Getting Downspout Water to Flow Away from Your House
Lots of rain. Heavy snow. Any inordinate amount of precipitation can cause problems for you and your home if your gutter system is not set up correctly. An effective gutter system collects water runoff from your roof and channels it down and away from your house. If...
A Guide to Keeping Birds from Nesting in Your Gutters
Gutters are an important part of the exterior of your home. They funnel rainwater away from your house and prevent flooding and other damage from water or moisture. However, they don’t work correctly when they’re clogged with debris like leaves, twigs, dirt, and even...
How to Repair Leaks and Holes in Your Gutters
Gutters are pretty sturdy…but they’re not indestructible. Bad weather, winds, debris, and other factors can cause leaks or holes in your gutters that you’ll need to address sooner rather than later. Gutters that aren’t working properly due to damage could cause even...
Use Your Rain Gutters to Water Your Garden
Rainy days can be dull and gloomy. But they can also be great for your garden! As a matter of fact, when you combine a rainy day with clean and well-maintained gutters, you can harvest rainwater for gardening, saving you time and money and helping the environment as...
10 Gutter and Drainage Tips
Water inside your home is never a good thing! Excess water and floods can destroy all sorts of things in your house, from the foundation to your furniture to those precious items you keep in your closets or under your bed. As such, homeowners should be diligent about...
Benefits of Continuous Gutters
Gutters are an important part of your home. They may not be as glamorous or attractive as other things on the outside of your home, but they’re essential to protecting it from water damage. We often give them little thought, taking for granted the fact that they are...
Reattaching a Disconnected Downspout
Your gutter system is an important part of the exterior of your home. Each and every part of that system plays a vital role. Likely, no role is more essential than that of your downspout, the part of the system that keeps water away from your home’s foundation,...
Repairing Membrane Leaks and Other Built-in Gutter Issues
If you live in a home with built-in gutters, you know how nice they look. They certainly make your house look “finished” and it’s pleasant to look up and not see unsightly gutters lining the roof and snaking down the building. These built-in systems certainly enhance...
The Importance of Hiring a Reputable, WorkSafeBC-insured Company
As a homeowner, you understand how important it is to treat your home like a castle. That not only involves taking care of it yourself but also extends to hiring contractors, tradespeople, and other workers whom you are certain will treat your home with respect and do...
The Importance of Keeping Gutters and Downpipes Free of Debris All Year Long
Most homeowners care a lot about what it looks like both inside and outside of their houses. Some peg themselves as “neat freaks”, content to do whatever it takes to keep dirt and clutter away from their home, even if that means constant vacuuming, dusting, window...