Safest Way To Fix Gutters From Roof

To access a roof you ll need an extension ladder.

Safest way to fix gutters from roof.

If the gutter is very long be cautious removing it. Sweep heavy loads of fallen leaves off your home s roof as these are likely to make their way into the gutters. What can be done instead is to ask someone to hold the ladder securely as you climb back on the ladder. So that was all about how to use a ladder without damaging gutters.

Stay well away from power lines and don t put ladder across doorways. If you re getting off ladder at top ensure it is extended 1m higher than gutter or roof. On a 1 story roof this may not cause much injury but i wouldn t feel safe on a second story roof. It might sound convenient but letting a large piece of gutter fall to the ground is unsafe.

Also make sure not to use the gutter as a support as you climb back on the roof. While the pitch is low it feels as though it would be easy to misjudge where my center of gravity is and roll right over the edge. When cleaning gutters around a power line cable that drops from the power pole to the roof of a building conduct a visual inspection of the electrical cable where it connects to the roof. The angle of ladder should be 4 in 1 that is for every 4m you go up you come out 1m from gutter line.

When i work on the porch roof gutters from the roof i m leaning forward on a slanted roof. This is prevents sliding of the legs of the ladder. Ladder it is for me. Inspect rain gutters annually for cracks holes loose or missing screws and.