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Many of us are home owners here at The Brothers that just do Gutters, so we understand that when an opportunity to DIY presents itself, it is tempting to take this home project on ourself. The most common reason to attempt doing a home project on your own is to help save money. But, a do-it-yourself project may be more costly than you think.

To DIY or not to DIY that is the question

As professional gutter installers, we want to address the risks that are present when a homeowner opts to take on a project themselves. We have cultivated many blogs to better explain the pros and cons to a variety of homeowner projects and when do-it-yourself is really code for leave it to the professionals. Being an informed homeowner allows for us to better guide you to make wise choices when making changes to, or remodeling your home.

DIY How to Clean Gutters – Common Mistakes

How to clean gutters is a common homeowner DIY. Cleaning the gutter system on your home is an extremely important maintenance task. However, it isn’t as easy as you think. There are several mistakes often made that could cause injuries to you or your home. Mistakes to Avoid Not properly adhering to ladder safety. Overreaching…

Faux Copper: How to?

Most often when it comes to your home, copper use as an accent item for décor is trending. For example, statues, planters, lighting fixtures, art pieces, and exterior accent pieces (most commonly, your gutter system). If you love the look and feel of copper, but are unfortunately not within your budget, here’s some good news;…

DIY Projects for Home & Garden

Gutters, although extremely practical, don’t always have to be so boring. There are a lot of cool DIY projects for home & garden that can be found online. Even uncharacteristic things like rain gutters make for the perfect addition to you DIY project. A very common gutter DIY project is gutter planters and/or gutter gardens….

DIY Gutters, how hard is it really?

We already know the answer to how much work and training goes into making, pitching and installing gutters correctly. However, we were curious what others had to say about DIY gutters. When doing some research on Houzz we came across a thread with responses from actual homeowners that we believed summed up the experience of…

5 Cheap and Easy DIY Home Projects

DIY is very common and people are often wondering what projects they can do that are family friendly. Not all DIY home projects are complicated or expensive. There are tons of cheap and easy home improvements that you can do without spending a lot of money and with minimal materials. Simple DIY projects are very…

DIY Gutter Installation or Hire A Pro?

DIY is a largely popular trend, and hobby for many homeowners. When it comes to do-it-yourself renovations or projects, it is important to know when it is beyond your limits of knowledge and safety. DIY gutter installation as a homeowner has some pros and cons to undertaking this project. DIY Gutter Projects Some projects that…

DIY Tips- How to Hang Gutters

Homeowners seem to like DIYs. They simply think by searching for: “DIY tips- How to Hang Gutters” will provide them with all the info they need. When in actuality, they are undertaking a much larger and complicated job than they realize. If gutters is on your DIY list, then consider these tips before attempting to…

DIY Ladder Safety Tips

Fall & Spring yield numerous outside DIY projects. The list of DIY projects needing to access hard to reach areas that require a ladder is long. Knowing about ladder safety is imperative before you take the first step on any DIY project. Winter is rough on our homes causing damage that needs to be repaired….