I work in the Seattle area. It rains here. Despite this basic fact, I am constantly amazed at the lack of attention we give our gutters in this state! I even bought a beach house in Ocean Shores, WA and it had no gutters on it! I am just as guilty as everyone else and used to have a waterfall coming down from my clogged front porch gutter. My husband never ever cleaned the gutters out!
I have seen so many bad things happen as a result of clogged gutters. The water starts flowing over the gutter and right back on to the house, into the foundation or basement and causes great damage. I never actually thought the damage could be so significant until I had a string of clients that neglected their gutter duties.
The hundreds of thousands of dollars I saw in gutter related damage repairs prompted me to finally take the gutters into my own hands. I hired a company that comes out twice a year and cleans them. They have my credit card on file and just have me on an automatic schedule to clean the windows and the gutters. It costs me about six hundred dollars a year, but takes away all of the uncertainty of not knowing whether or not my home is being properly maintained.
I recently saw that iRobot has a new gutter cleaning robot. I have a Scooba floor washing robot from iRobot and am very curious to see the iRobot Looj in action! It might be a cheaper option for someone in a one level home!
Courtney Cooper ....For all your Seattle Washington Real Estate Needs! Seattle Area Real Estate Agent: Associate Broker and Realtor serving North King & South Snohomish County - Experienced and with a background in accounting - I love my clients and work hard for them!
Courtney Cooper
Seattle Realtor, Owner/Designated Broker/EcoBroker
Cooper Jacobs Real Estate
206-850-8841
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About Me:
Seattle real estate has been a big part of my life for well over a decade since I began my career in real estate,but also before that time when I was in the process of purchasing my own first home. Buying your first home can be quite overwhelming,but I have managed to help many first time home buyers along the way.
Move up Seattle buyers and other types of specialized purchasing is a great passion of mine! I love Seattle houseboats and you can find me down on the docks of Lake Union and Portage Bay several times a week. Other aspects of Seattle real estate that I adore include Queen Anne Real Estate,Wallingford Real Estate, Ballard Real Estate, Green Lake Real Estate, Laurelhurst Real Estate, Magnolia Real Estate,andSeattle Waterfront Real Estate.
In addition to being a Seattle residential broker and founder of Cooper Jacobs & Seattle Afloat, I am also a member of CBA (Commercial Brokers Association) and head of the Cooper Jacobs Commercial Division in an effort to provide excellent commercial real estate services to the Seattle commercial real estate industry. With a background in accounting and management, it is my great pleasure to coordinate our Seattle commercial brokers.
About Cooper Jacobs Real Estate's Seattle Branch:
My office at Cooper Jacobs Real Estate LLC is located centrally near all my favorite Puget Sound neighborhoods just a few blocks up from Lake Union in Seattle’s Wallingford. Cooper Jacobs Real Estate is a wonderful place filled with talented Seattle real estate brokers and I count myself extremely lucky that I get to spend so much time with these wonderful people. We specialize in different Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs in both residential and commercial real estate and are all very passionate and excited about each of our favorite Seattle neighborhoods and industries!
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