_____________________________________________ Project for Handyman Services: Clean the Gutters & Downspouts on your home Handyman Services Submit your handyman project, including gutter cleaning and downpouts. Replace Gutters and Downspouts For new install or replace existing gutters/downspouts.. When having your gutters and downspouts cleaned -- work that can usually be done by a handyman service, it is also an opportune time to view any flashing, especially in any valley sections. Ideally before any rust has a tendency to really develop. If there is rust evident, these areas will need to be sanded with emery cloth, primed with a rust inhibitor and at least double coated with quality paint. Therefore, you may want to check on handyman that offer painting Rust is a natural enemy of gutters and spouting. Once stained, factory finishes will seldom clean free. And while stainless metal screws and fasteners have a reputation for being just that, you may want to reconsider. Gutters and downspouts made of aluminum, later mated with stainless combine to form two metals that aren't only not compatible -- they can actually result in corrosion. In this case your best bet may be to obtain matching factory finish fasteners, screws or rivets, both of which are normally standard size. Gutters should be kept free of seasonal leaves, and other fallen or sedimentary debris. Figure on having susceptible areas cleaned at least twice per year by services. Related: As a general rule of thumb, a slope of 2 to 5 degrees is the recommended norm for around the perimeter of your structure. This usually needed to keep water and excessive moisture away from and infiltrating areas of the building. To keep your structure dry, maintain a free flow pattern of drainage beginning from the roof, coursing through gutters and downspouts off splash blocks and away from your building or structure in an unobstructed way.