Yesterday I found myself cleaning my non-seamless gutters in the middle of summer. I usually leave this job until the end of Autumn (Fall for those who live in places where they call Autumn "Fall") just before the first rains of winter. It makes sense to do it then because you can unclog all the debris before the gutters force the rainwater to your downpipes. It doesn't make sense cleaning them in the middle of summer!

That is unless you plan to repaint them. A long story made short.....we chose the wrong colour blue on our pre-selection colour chart and when we noticed the painter begin painting them we realised we'd made a mistake. This painter was as unhelpful as speed humps on a runway so here we are, 2 years later, repainting them with the colour we originally wanted.

Anyway, back to the gutter trash. I couldn't believe how much debris could accumulate in my gutters since last Autumn but it was like winning a composting lottery. If only the tress around my house could save me the time by directly depositing their leaves onto my compost heap, it would be perfect.