Actually, my mind is on the gutter, the rain gutters. And the down spouts. We replaced around half of the gutters on the back of the house. The old ones had so many bends and connections, it looked like a game of Chutes and Ladders® up there. In spite of almost a dozen cleanings per year, certain areas clogged and overflowed. Mike and I are not convinced that gutter guards provide the answer. Consumer Reports seems to back up our thinking. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2010/september/home-garden/gutter-guard/overview/index.htm We noticed the areas that did not clog had over sized down spouts - 3' X 4" instead of the standard 2' X 3". Leaves and wads of that stringy oak pollen washed through the gutters and down and out of the over sized spouts. We added an additional down spout to eliminate one area prone to clogging, and we switched the standard down spouts to the larger size. Our new gutters/down spouts handled the 2" deluge which occurred on the 7/22 - 7/23 overnight. I know because I spent the entire storm observing the gutters. Who could sleep through that down pour?
There are many gutter specialists in our area. I called three for estimates (but only two showed up!). We chose Storm Master from Cherry Hill. Their estimator called ahead and showed up promptly. He listened to our concerns and made a number of valuable suggestions. Next a crew of installers came to do the work. We had some questions about how the job was done. We called the office, and they sent someone out the next morning to make a small correction. We were impressed because Storm Master couldn't do enough for us. They stressed over and over that their goal is for us to be satisfied customers - and we are. Storm Master is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Business with an A+ rating. Mike and I couldn't be happier with the job. http://www.stormmastergutters.com/
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