Gutter cleaning and repairs in Vickery Place

Vickery Place, like the neighboring M Streets, was subdivided in the 1910s and 1920s, and its conservation district keeps the Tudors and Craftsman cottages that give it its character. Craftsman cottages often have wide, low eaves with exposed rafter tails, so the board behind the gutter matters as much as the gutter.

The same conservation district protects century-old oak and pecan trees, and they drop leaves, catkins and tassels into gutters every spring and fall. Regular cleaning and, on some houses, fine mesh guards keep those gutters from overflowing onto porches and beds.