Can you really clean gutters from the ground? Sometimes. Here's when a pole, vacuum or pressure wand works, when it doesn't, and what to do instead.

Over the years, I have tried many ways of cleaning louvres. Damp cloths, traditional window cleaning tools, specialist gadgets and eventually my own methods and tools. This article explains what actually works, what doesn't, and the method I now use after cleaning thousands of louvre windows.

For most gutter cleaning, your hands are actually one of your best tools. But there are places where putting your hand in is exactly what you should not do. Downpipe viewed from above showing protruding screw - not nice for your hands Downpipes can be narrow and difficult to see into. There can be sharp screws protruding from the sides, pieces of metal roofing, sticks and compacted debris. If you grab a handful of debris, your hand becomes bigger, making it even harder to pul

Some screens lift straight out. Some have springs, tabs or plungers. Others have twist locks or clips. Some need the window itself removed first. Occasionally you'll come across a screen that seems to have been made just 1 mm too large for its opening. I've been cleaning windows professionally for 25 years, and I've come across a lot of different designs.

I tested six brands of 0000 steel wool on glass. Marks, clogging, rust and comfort, scored out of 25. The dearest one finished last. Here are the results.

There are probably over a dozen different fly screen designs out there. But they all fall into three broad types, and knowing which one you're dealing with changes everything. Type 1: Sits inside a groove in the aluminium window frame These screens live in a channel that runs around the inside or outside of the frame. When the channel is on the inside, to get them out, you often need to remove the sliding window first, then the screen slides or lifts free from the

Every window cleaner knows the feeling. You've carefully squeegeed the glass, stepped back, and there it is: a soapy dag, a mineral deposit, a stubborn mark that a microfibre won't touch. The answer, as all good window cleaners know, is 0000 steel wool. It's been the answer for decades. The problem has never been the steel wool itself. It's been everything about how you hold it.

There are tools in your kit that do just one thing. A fly screen remover removes fly screens. A squeegee pulls water across glass. A hose reel winds a hose. Then there are the small, almost forgettable tools that quietly solve five annoying problems every single day. The Snap Wrap is in that second category. It’s cheap. It’s light. It simple. And it ends up getting used constantly. Here’s how window cleaners actually use it. 1. Fastest Way to Set Up a Water Fed Pole Wrap the

After 20 years cleaning glass professionally, here's why 0000 steel wool is the one tool I was wrong to avoid, and how to use it without scratching a thing.

Most gutters can handle a bit of leaf litter. It’s the hard stuff like broken tile bits, nails, plastic offcuts that causes real blockages. The XPRT Gutter Tongs are built to reach into awkward spots your hand can’t, grab debris before it gets lodged in your downpipes, and save you a costly plumber visit. Designed by a pro who’s cleaned thousands of gutters, these aren’t your average BBQ tongs.