Reliable Gutter Contractor Services

Hello, we’re co-owners Kurt and Courtney Schlieter! We both are originally from California, but moved to Northern Virginia to work for Members of Congress. A blind date, three kids, a mortgage, and 20 years later, we have made Northern Virginia our home. Last year, we had an opportunity to go in a new direction, seized it, and were awarded a franchise. Kurt has always been interested in owning a business and franchising specifically has been his interest. He nearly purchased two different entities after college but took a detour into politics. The opportunity to go a new direction presented itself and the rest just unfolded. Needless to say, Kurt finally threw his lobbying registration into the gutter- industry that is!

When we got started, neither of us had experience in gutter installation, but Courtney is a contractor’s daughter, so her experience and confidence with any handwork were a plus. We worked with an amazing franchise coach and honed in on businesses that aligned with our family values of Loving, Giving, and Serving joyfully. The Brothers that just do Gutters is truly an employee centered business. We are excited to bring that to Northern Virginia.

We want to put Love in Action by loving, giving and serving joyfully. We think we can impact employees well with an amazing culture and leave clients and the community blessed with exceptional service and amazing products. We want to give employees the hope of a successful, rewarding, and impactful career. If you’re intrigued, we would love to talk to you about a career with The Brothers that just do Gutters.

Our Mission

Our mantra, “Reinventing Contractor Service” is the phrase we live by in all areas of our business, every day.

Love: Our franchise adventure is centered around loving others. We are excited to provide 5-star service in a necessary, but often forgotten 1-star industry. Helping our clients care for their home, often their biggest investment, with competitive prices and exceptional service is a tangible way to spread love in our communities. We see love as creating a path for our employees to grow into the best version of themselves as they work toward new and greater professional opportunities. 

Give: We often remind our kids that our financial resources are not an end, but simply a means to bless others. We see owning a business as an extension of that. We look forward to giving back to our community. 

Serve: Exceptional client service and taking the time to serve others in our community well. Gutters are a service industry and we are reliant on excellent referrals. To earn those 5-star ratings, we must provide an exceptional service not just an exceptional product. The Brothers that just do Gutters of Fairfax is also focused on opportunities for others, friends, neighbors and professionals. We are so thankful to the countless people that took the time to share a cup of coffee or a conversation as we embarked on this adventure of launching a business. 

And above all, our loving, giving and serving should be joyful and reflect an outpouring of the generosity we have received.  We would be honored if you entrusted us with your next gutter installation, cleaning or repair.

How It All Began

In 1999 Ken Parsons had just left the teaching industry and started his own gutter contractor company under the name Waterfall Seamless Gutters. In 2002 Ken’s younger brother, Ryan Parsons, accepted a job on the truck with Ken after the Graphic Design company he was working for crashed. In 2006 the Brothers briefly changed their name to Water-flow Gutter Solutions before finally becoming “The Brothers that just do Gutters” in 2009. The name we all know and love came from a radio ad the Brothers ran just a couple years prior to the change. Everyone who heard it liked it so much they thought it was the company name so Ken and Ryan stopped fighting it and adopted the name. With the name change came a few title changes as well. We decided we no longer wanted to be salesman, presidents or owners but rather Solutionists©, which embodied what we represent to our clients. Ken Parsons was re-entitled Senior Solutionist©, and Ryan Parsons became Chief Solutionist©.

Being in the gutter contractor business for over 15 years was an effort of adaptation and determination. We have been able to be successful for so long because we made our main focus the customer. The Brothers that just do Gutters offer a wide variety of installations, cleaning and repairs in a small niche industry of seamless rain gutters and leaf guards. We have been able to grow the reliability of our services and offer only the best products by focusing all our effort on gutter systems and guards.