No matter how good your gutter system and ground drainage may be, there still may come a time when excess water can become an issue. Given the proper maintenance, regulating the extra water flow requires minimal effort. When heavy or sudden rains occur, most of the water goes straight to the neighborhood drain. Some households even have rain harvesting devices such as a rain barrel which is becoming a fast growing trend. There is another…

As homeowners we tend to think of our home as a safe haven. However, when performing the tasks needed to maintain your home it can quickly become a danger zone. Maintenance related accidents occur all too often. Some of the more common areas where accidents happen are stairways, bathrooms, kitchens, and any project involving a ladder such as cleaning gutters. There are several things to be aware of when cleaning your gutters. Here are just…

    Homeowners tend to be indecisive when it comes to installing gutter covers. There can be many reasons for the hesitation. One simple reason could just be a lack of product knowledge. There are many questions that homeowners may have about installing gutter covers. The following are just a few. “You will never have to clean your gutters again with gutter covers.” Is this true? NO! It would be nice if this were true,…

No gutter cover is fool proof but some of them are better than others. As consumers, we are often attracted to special offers and that reel us in and make us believe the importance of having a specific product, in this case gutter guards. Most of us can recall an instance when we saw a new product that came with an offer that was just too good to pass up. We tend to be easily…

Gutter cleaning is something many homeowners avoid doing. The fear of having an accident is one valid reason since falling off of a ladder while cleaning gutters is one of the most prominent causes of injury in home maintenance. Besides, who wants to spend precious free time cleaning out gutters when you could be watching the game or, better yet, working on things your neighbors can actually see like you lawn. This is when paying…