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MEET THE EXPERT For several years Mark Petersen ran a gutter installation company that installed miles of utters and downspouts. Callbacks in the utter industry are a business killer, so [...]

Gutters are easy to ignore, but simply by cleaning and checking this important home plumbing system twice a year, a homeowner can ensure its long life and the health of the rest of the home. A detailed guide to cleaning and making basic improvements to a typical aluminum gutter system is presented.

Millions of homeowners begrudgingly clean their own gutters or pay someone to do it for them. People who neglect this unpleasant but necessary task run the risk of water damage [...]

Big headaches like wet basements, cracked and eroded foundations, and rotting siding often begin from small problems higher up--bad gutters. Gutters are supposed to catch rainwater and snow melt from […]

Trying to get rid of pesky weeds growing up through the cracks in a patio or walkway? The over-spray from spray-on weed killer can damage healthy grass and plants growing [...]

Is it okay to lean a ladder against a gutter when cleaning it out? I saw a roofer do that, but I thought it was verboten. Ralph B., Duluth, Georgia [...]

My neighbor "Lanky" Larson had recruited me once again for a chore. "Somebody riveted my gutter downspouts together," Lanky complained. "I can't get them apart to clean out the leaves." […]

Clean the gutters more efficiently this fall by constructing a simple tool to extend your reach and lift more effectively. Take a plank of an appropriate width for your gutter [...]

I recently installed new gutters. When it came time to clean them out, I didn't want my metal ladder to dent or scratch them, so I made ladder protectors out [...]

As a roofing professional, it's not often that you find a product that solves many of your customers' problems and is also easy for you to add to your product [...]

Quickly cleans the gutter channel by cleverly sliding debris under and past awkward gutter fastening struts. The Gutter Buddy has a universal design that fits all gutter shapes and sizes, [...]

It happens to nearly everyone: A loud thunderstorm wakes those dead asleep, just in time to hear a mini-Niagara outside, pouring through leaky gutters. The cost of replacing the gutters, [...]