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If trees surround your house and leaves keep clogging the gutters, what does Delaware's DNREC suggest adding?

Gutter guards, to keep leaves out of the gutters.

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  3. A rain barrel at each corner

Why: DNREC suggests gutter guards when trees surround a home, because they keep leaves from clogging the gutters again and again. You should still check the gutters now and then.

Huh, didn't know that: DNREC estimated in 2022 that hiring a company to clean gutters costs about $70 to $425, or $0 if you do it yourself.

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Answer: Gutter guards. DNREC suggests gutter guards when trees surround a home, because they keep leaves from clogging the gutters again and again. You should still check the gutters now and then.

  1. Delaware DNREC I-ADAPT: Clean Gutters (fact sheet) documents.dnrec.delaware.gov/I-ADAPT/AdaptationStrategies/Clean%20Gutters.pdf
    If there are trees surrounding the structure, consider installing gutter guards to prevent leaves from continuously clogging the gutters.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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