Two inch sink trap to form the 180 degree bend for the gutter.
Gutter blower diy.
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.
So far so good.
Kevin and house hackspert david switalski show us an easy way to clean our gutters.
I got tired of grabbing my ladder every time i needed to get leaves out of my gutters.
Save leaves can clog up your gutters in the fall and cause serious problems if you don t take preventative measures.
How to clean gutters with a leaf blower.
Prepare to be blown away.
The downpipe and elbows linked above measure 3 x 2 but these measurements will not fit all leaf blowers.
So i was tempted and almost pulled the trigger on the 50 60 echo gutter kit for my blower but figured i could basically make something just as good.
Materials needed for a diy leaf blower gutter attachment.
I decided it was time to finagle something so to lowe s i went and af.
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There are a couple of ways to do it depending on your leaf blower the size of its nozzle and the height of your roofline.
You can either use a ladder and maybe climb onto your roof and use your leaf blower from there or you can use a gutter cleaning attachment and do it from the ground.
Materials a length of two inch abs pipe.
Took about 5 hours to remove the foam and install these guards.
I had the foam inserts but they allowed debris to collect.
2 or more aluminum downspout elbows or vinyl downspout elbows.
Aluminum downpipe or vinyl downpipe.
This diy extension made of pvc piping will fit on a leaf blower or shop vac and.
A 2 1 2 inch to 1 1 2 inch rubber reducer extra extension for the shop vac to provide the necessary extension length to reach the roof from ground level.
I installed 136 feet of this gutter guard on my house.
They also tend to be the most powerful.
Generally speaking there are two ways to do it.