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Before it gets colder, take a few minutes to inspect your gutters. The next time it rains, slip into your rain gear and walk around your foundation. Look for overflowing gutters, separated connections ...

We clean our open rain gutters at least five times a year but they still overflow in heavy rains. I’m baffled and am wondering if gutters are really necessary. I have seen homes without them. What is ...

"gutters lakeland"Overflowing gutters during Lakeland storms can cause serious damage. Learn expert tips to prevent issues and protect your home before problems escalate. Lakeland, FL - As Summer ...

Dear Jerry: I’m writing in that hopes you can help us with a problem with the gutters on our older Cape Cod-style house. Since the installation of a new roof (tear off) and gutters, we’ve had a ...

Q – Every heavy rain shower lately I see water that isn’t running into my gutters or water that is over-flowing from my gutters. A – Ahhh, the dreaded gutter cover clogged gutter story. Here is an ...

Q I have noticed a drip line rut in the yard below my gutters. Is this because of the heavy rains? Are my gutters too small? I have standard gutters, and they and the drains are not clogged. A ...

Q: My copper gutters are 10 years old, and I don’t want any gutter guards. But I have two problems. One is where the gutter turns a corner, and water gushes down from two roofs so hard that water ...

Rain gutters take a lot of abuse: rushing water during rainstorms, exposure to weather extremes, heavy loads of snow in the coldest climes, clogs of fallen leaves, and the general ravages of time.