Exterior Home Repair

Halloween is a great time for treats and for tricks, but cleaning up after Halloween pranks can be a real pain. The easiest way to clean egg off painted wood is with a pressure washer, but it...

Working on a roof can be dangerous and every precaution needs to be taken to ensure your safety. This is especially true on steep roofs. At times there is a need to use a ladder to reach areas on...

Removing siding is an easy, do-it-yourself project that requires just a few tools and about two hours per side, per story of the home. Old or damaged siding can be a risk to the home and needs to...

The time has come to remove the shutters from your brick home or structure. You may be thinking about repainting the shutters, totally replacing them with new shutters or nothing at all. You have...

Installing a gutter screen to existing gutters can eliminate some maintenance to your water drainage system. Screens are used to keep pine needles, limbs and leaves from entering the gutter. This...

Gutters and downspouts direct rain away from the house, protecting siding, windows, doors and the garden from water damage. Most importantly, they help prevent basement flooding. They are...

A clogged exterior drain vent can cause serious problems for your home's plumbing and drainage. Often, the cause of the problem is poor placement of the drain or animal deposits. In any case, a...

The rain gutter on your home protects it from water pouring down the sides and causing damage. In fact, a rain gutter is considered by many to be an important feature of a home. You can improve...

Cleaning the soot from the exterior of your chimney is essentially not much different from cleaning your indoor brick. However, you will probably need a lot more elbow grease since those bricks...

Sunlight and exposure to moisture fade paint on siding over time. This occurs even with painted aluminum siding. You can give your whole mobile home a lift simply by painting the siding and the...

Copper is one of the less common materials builders use for gutters because it can tarnish over time, which will make it look gray or green instead of the shiny copper color. However, it can also...

Roof stains, which are often black or green, are usually caused by mildew growing on the shingles. Bird droppings can also soak into shingles and discolor them. Luckily, you can remove both types...

A tile roof adds class and charm to a house but can get broken or cracked in time. When you need to make a repair on the roof, it's best to avoid walking across the tile whenever possible. Gutters...

The absolute bane of most homeowners is the annual cleaning of the gutters. Whether you have abundant trees dropping leaves on the roof or springtime whirlies from the maples clogging the...

Downspouts allow water to flow off the roof from gutters and away from the foundation of your house. If branches, leaves or other debris clog the downspout, water can back up and flood the...

To replace a porch light fixture, you will need some supplies. You will need to get a sturdy ladder, a screwdriver, and possibly a hammer as well, if the fixture is old. Before you begin, make...

In any maintenance service job (cleaning gutters, for example) there is good money to be made. However, charging the proper amount can be difficult to determine. The following guidelines will help...

Keeping your canvas awning clean and looking new doesn't have to be a task to be dreaded. You probably already have most of the items that you need around your home or in your garage. A neglected...

Extension ladders will enable you to reach high work but can be dangerous. The following will help you to use the extension ladder safely.

To replace the rope and pulley on your extension ladder you need simple hand tools and replacements from your home center store.

If you have wood siding on your home and are dealing with problems such as woodpeckers creating holes in the siding and other birds making nests between the floors of your home, you may be at your...

A fireplace or wood burning stove is a fantastic source of heat during the chilly days of winter, however, proper maintenance is also a must. Follow these steps to learn how to clean your chimney...

For rain gutters to smoothly and effectively funnel rainwater into a downspout and away from a structure, they must be pitched properly. While many guttering problems are related to clogs, leaks...

Brand new wood shingles and siding clapboards sometimes look too new for their owners. Many homeowners prefer the look of well-weathered, aged wood. If you're among them, you can get the same look...

One of the most aggravating things that happens around a house is when your gutters (or eaves troughs) start to leak, and instead of channeling water off your roof to the down spout, it starts to...

Elect to use a ladder with a pressure washer as a last resort. When you exhaust the length of the wand, a ladder is helpful to reach the area you want to clean. Remember to stabilize the ladder by...

Do you have gutters on your house with dark black streaks? They should be easy enough to remove.

Cleaning gutters is a dirty job--and most people figure doing it once in the fall is enough. However, gutters play an important role in carrying water away from your home, reducing soil erosion,...

Although we all would love to have the new leaf guard gutters in place if you didn’t clean your gutters in the fall it is good to do so now before those large rains hit. You don’t need a lot of...

Repairing your house after removing a satellite dish is a surprisingly simple home improvement project. With just a few common household tools and touchup paint, you can quickly and easily repair...

Suddenly coming across a wasp nest when you're up a ladder painting the outside of your house (or doing any home repair) isn't only alarming, it can be downright dangerous. A single wasp sting is...

Over time, vinyl and aluminum siding develops mildew, oxidation or other soiling, which detracts considerably from the original crispness and freshness of new siding. Aluminum siding becomes...