My yard is a frozen block under a layer of snow, so enjoy the warm weather.
this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2024
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We've had a "leafpocalypse" in the past week here, every tree dropped like it was a 3 day conspiracy of trees to instill dread in homeowners. My local lawn team is proactively driving by their regulars, rang my door yesterday seeing the disaster my trees left "want us to mulch all that up?" and even blew off my roof and gutters real quick. Heck yeah, save me the pain! take_my_money.jpg
I had some fancy gutter guards/filters installed this last spring and it was worth every penny.
We have an oak tree that will fill the >6in deep gutters with acorns and leaves until they overflow and burst the straps.
How much it run you total for the install, ballpark?
Right about $500 (in a high cost of living area area). That included them cleaning out the gutters first. Of course, that was a single 60ft run where the tree is.
I should have done it myself ages ago, but they were already moving a downspout for a window.
We had a chinook hit this morning (Foehn wind, causes huge quick warming). Temperature went from -16 to +6 (Celsius) in about 12 hours, so the latest layer of snow is probably going to melt, revealing a back yard full of dog crap. I'll have to clean it up before the next snow.
We had a chinook hit this morning
NGL you had me in the first half. [ helicopter sounds intensify ]