Prevent Your Gutters from Freezing This Winter

We all love a white Christmas- having snowball fights in the street, going sledging down a local hill with friends and family, snow makes winter truly festive. For home owners, though, it can be a bit of a nuisance. Whilst snowfall makes great fun to watch and play in, it also collects in your gutters, forming ice dams. Your home …

Why You Should Make Sure Your Gutters Are Clean for Winter

Cleaning your gutters is probably one of the least glamorous chores anyone will ever do, but regardless, it’s a job that must be done. Gutters are an essential part of your home that help to move water and debris away from your house to prevent mould and decay. If you suffer from a broken or clogged gutter, stagnant water can …

7 Living Beings that Have Been Found in Gutters

Many people have an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ approach to cleaning their gutters, often causing unnecessary damage to their home. Around the world, there have been reports of a variety of living beings living in neglected gutters, and at GutterArt, we felt we had to share this list of living things that have made gutters their home. Plant …

Common Gutter Problems and How to Fix them

The average life of an aluminium gutter is typically 20-30 years, and possibly longer, depending on factors such as the level of maintenance, the care you take when using ladders against them, and the general weather in the area of which your home is situated. Copper cutters will generally last up to 50 years and galvanised steel gutters around 20 …

5 improvements that’ll add value to your home

Whether you’re planning on putting your house on the market soon, planning for the future, or just looking to adapt your home for your growing family, there are a number of home improvements that can really add value to your property and make it a nicer place to live… New walls and gates: Kerb appeal is everything when you are buying …

The top 5 rules of fire safety in the home

You don’t need us to tell you that fire is a dangerous thing. But despite the fact that everyone knows this, many disregard basic fire safety rules. So, to act as a reminder we’ve put together a list of the five top rules of fire safety in the home… Cook with care: Cooking is one of the most common causes of …

Kerb Appeal Hacks You Have To Know

A lack of kerb appeal is killing your property. If you only tackle one area of home improvement this year, spare a thought for the outside appearance of the dwelling. This isn’t just a personal pride thing. Let the standard of kerb appeal drop and this could have an impact on the resale value of the property, plus it could …

Home Improvements That Could Make You Richer

You’re missing a trick if you’re not home improving right now. Certain features of your home help to make it more appealing, they add value, and when that moment arrives, and you finally decide to pack up, plonk a big fat ‘for sale’ notice outside your home and flog the property, there are tricks that can make you rich. Okay, …

Why Your Gutter Improvement Never Works Out The Way You Plan

Without wanting to worry you unduly, there are some really great gutter improvement companies out there and a few, not so brilliant businesses as well. We’ve all seen the cowboy trader programmes on television, and viewed episodes where the paying public were taken to the cleaners by rogue traders. Nine times out of ten, they have no intention of carrying …

The Five Benefits of Aluminium Guttering

Guttering is one of the lesser considered, yet more vital aspects of any home. Guttering protects rainwater damage and provides a distinctive aesthetic appearance that can make any home more attractive. The right guttering material is essential to any home, but identifying the best material is a decision that requires some thought. Today, architects and construction professionals universally agreed that …