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15 Problems Around the House That You Can Solve With Caulk
Caulk comes to the rescue in myriad projects around the house, from outdoor maintenance to indoor decorating. What ma...
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Banish Icky, Clogged Gutters With A Stellar 35% Off LeafFilter Gutter Guards
LeafFilter has just slashed up to 35 percent off its gutter guard systems for Black Friday. With materials and labor ...
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LeafFilter vs. LeafGuard Cost: Which Gutter Guard Company Best Fits Your Budget?
Several times each year, many homeowners take on the arduous task of cleaning out their gutters to allow water to dra...
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How Much Does LeafFilter Cost?
Highlights The average cost to install LeafFilter gutter guards is $2,700 to $6,800. LeafFilter installation costs ...
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How Much Does LeafGuard Cost?
Highlights The average LeafGuard cost to install is $3,000 to $10,500. Total labor and material costs for installin...
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12 Rain Barrels That Make Water Conservation Stylish
Even when rain is in short supply, beautiful rain barrels are not. According to Surfrider. org, if your area gets 1 i...
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Solved! Are Gutter Guards Worth The Money?
Q: I recently purchased a two-story home and have noticed that after any bad weather—even light rainfall—my gutters d...
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How Much Does Gutter Repair Cost?
Typical Range: $193 to $620 National Average: $383Gutters are intended to direct rainwater away from a home to hel...
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How Much Do Seamless Gutters Cost?
Typical Range: $652 to $1,720 National Average: $1,162Seamless gutters, also known as continuous gutters, help wat...
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How to Install Gutter Guards for Hassle-Free Home Maintenance
Maybe you’re sick of constantly cleaning out the gutters, or you live in an area with frequent weather events that re...
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Solved! How Often Should I Really Clean My Gutters?
Q: I usually put off cleaning my gutters until late fall when I get my house ready for winter. But after a recent sto...
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How Much Does a Gutter Guard Cost to Install?
Highlights The typical cost range for gutter guard installation is $615 to $2,348, with a national average price of ...
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The Best Rain Barrels
Using a rain barrel is an easy way to lessen a household’s impact on the environment, and it helps to save some money...
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The Best Gutter Guards for Pine Needles
Pine trees typically shed about one-third of their needles from late summer to early winter. If that tree flanks a ho...
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The Best Gutter Cleaning Services of 2024
There are various types of gutters, each requiring a certain level and form of care. Investing in good gutter cleanin...
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I Tested the Raptor Gutter Guard: Is it Worth the Cost?
There probably aren’t too many folks who would choose to spend a beautiful autumn afternoon cleaning gutters. The nas...
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The Best Gutter Sealants to Prevent Leaks and Damage, Tested
The main purpose of guttering is to channel rainwater away from the home and prevent it from damaging the foundation ...
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What NOT to Do When Cleaning Your Home's Rain Gutters
A home’s gutter system is designed to protect the roof, siding, and foundation from water damage and the accumulation...
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How Much Does Gutter Cleaning Cost?
Highlights The typical range for gutter cleaning costs is $119 to $228 with a national average of $163. The most si...
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Clean Your Gutters a Cinch with The Gutter Cleaning Tool
When it comes to protecting your home’s foundation and keeping your basement dry, gutters play a vital role. Gutters ...
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How Much Does Gutter Installation Cost?
Highlights The typical range for gutter installation cost is $622 to $1,677, with a national average of $1,135. The...
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Gutter Replacement: Should You DIY or Hire a Professional?
A well-installed rain gutter protects a home and its foundation from water that could seep into the walls or pool on ...
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The Best Solar Gutter Lights to Illuminate Your Outdoor Space
If you’ve ever wanted to add a bit of accent lighting around your home, but would prefer to avoid the cost and inconv...
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The Best Gutter Cleaners Tested in 2023
If you don’t have gutter guards to prevent clogs from fallen leaves, cleaning your gutters is a necessary (and messy)...
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Solved! Is it Illegal to Collect Rainwater?
Q: We just moved across the country, and it’s pretty dry out here. I’d love to collect rainwater for my garden but I’...
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Yes, You Can Reuse Water at Home—Here's How
We waste water every day—for example, when we let the water run while we brush our teeth or wait for the shower to hit the perfect temperature. It's fairly easy t...
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Solved! How to Fix Leaking Rain Gutters
Q: Lately, whenever it rains, water drips out of my house’s gutters and onto the patio, instead of out the downspout....
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Types of Gutters to Consider for Your Home
Rain gutters, which run along the base of a roof, do more than keep downpours from drenching people as they come and ...
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We Tested 2023’s Best Gutter Guards—These Are Our Favorites
Cleaning the gutters along the roof of a house is a messy chore, but it’s vital to keep this stormwater drainage syst...
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12 Dreaded Home Maintenance Tasks You Never Thought to Hire Out
Find the right pro for every household chore—big, small, majorly messy, or just plain pesky! This content is paid advertising created in partnership with Thu...
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15 Ways to Get a (Nearly!) Maintenance-Free Home Exterior
Your home’s exterior should be beautiful and inviting, not constantly in need of repairs. As well, your time spent outdoors should be relaxing, not full of weeken...
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11 Ways to Winterize Your Home on a Budget
Keep the cold out, the heat in, and your energy bill down with these cost-effective tips for winterizing your home.
