We’re coming up on nine months in the house. Startling to think time passes that quickly.

Two things we’ve learned include:

1. We need a gutter at the front of the house. Water cascades when it rains off the upper roof, hits the lower roof over the front door, and you get soaked stepping to and from the front porch.
2. We need leaf guards at the gutters on the kitchen side of the house. We will need leaf guards at the new front gutter. The oak trees that surround the house start dropping acorns in September. They rain against the roof with sharp retorts that scare the puppy. Then, in the existing gutters at the side of the house, the acorns collect by the thousands; this will repeat at the new front gutter, under that canopy of mature oaks. Steven has had to climb up to the roof and blow out the acorns twice already — and it’s only early November.

A call to M&R Seamless Gutters brings them back to Emerald Hill to calculate an estimate, which Steven approves. Adriel and Simon arrive about 4 pm Wednesday. The sun is already low in the Fall sky. They set to work. As it got darker, Steven fished a work light out of the garage to help them see and work safely in the dark. 

Here’s a photo essay.

The tall window at the back of Jadin’s bedroom opens partially. Crank it further open and it hits the exterior eave under roof. To fix this, Ranserve brought in Cris and Kevin to cut open the eave from underneath, and the fascia.

On 2 November, M&R Seamless Raingutters returned to Emerald Hill to cut a section of roof gutter away opposite the window. They installed a splash guard above the window, at the roof, to push water to the left and right, capped the gutter at each end, and installed a new downspout to the side of Jadin’s window.

One less problem to solve.

To finish, the painters will have to come back to caulk all the joints and paint it all up.

Unlike the political scrum that should be flushed away, M&R Seamless Gutters today helps to protect Emerald Hill from the deluge that will come.

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