Conditions That Cause Blocked Gutters
Debris accumulation depends directly on the property surroundings rather than assumptions about the town. Overhead tree limbs, falling leaves, twigs, pine needles, seed pods, and windblown grit can settle into horizontal troughs and create restricted channels.
- Decaying leaves that form dense layers along the bottom of the channel.
- Small sticks and seeds that lodge at the downspout opening.
- Roof runoff carrying grit that settles and impedes normal drainage slopes.