Gutter overflows, what to do?

What you need:

• pole
• ladder
• bucket
• Garden shed
• Drainage spindle
• helper
• rope

Remove dirt from the gutter

• First, take a look out of a skylight to see whether it helps at all if you clean the gutter. Is it really clogged with leaves? Cleaning at this height is only necessary if a quick inspection confirms that the water is no longer draining due to a clogged gutter.
• Is yours roof not too big and the skylight not too far above the gutter, you can try to sweep the blockage out of the gutter with a long pole. Sometimes just a branch is wedged and leaves piled up like a dam. Then the water runs off quickly with a little pushing and pushing.
• If the pollution is greater or if you cannot reach the gutter from the roof, you will have to work with a ladder from the ground. But ask yourself beforehand: Do you really want to do this yourself? You usually need a very high ladder and a stable place. The work is difficult and dangerous due to the overhang of the roof.
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• Attach the rope to the bucket and take it up the ladder with the garden shed. Your helper should stand at the foot of the ladder and secure the ladder.
• Avoid just throwing the dirt down the gutter. Shovel it into the bucket and then let it down on the rope to your helper, who can dispose of the contents immediately. Simply repeat the process along the gutter until it is clean and the water runs off again.


Rainwater: downpipe - care instructions

If the downpipe of the rain gutter on the house is blocked, the rainwater looks for other ...

Nothing runs off in the downpipe - what to do?

• If the gutter is clean, but the water still does not run off, it may be on the downpipe. A blockage could have formed there, leading to a backlog of rain in the gutter.
• To check, tap the downpipe. If it sounds duller in one place than in the other places, there is a high probability that there is a plug there.
• A downpipe usually consists of several pieces of pipe that are plugged into one another. You can try to loosen the clogged piece of pipe. Take it out and clean it thoroughly before putting it back in place.
• Another possibility is that you open the downpipe at a plug connection near the floor and try to loosen the blockage with a drain spindle. In this way you can also ensure that the gutter is continuous again and the rain runs off.
• If you find that the gutter and downpipe are free, but the rain still does not run off, you are faced with the question again: what to do? The reason the rain doesn't run out of your gutter is much deeper. It means that the sewer pipe is blocked in the ground. If you cannot clear it with the spindle and do not want to tear open the bottom yourself, contact a specialist company.

The best way to prevent such blockages from leaves and small branches is through a cover grille on the gutter.