Q. My 25-year-old house has the original aluminum siding, which is in good condition but has faded and chalked paint. Can the siding be painted and if so, what kind of preparation is needed? What ...

Properly maintain your gutters this winter to prevent damage from snow, ice, and heavy rainfall. Your home’s gutters are the ...

Cleaning your gutters is one of the most important projects on the to-do list yet it’s too often overlooked. Unfortunately, many of us wait until late into the fall season when the very last leaf ...

After a long hard winter, clean siding is a quick and affordable way to brighten up your house exterior. Just make sure that you choose an appropriate cleaning method that won't harm your siding, yet ...

Gutter cleaning is necessary since leaves and other debris can cause clogs that prevent proper drainage. Visible debris, sagging gutters, layers of dirt, and vegetation growth mean gutters need to be ...

FARGO — A local gutter cleaning service says now is the time to get those gutters unclogged. Leaves and rain have been falling for the last couple of days, and some of it might still be in your gutter ...

Always clean the gutters in fall and consider cleaning them again in spring for the best results. Cleaning gutters in fall is necessary to reduce the risk of ice dams, clogs, and overflow damage.

As I put a ladder up against the front-porch roof one day last month, my neighbor shouted from across the street, “Painting the house?” “Nope,” I said. “Painting the gutters.” She was perplexed, ...