Gutters

How to Hang Christmas Lights Without a Ladder

How to Hang Christmas Lights Without a Ladder

If you don’t have to reach higher than 2 stories, you can hang your Christmas lights from the ground – no ladder needed. Here's what you need to konw.

How to Hang Christmas Lights on Gutters with Gutter Guards

How to Hang Christmas Lights on Gutters with Gutter Guards

Yes, you CAN hang holiday lights on gutters with every type of gutter guard. You just have to use slightly different equipment and strategies to hang them.

How To Hang Christmas Lights on a House with a Metal Roof

How To Hang Christmas Lights on a House with a Metal Roof

Hanging Christmas lights on a metal roof requires a different approach and materials when compared to hanging them on more common types of shingle roofs

How to Hang Christmas Lights Without Gutters – Easiest Options

How to Hang Christmas Lights Without Gutters – Easiest Options

You need to hang Christmas lights but you don’t have gutters along a portion of your roof. No worries. There are multiple options to hang lights on just about every roof type when you don’t have gutters to clip them onto.

How to unclog gutter downspouts: The Easiest Options

How to unclog gutter downspouts: The Easiest Options

There's no one best way to unclog gutter downspouts, but there are a number of easy options and most of them take MINUTES and cost NOTHING.

Do gutters HAVE to be removed when replacing a roof?

Do gutters HAVE to be removed when replacing a roof?

Unfortunately, there is no one answer and this one really depends on your specific roof and gutter situation. But here are some things to consider.

How to Stop Gutters + Downspouts from Freezing in Winter [Solved]

How to Stop Gutters + Downspouts from Freezing in Winter [Solved]

Frozen gutters won’t effectively guide water away from your foundation. Ice dams can cause water to back up and damage your house.

How to actually keep your underground downspouts from freezing

How to actually keep your underground downspouts from freezing

The steps you can take to make sure your underground downspouts don't freeze - what you can do when installing and after they're frozen.

How to fix leaking gutter end cap – In just 5 minutes for $10

How to fix leaking gutter end cap – In just 5 minutes for $10

If you have a leaking gutter end cap you’ll have to do one or more of three things to fix it: Apply a sealant, Repair it, Replace it. Here's what I did.

Why is foam coming out of my gutters? 4 Possible Causes – Should you be concerned?

Why is foam coming out of my gutters? 4 Possible Causes – Should you be concerned?

White foamy suds spilling out of your downspouts? Here are the 4 reasons why that might be happening - and whether you should be concerned about it.

Neighbors Gutter Draining on Your Property? Here’s what you should do

Neighbors Gutter Draining on Your Property? Here’s what you should do

You've ensured your gutters are shuttling water where it belongs, but now your neighbor lets their gutters drain all over your property.

How to Fix Bent or Dented Gutters (Solved!)

How to Fix Bent or Dented Gutters (Solved!)

I'm focused here on specifically fixing gutters that are bent slightly out (away from the house) or in (towards the house). If you have sagging gutters or if the gutter is pulling away from the house significantly, that is a different story.