Get Hanford gutters ready for rain

Hanford doesn’t get a lot of rain, which is exactly why gutters get ignored. Through the dry months, leaves, seed pods, dust and bits of grass collect in the troughs without anyone noticing. Mature trees near downtown drop plenty of leaves in fall, and newer neighborhoods catch whatever the wind carries in from yards, open lots and fields. When the first real storm rolls through, all that dry debris turns into heavy sludge. Water backs up, pours over the edge, stains the stucco and puddles along the foundation.

We clean gutters the thorough way. Leaves and sludge come out by hand and go straight into bags, and we clear the roof valleys that feed debris into the gutters. Then each downspout is flushed with water to make sure it drains freely, since one clogged downspout can make a clean gutter overflow anyway. While we’re up on the roofline, we do a visual check for sagging runs, loose sections or separated seams and let you know what we find. On two-story homes and tile roofs, we take care where we set ladders and step.

Late fall, after the leaves come down and before the heavier winter storms, is the best time for most Hanford homes. If you have solar, pigeons nesting under the panels can also push nesting material and droppings into the gutters, so it can make sense to pair gutter cleaning with solar cleaning or bird proofing. Ducky’s is based in Fresno and Clovis and cleans gutters on Hanford homes, rentals and commercial buildings. We’re licensed and insured, estimates are free, and we leave no piles of wet leaves behind. If something isn’t right, we come back and make it right.