When Leawood gutters fill up
Trees common in the region, including bur oak, silver maple, cottonwood, green ash, hackberry, eastern red cedar, and ponderosa pine, shed heavy material into local drainage lines. Cottonwood fluff drifting in spring combines with ash seeds and windblown dirt to form dense plugs inside the channel. Fall leaf drop usually peaks in mid October, filling the system before winter arrives. Freezing nights follow, bringing winter snow that creates damaging ice dams inside blocked channels. We recommend a gutter cleaning at least twice a year, spring and fall, to keep channels clear before freezing weather sets in and to prevent spring spillover on your Leawood property.