Fall Leaf Season in Houston: Keeping Gutters Clear
Houston’s leaf drop comes late — pecans in October, tallows and sweetgums into December, pine straw all fall. When to clean and which trees clog gutters.
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Straight answers about gutter problems, costs and what to expect from a contractor — written for houses in Houston and Harris County, not for the whole country.
Houston’s leaf drop comes late — pecans in October, tallows and sweetgums into December, pine straw all fall. When to clean and which trees clog gutters.
Where Houston gutters leak, how to find the source from the ground with a hose in ten minutes, and which leaks you can seal yourself versus the ones we fix.
What goes into the price of seamless aluminum gutters in Houston — gauge, hangers, downspout size, corners, fascia — and why the cheapest quote is a trap.
Mid-September is the peak of Houston hurricane season. Six things to check on your gutters now: hangers, straps, fascia, flow, extensions and the roof edge.
Houston’s expansive clay swells and shrinks with water. Downspouts that dump at the slab are the top cause of foundation movement. Here is the $40 fix.
A simple rule for Houston homeowners: when a gutter repair is money well spent, and when patching an old sectional system costs more than seamless gutters.
Houston gutters overflow in heavy rain for three reasons that have nothing to do with leaves: small downspouts, bad pitch, and 5-inch gutters on big roofs.
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