Gutter clean outs that protect the whole house

Debris comes out by hand or scoop and goes in a bucket. It does not get pushed down the run to become somebody else's clog. Every downspout gets flushed so anything hiding in there shows itself. Then we clean up whatever landed on the ground.

Water sheeting over the front edge in a storm instead of coming out the downspout. Plants or seedlings growing out of the gutter line. Dark streaks down the stucco right under a run. A gutter that sags or pulls away from the fascia, which is usually the weight of wet debris sitting in it. A puddle that shows up by the foundation every time it rains. Any one of those means the water is not going where it should.

Palms and oaks around Wellington and The Acreage drop something year round, and one good summer storm can fill a gutter in an afternoon. Water going over the edge instead of through the downspout stains stucco, rots fascia and pools right where you least want it. Twice a year covers most houses. If you have a lot of trees, four.