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14 Mistakes Homeowners Make Every Fall
As the days grow shorter and your thoughts turn to tailgating and football games, it’s easy to forget that your home needs a little TLC before Old Man Winter come...
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French Drains 101: How Well-Placed Trenches and Pipes Can Keep Your Property Dry
Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain is nothing...
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Are Gutters Actually Necessary?
This post has been brought to you by LeafGuard. Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila. com. Those new to homeow...
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6 Ways to Make Your Home (Almost) Maintenance-Free
We used to frequent brick-and-mortar shops and keep hard copies of every document; today, we buy our groceries online, stream our favorite videos, and store every...
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5 Pests That May Be Living in Your Gutters—And What You Can Do About It
Day after day, largely unnoticed, gutters perform a critically important role by channeling storm water and snowmelt a safe distance away from your home. At least...
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All You Need to Know About Dry Wells
If storm water races from your yard and across the next lawn over after every heavy rain—washing out a flowerbed and ...
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The Truth About Clog-Free Gutters
As the first line of defense against stormwater damage, gutters play a vital role in the infrastructure of just about...
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All You Need to Know About De-icing Systems
Of all the hazards that strike fear into the heart of the average homeowner, surely ice dams must rank near the top o...
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Genius! Clean Your Gutters without a Ladder
We all start autumn bright-eyed and optimistic, eager to pick apples, gaze at the stars, or watch the leaves change c...
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Avoid Gutter-Cleaning Forever After This One Improvement
Experts recommend cleaning your gutters at least twice per year—at the tail end of fall and at the very beginning of ...
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Is Your Home Ready for Rain?
Can rain really damage your home? Well, that depends on the storm and on whether or not you're ready for it. One inch...
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6 Ways You’re Accidentally Damaging Your Home
Everyone makes mistakes, even when it comes to the responsibilities of homeownership. No matter how conscientious you are, you may be leaving your home vulnerable...
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3 Wacky Tricks for Cleaning Gutters—Plus 1 Good Idea
Of the many maintenance tasks that homeowners dread, cleaning the gutters may be the least favorite of all. But like ...
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6 Signs You Need New Gutters
Day after day, year after year, your gutters and downspouts are always on call to channel damaging storm water away from the home. Though yours may have contribut...
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Bob Vila Radio: Prevent Basement Window Leaks
Basement windows are great for letting natural light into subterranean space, but what if they also let in water? The...
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10 DIY Yard Drainage Solutions to Protect Your Home’s Foundation
If you see standing water on your property after a hard rainfall, it's probably time to take steps to mitigate the pr...
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5 Upgrades to Consider When Re-Roofing Your Home
This post has been brought to you by Englert LeafGuard.  Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila. com. Re-roofing...
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How to Choose the Right Gutters
This article has been brought to you by Englert LeafGuard.  Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila. com. Gutters...
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How to Clean Gutters: 5 Effective Ways to Get the Job Done
Of all the necessary evils that make up a diligent fall maintenance routine, cleaning your home's rain gutters may be...
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How To: Clean Gutters with a Wet/Dry Vac
 A wet-dry vac is a great tool to have—and not just for cleaning up the workshop. They come in handy for those tediou...
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How to Choose the Best Gutters for Your Home
Rain and snow can cause foundation problems if water is allowed to pool around the base of a home, but a gutter syste...
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The Importance of Pop-Up Drain Emitters
I’ve said many times that the most important decisions we made in the construction of our home were around the things...
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Fall Home Maintenance Checklist
Fall is just around the corner: time to get your house in shape for the cooler months ahead. Although autumn can be o...
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Planning for Soil Conditions and Setting the Footings
Bob introduces homeowner Howard Brickman. Steve Ivas, an environmental engineer, describes the area wetlands, which must be accommodated. Innovative building tech...
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Installing Copper-Lined Gutters
Carpenters Bob Ryley and Danny Ruffini and copper-work specialist Fred Mitchell install custom fabricated copper-lined wood gutters on Bob's home.
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Keep Water Out of the Basement
Basement drainage systems are installed to control moisture and humidity and to eliminate rot and mildew.
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Fixing the Home's Gutter System
Bob reviews how keeping water out of the basement is a central concern in any basement remodeling project.
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Touring a Neighborhood in Melrose
Bob meets with a local real estate broker and with homeowner Sarah Monzon, whose basement will be finished to create additional family space.
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Replacing the Gutters, Trimming a Tree, and Creating a Low-Maintenance Front Yard
Old gutters are replaced and external landscaping continues with the trimming of a tree, installing a front garden, and creating steps from recycled granite.
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Installing a Toto One-Piece Toilet
Bob watches the installation of a low-flow Toto toilet with a sleek design. The installation is simple, thanks to a special flange that reconfigures the tradition...
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LeafGuard Gutters Installed
Bill Powers of GutterPro joins Bob at the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable home sites for the installation of their LeafGuard gutters.
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Installing Copper Gutters
Bob watches as gutters are installed along the copper-roofed breezeway.
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Final Tour of the Restored "Bench" Porch House
Bob tours the finished house, the fifth in the Elmwood neighborhood project. Better grading and gutters have been added to prevent future water damage.
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Installing Rain Gutters
Bob and roofer Paul Morris demonstrate gutter installation techniques, including the on-site assembly of special features, such as corners and trim.
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Installing a Bluestone Floor
Bob discusses the bluestone floor being installed in the greenhouse.
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