Gutter Tips and Guides for New Orleans Homes
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Practical guides on gutters, downspouts and keeping water away from New Orleans homes.
Attic and Ceiling Stains: How to Trace a New Orleans Leak Back to the Gutters
A lot of ceiling-stain advice is written for cold climates, where ice dams on a snowy roof are the usual suspect. New Orleans is a different case:...
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What Kenner Housing Data Says About Gutter Problems
Gutter problems in Kenner follow the age of the houses. Census data shows that most of the city’s homes were built in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s....
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Why Paint and Siding Fail Early Behind Bad Gutters in New Orleans
New Orleans gets a lot of its rain in summer: NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 normals put June through August at about 22.9 inches at its New Orleans Audubon...
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How Rain, Low Ground and Older Homes Shape Gutter Care in Gretna
On a Gretna street after a summer thunderstorm, the water has a long way to travel and not much slope to help it. Roof runoff joins the yards and the...
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How Gutters Protect Slab vs Raised Homes in New Orleans
A slab house and a raised house both need roof water kept away from them, but the water hurts each one in a different place, and that changes what...
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Moisture and Termites: Why Dry Walls Matter in New Orleans
After a heavy afternoon storm, walk around your house and look at the wall line. If water is still running down the siding, soaking the soil at the...
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