Can you believe it's almost September?? Seems like summer started a week ago! Already you can feel a cool in the air...beautiful days are on the way! St. Louis has amazing fall weather. The look and atmosphere of fall is so crisp and sharp here. Explosions of color everywhere, and the smells bring back memories of playing sports outdoor as a kid. Speaking of sports, football season is underway, my favorite sport to watch, so that also adds to the overall joy of this time of year!
The only downfall (ha ha) of the season is the large quantity of leaves that are EVERYWHERE. After you've jumped in a few piles or buried a good friend with leaves, you've pretty much exhausted the valuable use of all those leaves. Then all you have to look forward to is a bunch of raking...and gutter cleaning! Its amazing how just a few leaves can clog up a downspout and cause a 40 ft. gutter to fill and overflow. It's impressive, and quite annoying!
The only answer to the gutter problem is cleaning your gutters out towards the end of the season...usually sometime in mid to late November. If you have a good amount of trees around your house, then it might be good to have a mid season cleaning as well. Gutter guards can help, but don't think that they make cleaning your gutters unnecessary - what eventually makes it way through the guards becomes a mud like substance in your gutters, and can clog your up your system even better than leaves! I would suggest at least a cleaning every other year if you have gutter guards (by the way, I have found gutter helmet to be the most effective gutter guards).
I hope you are able to enjoy the beautiful St. Louis fall season this year! I will be! I hope to bring you some great rooftop shots of glorious trees as the season arrives and passes. Be sure and check my site when you start seeing colors! In the meantime, the above shot is a good primer!
Greg
The only downfall (ha ha) of the season is the large quantity of leaves that are EVERYWHERE. After you've jumped in a few piles or buried a good friend with leaves, you've pretty much exhausted the valuable use of all those leaves. Then all you have to look forward to is a bunch of raking...and gutter cleaning! Its amazing how just a few leaves can clog up a downspout and cause a 40 ft. gutter to fill and overflow. It's impressive, and quite annoying!
The only answer to the gutter problem is cleaning your gutters out towards the end of the season...usually sometime in mid to late November. If you have a good amount of trees around your house, then it might be good to have a mid season cleaning as well. Gutter guards can help, but don't think that they make cleaning your gutters unnecessary - what eventually makes it way through the guards becomes a mud like substance in your gutters, and can clog your up your system even better than leaves! I would suggest at least a cleaning every other year if you have gutter guards (by the way, I have found gutter helmet to be the most effective gutter guards).
I hope you are able to enjoy the beautiful St. Louis fall season this year! I will be! I hope to bring you some great rooftop shots of glorious trees as the season arrives and passes. Be sure and check my site when you start seeing colors! In the meantime, the above shot is a good primer!
Greg
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