Folks, I hate to say it, but here in the northwest it is that time of year. What time of year you might ask. Well it is that time of year when you need to clean the roof and the gutters. All of the needles and leaves from all of the trees are now in valleys of your roof and down in the gutters.

Such debris blocks drainage and, frequently, leads to gutters not functioning at all. The subsequent leaks can rot structure such as the fascia behind gutters.

Bearer of bad news that I might be, the time is now -- get the gutters clean so they will function during all these hard rains. If you cannot clean the gutters and the roof yourself, hire someone who can.

Thanks for stopping by,

Steven L. Smith