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Take Down your Gutter Downspouts and Replace them with Rain Chains and Barrels – DIY

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Robert

Gutters are ugly. There’s nothing else to be said on that topic. You should all remove your gutter downspouts and replace them with rain chains, which are not ugly. They also help the environment. See, when water falls ten feet … Continue reading →

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Fixing a Leaking Gutter – DIY

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Robert

Two summers ago, when I had just started scraping and painting the exterior of our home, I put up cedar shingles in the back to match the ones the previous owner had put up in the front. That’s a really … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Cleaning out Gutters – DIY

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Robert

If you’re anything like me, you didn’t clean out your gutters at the very end of last fall or throughout the entire winter. I can’t blame you, it was cold. However, due to the natural course of things, those last … Continue reading →

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