Friday, June 15, 2012

Gutters deserve your attention

Gutter problems at home can be solved with easy repairs • Copper Bells rain chain, $179 for an 8.5-foot length; • Amerimax Solid Gutter Cover, $4 for 4-foot size, Rain Filter, $7 for 4-foot size, and the Snap-In cover, $2.10 for 4-foot size; • a strainer, Amerimax, $2.30; • Real-Kill Wasp & Hornet Killer, $2.50; • Amerimax Flex-A-Spout, $8.90; • Gutter Scoop, $3.90; • Wiss Aviation Snips, $14; • Arrow Light Duty Rivet Tool, $10; • Fiskars Holden 48-gallon barrel, $70; • Amerimax 24-inch plastic splashblock, $6.30; • 7-inch gutter screws by Amerimax, $11 for 10; • gutter elbow, $4, from Amerimax; • sealer Seamer Mate, $3 for a one-oz. tube; • Nuheat cable, $70 for a 5-foot length; • 5-inch single-bead half-round copper gutter, $93 for a 10-foot length.