As a Bellingham WA home inspector, I see this one a lot. I see both sides of the coin: Sellers who have done no maintenance on the home they are selling, to those who have gone all out in their efforts.

In the Pacific Northwest we have many trees growing around our homes. Many of those trees shed their leaves about this time of year. When that occurs, the leaves end up in the gutters more often than not.

When leaves block a gutter, obviously, not much drainage takes place. This is one, usually quite simple, maintenance problem that the seller could have resolved prior to the home inspection. Now, if the seller cannot get up on a ladder, there are affordable avenues available to get this problem resolved. Put simply: Hire someone.

Thanks for stopping by,

Steven L. Smith