As I put a ladder up against the front-porch roof one day last month, my neighbor shouted from across the street, “Painting the house?” “Nope,” I said. “Painting the gutters.” She was perplexed, ...

Clogged gutters can lead to basement flooding and foundation damage. A large, old maple tree overhanging the house was removed due to safety concerns. Despite the tree's removal, debris still clogs ...

I figured that after the monster in my daughter’s front yard was gone, I would be free of gutter-cleaning duty. But all of the recent wind and rain managed to find little sticks, bits of leaves and ...