How To NOT Damage Your Gutters When Working In & Around Them
I am an admitted Obsessive Compulsive. Although there are varying degrees of ‘OCD’ (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), outside of the normal items that you may see related to this way of life with a quick Google search, there are certain things that attract my eye like a magnet which may not normally bother anyone else. As […]
Why Having Gutters on Your Home “Should” Not Matter
Architects and Contractors have been arm wrestling with each other since the beginning of time. The reason being that architects love to hone in on aesthetics and contractors, on the other hand, tend to focus on practicality. In fact, sometimes if there is not someone who serves as a conduit in the middle to serve […]
The Difference Between a Gutter and a Downspout
In any industry, there are items that people not within that industry may mix up terminology for. When this occurs, the person whose industry is in the middle of this verbal confusion will most often become quickly perplexed. An example of this may be say if you were a firefighter and you bumped into someone […]
What Causes Gutters to Leak?
Leaking gutters can be caused by a variety of phenomena. For the purposes of our conversation here, we will be referring to aluminum gutter systems (vs. copper, wood, etc.). When discussing a leaking gutter, I am alluding to the actual gutter (the horizontal piece of the gutter system) and not the downspouts (the vertical components […]
When is the Best Time of Year to Clean Out Your Gutters??
As Fall creeps in across New England, I believe many would agree, it is truly a blessing to be able to take in the beauty of the colorful foliage that takes shape in the process. The gorgeous patterns of brilliant Autumn colors can absolutely be a breathtaking sight to anyone who is able to take […]
Does Your Gutter System Have Seams?
To a degree, I would expect any property owner that has gutter systems on their home or business to believe the question as to whether or not their gutter system has seams to be a bit rhetorical. After all, assuming someone is at least a little bit cognizant of gutter systems, they sure could quickly think/reply that, “Of course my gutter system has seams silly!” In theory, they […]
Does Your Property Have Proper Drainage??
Perhaps one of the bigger nightmares of any property owner is taking on any type of unwanted water to the inside of their property. There are a seemingly infinite number of ways in which this can occur… The roof may need replacing… There may be some type of flashing challenge… A pipe could have burst, etc… One […]
Gutter Trough Copper Repairs…
Upon hearing the words ‘Gutter Trough Copper Repairs’ you might think what you are about to read next may be boring/not interesting and you might even stop reading further… …unless, of course, you are one of the unique individuals who has a gutter trough system on their home, that has been searching near & far for someone […]
What is a GutterBrush???
What is a GutterBrush? For my first 18 years in business, I searched seemingly intergalactically for a solution for our Clients who had challenges with the gutter systems on their home becoming filled with various types of debris. Cleaning out your gutters can be a cumbersome chore. Assuming you even […]
What does “Cleaning out my Gutters” REALLY look like???
Since I started out in the Painting & Repair business in 1995, I have frequently been asked “How much does it cost to clean out my gutters?” To me, this has always been sort of the Contracting version of a…… To have some someone simply scoop the loose debris from the inside of the […]
