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Post Info TOPIC: POLL: Do you bag gutter downspouts or flood gutters with gutter canes and hoses? / Pictures of me in speedos!
Which is best: Bag Gutters or flood the gutters out with water? [17 vote(s)]

I bag gutter downspouts
35.3%
I use a gutter cane
29.4%
I just put a garden hose up the end of the downspouts and let it run slowly
0.0%
I just have a groundman water around and around the house, using extra H20 at downspouts
11.8%
I do nothing
0.0%
I have a whole different approach
23.5%


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I lied about the speedos, cause "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE SPEEDOS" Just the though scares me!

As to runoff, I deal with it in some of both ways and wondered what the consensus was?

I bag those that will dump on plant root ares or lawn and flood the rest.

What say ye?

In case anyone is new and don't know what I'm talking about, here 2 pictures.

 



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Hmmm, 18 views, but not one vote? It's so easy, just a click?

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We generally bag our gutters to collect the run off. I try to spray using a fan tip to cut down on run off so the bags dont get too full, when spraying asphalt shingles. When gutters can't be bagged, I use gutter canes.

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Gutter cane while blocking downspouts most of the time.

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We used to bag them. Don't anymore. Water water and more water.

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We have used every concievable method to control run off. Our truck is equiped with bags, homemade gutter cane, 300' of garden hose, sprinklers, gutter extensions and on some jobs even 75' of drainage pipe. I'd rather carry the extra supplies than have to return to a job site because of some plant damage.

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waxman18324 wrote:

We have used every concievable method to control run off. Our truck is equiped with bags, homemade gutter cane, 300' of garden hose, sprinklers, gutter extensions and on some jobs even 75' of drainage pipe. I'd rather carry the extra supplies than have to return to a job site because of some plant damage.

Hank



-- Edited by waxman18324 on Sunday 16th of June 2013 10:31:08 AM


You just reminded me, I carry two 6" round 40' rolls of roll out plastic tubing too. Thing is, having a dumping area within 40' of a downspout. I've used then a few times.



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We bag, and have a ground man watering.... no canes used.



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We bag steep roofs and water if it is shallow because i can control run off better



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I bag gutters when we have to. I also use gutter canes and I also have 50 ft rolls to extend downspouts .  Not every job is the same and that is why we have all three options with us at all times. 



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