Screening Gutters

Get your mind in the gutter.

You called us to ask about an easier way to clean your rain gutters and the answer wasn't what you wanted to hear: "Lots of elbow grease," we said. We can't help you if your problem is pine needles, but we do have a suggestion if you're dealing with almost all other kinds of leaves. Our secret -- gutter screens. Screens attached to the tops of your gutters will help keep out every kind of debris and also prevent clogged downspouts. A light brushing a couple of times a year is all that will be needed, and if you have the right tools, most future cleanups can be done from ground level. Gutter- screening material is supplied in rolls, precut to widths that will slip right into place in most prefabricated rain gutters. And that's the On The House Tip for Today.


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