gutters & downspouts

Burnt clay brick gutters made guttering history as early as 3000 BC in the Indus Valley Civilization. Back then, rainwater was channeled and collected for domestic use. Today, with abundant water supply from modern plumbing, we no longer have to collect rainwater. Yet, we do have to protect our buildings from potential damage caused by…

Are Icicles on gutters bad? It’s too bad you’re reading this instead of enjoying the season’s snowfall like many others out there. But it’s still a good thing because we do need to talk about whether icicles on gutters are bad. Icicles hanging on the outside of your gutters are dangerous and should be removed…