[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/blog/post/your-homes-system-checkup-checklist":3,"/blog/post/your-homes-system-checkup-checklist-surround":91,"/blog/post/your-homes-system-checkup-checklist-related":102},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":12,"body":14,"date":79,"description":80,"extension":81,"image":82,"meta":84,"navigation":85,"path":86,"seo":87,"stem":88,"tags":89,"__hash__":90},"posts/3.blog/post/your-homes-system-checkup-checklist.md","Your Home’s System Checkup Checklist",[7],{"name":8,"to":9,"avatar":10},"Julia Mann","",{"src":11},"/avatars/julia-mann.webp",{"label":13},"Gutter Cleaning",{"type":15,"value":16,"toc":69},"minimark",[17,21,24,33,37,40,45,48,52,55,59,62,66],[18,19,20],"p",{},"With home ownership comes a host of routine maintenance tasks, and remembering when to do what can be difficult.",[18,22,23],{},"Should you clean the gutters in the spring or the fall? When should you start taking action against winter heat loss? 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