| Its something UK residents are becoming increasingly | | | | weight of the snow itself doesn’t bring the |
| used to dealing with, and it doesn’t get any | | | | guttering down in the meantime. |
| easier as time goes on. The snow is a frustrating | | | | In bad weather, you have to be extra vigilant about |
| part of the cold winter months and people don’t | | | | your home. Look out for snow mounds falling from |
| often realise just how damaging it can be to the | | | | the roof and hitting you on the head. Be aware that |
| home. Your once shiny and new copper gutters could | | | | long periods of cold and snow could result in frozen |
| soon become damaged if you don’t take care of | | | | pipes, and move any cars out of the way if they are |
| them properly during the bad weather. | | | | in the direct line of fire from falling snow. The |
| When the snow falls, it covers everything, and that | | | | problems start when your guttering gets blocked |
| includes the guttering. The level surface of the | | | | though, and so it’s important that you try your |
| guttering makes it a target area for snow deposits | | | | best to minimise any problems caused by heavy |
| to fall and lodge in the shape of the guttering. This | | | | snow. Safety permitting, it is a good idea to get up |
| isn’t so much of a problem if the snow melts | | | | on a ladder to try and sweep clean your guttering |
| quickly, but with recent UK winters feeling bitter and | | | | when there has been a heavy snowfall. This will |
| lasting for longer, the snow remains in the guttering | | | | ensure the rain can move freely down the pipes |
| for a long time and this can cause blockages. Copper | | | | again. If the ground is too slippery though, try buying |
| gutters are in fact of the best options to have when | | | | a telescopic window cleaning pole or something similar |
| the weather is bad, as they are very hard-wearing, | | | | that will allow you to reach up high and clean the |
| but even the toughest of guttering materials can | | | | guttering from standing on the ground. Keeping your |
| struggle when it comes to freak snow conditions and | | | | copper gutters clean will help in the long-run, but you |
| long winters. As the snow falls in the guttering and | | | | should never compromise your safety, so make sure |
| on the roof, you often find that icicles form this is | | | | you carefully work out your safe and effective way |
| what causes most of the damage. Once they fall, | | | | of preventing snow damage to your guttering, |
| they could take your guttering down too with the | | | | copper gutters or otherwise. |
| sheer force and impact. That is, of course, if the | | | | |