for their lawn and yard-clean up companies to remove. In some cases, the extra leaves provide insulation for flower beds and decompose over the winter acting as a natural fertilizer.
Regardless of the method chosen by the technician, we will always blow off hard surfaces such as decks, sidewalks, patios and driveways so there is not a mess left behind.
In many cases, our company will leave your home and yard looking better than it was prior to our arrival.
After cleaning, do you flush gutters and downspouts with water?
Typically, we would only recommend flushing if significant dirt, shingle grit, mud, and debris cannot be removed effectively by hand.
If you prefer to have your gutters flushed regardless of what type of debris is found inside, please let us know and we can accommodate.
I have existing gutters guards and/or French drains. How do you handle cleaning around this?
Some guards do a great job of keeping debris out of the gutters which makes gutter cleaning relatively easy. Other gutter guards may not perform as well and allow a lot of debris inside of the gutter. These types of guards may require removal/uninstallation prior to cleaning.
Our technician would make a good faith effort to clean the gutters without removing the guards. This is easier for us and also more cost-effective for you.
If removal of the gutter guards is required, this could cost a bit more additional. If our technician notices that the guards would need to be removed and/or would take more time than anticipated, we will always review any pricing changes with the homeowner before continuing. Service can always be declined at any point throughout this process.
Contact Clean and Clear today to schedule service, free quote or to learn more about our gutter cleaning services!
Clean and Clear
Residential and Commercial Window, Gutter, and Pressure Washing Cleaning Services in the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Surrounding Metro Area.
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We take pride in having top quality cleaning systems and employee training in all areas of our services. Our outstanding customer service and satisfaction has earned the trust of thousands of home and business owners throughout our Minnesota service area since our company began.
Location
Minneapolis Office (Main): 622 Mendelssohn Ave N, Golden Valley, Minneapolis, MN 55427, US.
Eden Prairie Office: 6385 Old Shady Oak Rd Ste #250 Office #248, Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3299 US.