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Here's something a lot of homeowners don't hear until it's too late: your gutters aren't really there to keep rain off your head when you walk out the door. Their real job is moving roof water away from your foundation. A roof sheds a surprising amount of water in an East Texas downpour, and every bit of it is supposed to land in a downspout and get carried off, not poured down the side of your house. When gutters clog or overflow, that water goes straight to the worst place

It's one of the most common questions we get: how often do these things actually need cleaning? The honest answer for East Texas is more often than most people think, because between the oak trees, the pines, and the spring storms, our gutters collect debris just about year-round. Here's the schedule we'd give our own family. The short answer: twice a year, minimum For most homes around Tyler, plan on cleaning your gutters at least twice a year. Once in late fall, after the l

If your house sits under pine trees anywhere around Tyler, you already know the problem. Pine needles don't fall twice a year like leaves do. They fall all the time. And of everything that can land on a roof, they are just about the worst thing for a gutter. Here's why, and what actually holds up against them. Why pine needles are so hard on gutters A pine needle is long, thin, and flexible, basically built to get into places it shouldn't. Needles slide into gutters, tangle t

Somebody asks us this almost every day, so let's just answer it straight: it depends on your house. Any gutter company that throws you a hard number over the phone without ever looking at your roofline is guessing, and you'll find out what the guess missed on install day. Here's what actually goes into the price, so you know what you're paying for. The short answer Straight answer: there's no honest way to put one number on it without seeing your house first. A small one-stor