Allen and Deans recently completed a shutter project in North Raleigh.  The shutters were a raised panel, manufactured by Mid-America Building Products.  The shutters were securely anchored into the mortar joints with hidden clips.

Clogged Gutter or Contemporarily Horizontal Flower Bed...You Decide

In my recent travels, I ran across this on a building.

Over the years, I've seen hundreds, if not thousands of clogged gutters. But this, as you can see is somewhat different. At first, I felt the gutter should be cleaned immediately. However, after a moment of thought, it clearly shows an added aesthetic beauty to the building.

What say you?

Gutter, Fascia and Siding Damage

Yesterday we completed a job which included some fascia board and siding rot. The repair, as you will see, is not very big.

However, we see this type of damage all too often. The problem was the wall was not flashed properly. Water, running down the roof slope was directed INTO the siding, instead of directed away from the siding.

Upon removing the rotted hardboard siding and fascia we "reworked" the step flashing, directing the water into the gutter and solved the problem. A little paint and a new 5" seamless aluminum gutter and the job is completed.