Homemade Gutter Scoop

Our home s rain gutters get no respect until cleaning time comes around.

Homemade gutter scoop. There had to be a better way. It is durable easy to work with and low cost. You can buy a plastic scoop to clean out gutters but a cheaper way is to make one using a quart milk bottle that has a handle. For the main structure of the gutter cleaner pvc pipe is the best choice.

Simple gutter cleaner construction. Its called the gutter clutter buster which is an attachment tool for my wet dry vac. I can stay safely on the ground not get wet and get the job done in 1 2 the time. Got a great tip.

One of the periodic chores i really do not relish doing is to clear gutters of leaves and sticks in the fall. Rinse out gutters without leaving the ground by making a u shaped gutter spray wand from or pvc pipe and couplings. Now when you scoop out the gutter the leaves will drop into the bucket. To build your own homemade gutter cleaner there are some inexpensive materials you will need.

This way it is easy to dump the leaves into a trash bag and get rid of them. Walk around the house holding the long end of the hook and three high pressure streams of water will shoot out of the holes you drilled cleaning the gutters. Now i have the best gutter cleaning tool i ve ever used in over 30 years. You can also opt to use a plastic bucket with a metal handle.

Blowing the leaves out on top of the roof made a big mess and cost me more time that i felt was needed. Clean the gutter place the short end of the hook inside your gutter and then turn on the water. Just cut off the bottom at an angle and its narrow enough to fit inside the gutter and scoop out the debris. Make a homemade gutter scoop by cutting down a narrow plastic container such as an antifreeze jug and use it to remove the bulk of the debris.

3 wacky tricks for cleaning gutters plus 1 good idea all in an effort to avoid climbing that ladder and cleaning those gutters homeowners have come up with some pretty unorthodox techniques. Cut the handle in half at the center and bend them into hooks that will attach to the edge of the gutter. Send it to us to share with others.