Critter Quitter® News

Remember, our shields do far more than simply look nice and keep rodents from eating your flashing. They stop damaged vents from further damaging the roof by dropping the rain water into the vent, thus keeping the damaged portion dry. They also keep rodents, snakes,...

Do you know that one of the largest usage of water in a typical home is flushing the toilets? Sometime take a look at your home and add up how many times the toilets are flushed. Its a large amount of water over time. So try to keep this to a minimum. Now I know that...

Water barrels are a really good idea no matter where you live. You can store rain water for use at a later date. Most rain barrels have lids so you keep bugs and trash out. Simply connect your downspout from your gutter to the barrel. Some have filters that knock out...

One of the overlooked uses for gutters is water collection. There are rain barrels availible that will collect rain water for use in the garden or on the lawn, and everyone knows rain is the best thing for plants. I would go as far as to say that if you are building a...

Keep your gutters cleared. This is really important in high rain areas because it can cause serious roof rot if it backs up. Also its a great source of water.

If you live in a less sunny area you probably have rubber flashing that seals your vent. Now some of these are fine, but a lot are not very sturdy. Also as it ages it becomes brittle. So be careful if you are on a roof and dont kick or hang on to the vents unless you...