As I put a ladder up against the front-porch roof one day last month, my neighbor shouted from across the street, “Painting the house?” “Nope,” I said. “Painting the gutters.” She was perplexed, ...

Dear James: I took your advice a few weeks ago and cleaned out my gutters. They are white aluminum and look pretty bad. Is it possible to paint aluminum gutters a different color to better match my ...

Even no-fade aluminum gutters and downspouts do fade and chalk over time. In fact, they look downright bad. Since the fading is so gradual and you see them everyday, most homeowners generally do not ...