Take the tour ×  I'm a new first-time homebuyer who needs to
clean out my gutters. They are jammed with fall leaves. My home
inspector told me to get a ladder and a leaf blower to do the
job. The only problem is that the ground around my home is not
level. It slopes away from the house on both sides where gutters
are, most steeply in the back but somewhat in the front. Is
there a way that I can safely place my extension ladder? I heard
using a piece of plywood to create a flat surface might work -
other good options?  share|improve this question if it's sloping
away from the house, that's OK, as long as the ground is
parallel to the roof (provided it's not too steep). Also,
consider being a good neighbor and NOT buying a leaf blower. ;)
–  DA01 Nov 6 '11 at 5:12 @DA01 - all the neighbors have leaf
blowers (it's a very wooded neighborhood), so I'm not sure that
using rakes on the leaves and our hands to scoop junk out of the
gutters will make us better neighbors in this case. –  justkt
Nov 7 '11 at 1:18 "all t