MN Cold Weather Checklist
The leaves are turning, temperatures are falling, and it is getting darker earlier. What does that mean? Winter is on its way. This year, we have had cold temperatures even sooner than some years, so it is time to prepare your home for winter. Here are some things you can do now to protect your home from the winter weather that is on its way:
1. Repair your gutter system: Your gutter system is the key to pushing water away from your roof and foundation, which prevents water damage. If you have standard gutters, you will need to have your gutters cleaned well before winter so that water can continue to flow through easily. If your gutter system is in need of replacement, a seamless or leafless gutter system is a great investment. Read Full Post
Fall is here. The leaves have started to turn to beautiful shades of autumn. Soon, those red, orange and yellow leaves will begin to fall as winter approaches. For many, raking leaves is not the most fun fall outdoor activity, but it has to be done before the snow and ice arrive. The other thing that happens with leaves this time of year is that when they fall, they inevitably fall into the gutters that are attached to your home. Your standard gutter system is not built for the leaves that fall – they are made to allow water to flow away from your home, to protect it from water damage. When leaves fall into your gutters, they get in the way of the water that needs to run through and can get clogged up and cause water to back up onto your roof, or to leak from the seams of your gutters. 
There are several factors to consider when choosing the “best” gutter material for your home. Depending on what’s most important to you (i.e., cost over durability), there are several options either made available to you or ruled out. The gutter experts at Minnesota Leafless Gutters 
As of the latest estimate, Minnesota is home to over 14.7 billion trees! That means that over 17 million acres of the state is densely wooded! That amounts to a lot of falling leaves this season… leaves that inevitably will end up piling up inside many homeowners’ gutters. Are your gutters at risk of clogging? All you may know at this point is that you have gutters, but perhaps they’re not doing what they’re designed to do. Perhaps they keep getting clogged, they are a bit unsightly, or just that there has to be a better solution. Enter gutter guards. Gutter guards are metal additions (or caps) that are installed on the top side 
You probably haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about gutters, as Minneapolis only received 4-5” of rainfall each month during the summer months. They’re just one of those features on homes that are seen so often, you never consider them. But there are many different types of rain gutters. The material and the design make a big difference when it comes to choosing the right rain gutters for your home.