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Keep Leaves Out Of Your Gutters For Good

Keep Leaves Out Of Your Gutters For GoodFall is here. The leaves have started to turn to beautiful shades of autumn. Soon, those red, orange and yellow leaves will begin to fall as winter approaches. For many, raking leaves is not the most fun fall outdoor activity, but it has to be done before the snow and ice arrive. The other thing that happens with leaves this time of year is that when they fall, they inevitably fall into the gutters that are attached to your home. Your standard gutter system is not built for the leaves that fall – they are made to allow water to flow away from your home, to protect it from water damage. When leaves fall into your gutters, they get in the way of the water that needs to run through and can get clogged up and cause water to back up onto your roof, or to leak from the seams of your gutters. Read Full Post

Are Gutter Guards Right For Your Minnesota Home

Are Gutter Guards Right For Your Minnesota HomeAs of the latest estimate, Minnesota is home to over 14.7 billion trees! That means that over 17 million acres of the state is densely wooded! That amounts to a lot of falling leaves this season… leaves that inevitably will end up piling up inside many homeowners’ gutters. Are your gutters at risk of clogging? All you may know at this point is that you have gutters, but perhaps they’re not doing what they’re designed to do. Perhaps they keep getting clogged, they are a bit unsightly, or just that there has to be a better solution. Enter gutter guards. Gutter guards are metal additions (or caps) that are installed on the top side Read Full Post

The Right Style Of Gutters For Your Minneapolis Home

The Right Style Of Gutters For Your MN HomeYou probably haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about gutters, as Minneapolis only received 4-5” of rainfall each month during the summer months. They’re just one of those features on homes that are seen so often, you never consider them. But there are many different types of rain gutters. The material and the design make a big difference when it comes to choosing the right rain gutters for your home.

The type of rain gutters you have makes all the difference Read Full Post

Fall Is Approaching. Are Your Gutters Ready?

Fall Is Approaching. Are Your Gutters Ready? Cooler nights are upon us, which means that fall will be here before we know it. By the end of September, cooler nights and cooler days will begin to turn the leaves to their brilliant golds, oranges, and reds that we all adore. But, as most Minnesota homeowners know, this signals the falling of millions of leaves onto our roofs, our yards, and our gutters! Those who have gutters without leaf guards know all too well that many hours of cleaning leaves Read Full Post