Gutter Screens vs Gutter Guards: A Tree-by-Tree Guide
Gutter screens vs gutter guards under St. Louis trees: sycamore, pin oak, silver maple and sweetgum each beat a different guard. What keeps leaves out.
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Gutter advice for St. Louis homeowners
Straight answers about gutter problems, costs and what to expect from a contractor — written for houses in St. Louis and St. Louis County, not for the whole country.
Gutter Installation Best Practices, From Arrival to Cleanup
Gutter installation best practices, hour by hour on a St. Louis seamless install: tear-off, fascia check, hanging, the hose test and cleanup.
Water Running Behind Gutters? Usually It's the Roof Edge
Water running behind gutters in St. Louis usually starts at the roof: a missing drip edge, short shingles or valley surge. How to spot each and who fixes it.
Winterizing Gutters in St. Louis: The Before-the-Freeze List
Winterize gutters before the first hard freeze in St. Louis: clean-out timing, pitch, sealant, extensions, rain barrels, downspout bottoms and the drip edge.
Gutter Heat Cables and De-Icing in St. Louis: Worth It or Not?
Gutter heat cables in a St. Louis winter: what they fix and don't, self-regulating vs constant-wattage, install and running costs, and where they belong.
Fall Leaf Season in St. Louis: Keeping Gutters Clear
Leaves in gutters arrive in waves in St. Louis: when sycamores, oaks, maples and sweetgums drop, why November cleaning under oaks is wasted, what guards fit.
How to Find a Gutter Leak Before You Call Anyone
Leaking gutters? A twenty-minute hose test shows whether a gutter leak is a corner, overflow or water behind the gutter, and what each costs in St. Louis.
Seamless Gutter Price per Foot in St. Louis: What $9–$16 Buys
The cost of rain gutters per foot in St. Louis: why seamless gutter price quotes on one house differ by $1,000, from gauge and hangers to downspouts.
The September Gutter Checklist for St. Louis Homes
A fall gutter checklist for St. Louis: a ten-minute walk-around for what summer storms loosened, what to fix before leaves and ice, and what can wait.
Downspouts and Your Basement: The Cheapest Fix in St. Louis
Downspout drainage is the cheapest fix for a wet basement in St. Louis: how clay holds water at the wall, how far extensions must go, and what to ask MSD.
Gutter Repair vs. Replacement in St. Louis: How to Decide
Repair or replace gutters? A plain St. Louis rule for when a gutter is worth fixing, when to replace it, and what each costs on aluminum, steel and copper.
Why Your Gutters Overflow in St. Louis Rain (Even When Clean)
Gutters overflowing in heavy rain even when clean? In St. Louis it is usually small downspouts, lost pitch or 5-inch gutters on big roofs. How to tell which.
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