JHZR2
Staff member
We own a two story home with a walk up attic. We have to go up some stairs to enter the home, and based upon measurements, the gutters are about 24' from the ground.
We have around 175 feet of total gutter, most of it is second story, but some is first story level.
A 32' extension ladder, fiberglass, rated for 300lbs is around $350 at HD.
Gutter cleaning is around $125 each time.
A broken limb is $$$$, brain or spine injury is $$$$$$$$$.
My wife is always supportive of DIY we want to do. In fact, she helps me. Cars, home work, etc. she'll come out in the cold, put up with me doing stuff late at night, etc. She is NOT keen on me buying a 32' ladder to clean gutters.
Happy wife, happy life, right?
3 cleanings pays for the ladder... We have a LOT of tall, old maples, so the gutters get filed with the whirlybird seeds in the spring and leaves in the fall...
So it won't take much to recoup the cost of a tall ladder.
Some areas I'd need to set the ladder on soil. Others could be on hard surface (driveway/patio). Just how risky is climbing a ladder to clean gutters?
We have around 175 feet of total gutter, most of it is second story, but some is first story level.
A 32' extension ladder, fiberglass, rated for 300lbs is around $350 at HD.
Gutter cleaning is around $125 each time.
A broken limb is $$$$, brain or spine injury is $$$$$$$$$.
My wife is always supportive of DIY we want to do. In fact, she helps me. Cars, home work, etc. she'll come out in the cold, put up with me doing stuff late at night, etc. She is NOT keen on me buying a 32' ladder to clean gutters.
Happy wife, happy life, right?
3 cleanings pays for the ladder... We have a LOT of tall, old maples, so the gutters get filed with the whirlybird seeds in the spring and leaves in the fall...
So it won't take much to recoup the cost of a tall ladder.
Some areas I'd need to set the ladder on soil. Others could be on hard surface (driveway/patio). Just how risky is climbing a ladder to clean gutters?