by 5cuio | Sep 25, 2014 | Gutters, Handyman, Home, Home Improvement
When we think of landscaping, green leaves and flowers usually come to mind. But that’s only the soft-scaping. Most landscaping includes soft-scaping and hard-scaping–things like raised planting beds and retaining walls. A client recently came to us to fix...
by 5cuio | Dec 10, 2013 | Gutters, Handyman, Home, Home Improvement, Roofing
What is the danger of working with an unlicensed contractor, or what the Maryland Home Improvement Commission calls a “Chuck with a Truck”? Often they have inexpensive pricing, are a friend of a friend, or are just too convenient to pass up. Unfortunately,...
by 5cuio | Nov 13, 2013 | Gutters, Home, Roofing
Old Man Winter and all that lovely frozen precipitation will be here before we know it! How’s your roof doing? Winter’s freezing conditions bring a unique set of trouble. Why such a fuss about snow and ice? Unlike rain, snow piles up on your roof and just...
by 5cuio | Oct 28, 2013 | Gutters, Home
As October comes to a close, along with our series on gutters, we would like to explore a few of the horrors that can occur. These just may scare you into taking action to protect your home! We’ve talked about gutters and downspouts being unsung heroes for...
by 5cuio | Oct 21, 2013 | Gutters, Home
Just this morning we received a call from a customer about this very issue. It’s a funny story actually. While drinking coffee and catching up on the news, she heard strange noises coming from the roof line just outside the window of her sun room. A quick...
by 5cuio | Oct 14, 2013 | Gutters, Home
Gutter: a trough fixed under or along the eaves for draining rainwater from a roof. That’s a pretty simple definition for one of our homes’ most unsung heroes. Making sure they work effectively is key to protecting your home from water damage and all its...
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