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This weekend, a teenage boy and his mom (me!) will be on the roof cleaning leaves out of gutters, scrubbing the gutters themselves (algae) and using a powerwasher on siding.

We have a multi-level roof, and will be standing on a lower portion while cleaning the upper-level gutters at about head-height.

What safety equipment should I consider?

A friend who worked as a painter would set an empty bucket at the end of his scaffold platform, so that he would kick it BEFORE he walked off the end. So, I’ll do that, but what else?
Algae is on the outside of the gutters (from a year of the house sitting empty, and the gutters overflowing regularly)

We will be installing plastic gutter guards/ screens while we are up there, too. (Good ideas!)

If they are inexperienced on a roof, tie a safety rope to them and to a place that will hold them in case they do fall, they can grab it. It is a cheap way to save a leg.
If the roof is steep, they will need it anyway, but if not, that should be sufficient.
Also, be careful not to stream the pressure washer too fine, or it will pit the siding. A nice wide stream should do the job.
Good luck.

Or do you like your mind to stay in the gutter?
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Actually… now that I think about it? Y!A might be somewhat correct in their suggested category.

You know, I don’t think I’ve ever cleaned the gutter. My mind just sometimes hops out for a bath, then gets straight back in!