When Bridgeport gutters fill up
Trees common in the region, such as broadleaf sugar maple, red maple, American beech, white birch, northern red oak, eastern white pine, and eastern hemlock, deposit continuous debris into gutters. Maple seed wings fall during spring, followed by acorns, needles, and a heavy carpet of fallen leaves that usually peaks in mid October. Cold weather brings freezing nights where snow is likely, turning wet sludge inside gutters into heavy ice that pulls framing away from the house, though ice dams in gutters are not an issue here. We recommend cleaning at least twice a year, spring and fall, to keep gutters clear before cold winter weather arrives in Connecticut.