About Your Gutters

We often spend a large amount of time cleaning and clearing out our gutters in the fall readying ourselves and our house for the incoming season of rain and snow. However, how often do we pay attention to cleaning the outside of gutters? A beautiful house is not just tidy inside but must look utterly clean from the outside as well. You may have a beautiful home that has beautiful landscaping, winding drive way and sprawling lush green lawns; however one unclean element will have your house standing out from the rest. Therefore, as much as cleaning the inside of your gutters matters, exteriors of your gutters must also be paid heed to.

Dirty, dingy and stained gutters are bound to drop the appeal of your house. Many times the water dripping of the edges of your gutters due to overflow and leaves stains and marks which are commonly called the Tiger stripes. Also, the moisture on the outer surface of your gutters leads mold to grow and thrive thus, blackening the whole surface and giving it a rather filthy look.

Fortunately, the grime and stains can be wiped off the gutter surface using specialized products such as paint thinner or a general purpose solvent. However, knowing the right products isn't enough you must know how and where to use which product for best results. Here are a few listed techniques for efficiently cleaning the outside of your gutters.


Making sure that you have extremely clean gutters for your home is a necessity. It is as much a part of property upkeep as lawn care and shrub trimming. It's much more necessary because water could harm so many things on and in your home and result in hazardous mold and mildew if rainwater collects in your basement or foundation.

Getting a professional gutter cleaning service provider like Clean Pro Gutter Cleaning™ to address your gutter issues is the best solution to problems. Our techs have the know-how and experience to make sure that your gutters are working properly and to do that in the safest manner possible.