A section of rain gutter is detaching from the roof of an old house. - A.Freund/Shutterstock Window boxes were the go-to for 20th century U.S. city dwellers looking to plant a victory garden and do ...

As I put a ladder up against the front-porch roof one day last month, my neighbor shouted from across the street, “Painting the house?” “Nope,” I said. “Painting the gutters.” She was perplexed, ...

Clogged gutters can lead to basement flooding and foundation damage. A large, old maple tree overhanging the house was removed due to safety concerns. Despite the tree's removal, debris still clogs ...