Clogged Gutters

Birds in Your Gutters building nest beside roof debris inside residential gutter during spring season

Birds in Your Gutters: How to Stop Nesting Before It Starts

Birds love to nest in gutters during late spring — but their nests can clog your system, damage your home, and even attract more pests. Birds in Your Gutters can quickly turn into poor drainage, roof damage, and interior leaks when nests block water flow. We see this every spring across the western suburbs with […]

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Winter snowmelt creates underground drain clogs causing water pooling near home foundation and basement entry points.

Why Underground Drain Clogs Happen More in Winter—and How to Fix Them

Winter Freezes Cause Underground Drain Clogs That Damage Homes Clogged underground gutter drains are easy to miss, until they freeze, burst, or flood your foundation during a winter thaw. Underground drain clogs often form quietly, buried beneath leaves, runoff, and early frost. When winter hits, those blockages freeze solid and stop water flow, creating pressure

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