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Could do with borrowing a tall ladder to clear a gutter


secretsquirrel42

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I have a 2-3' section of gutter on the corner of my Victorian semi (I'm in a flat) that's blocked. It seems crazy to pay ?200 to get someone out for 10 mins of work I can do myself...


If anyone near Tritton Road has a ladder I can borrow I can leave a deposit/show you my driving license or whatever makes you comfortable in return for a bottle of wine!

I don't know if this would work for you. If you can drop a long string with a weight down from your window you could then tie the string to the end of a hose and pull the hose up. Then get someone on the ground to turn on the hose and you can clear the gutter without a ladder. This is what we have done several times in the past but obviously you need access to a hose and water tap at ground level.

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