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May 24, 2025 • 14 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:17):
You know, over the years, we talk a lot about gutters.
You know, whether it's a gutter that's leaking, a gutter
that's clogged, a gutter that's spilling water over the front
of homes without gutters. What is it with gutters? And
what purpose do they serve? And how important is it
to keep them free flowing? And how do we keep

(00:39):
all that nasty gunk out of gutters? Well, we're going
to get to the answers of those questions. Randy Shriver's
joining us once again. He is with gutter Brush and Randy,
how in the world are you.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
I'm great, Gary, Thank you very much. Happy Memorial Day
weekend to you.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Yes sir, Yes sir. It doesn't feel like Memorial Day
weekend down here, and probably where you're at it doesn't
feel like either. It's been a chilly wet.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
It's been cool up here in the Northeast as well. Yeah,
plenty of rain and plenty of gutter issues to deal with.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Well, and that's what I really want to talk about too.
And I was talking we talk a lot about gutters
on this show, and we talk a lot about basement
issues and just kind of go through functions of gutters.
Why did there's a lot going on there. It's a
catch on an awful lot of rain water from the roof.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
They do. Yeah, they're really and I know you've mentioned this.
They're kind of your home's first line of defense against
water damage and trying to direct that water, you know,
away from your home, away from the property, where it
can cause damage to your roof for siding, or even
your foundation or landscaping if it's not being properly directed away.
So yeah, and when your gutters aren't flowing and functioning,
they they can lead to a lot of a lot

(01:51):
of damage from from rotting facier boards or you know,
contributing to mold growth. I know I heard a previous
color talking about mold in the basement gutters of the
culprit of some of those things, or basement flooding or
even foundation foundation issues if waters you know, pooling and
building up around the edges.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
When she was talking about that mold on that basement,
walk can almost guarantee as she had clogged gutters like
it sounded just like an exact problem you would have.
So yeah, you can get the ladders out there and
you can scoop them out, but that's a that's a
nasty job.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
I mean it is. I've done that dangerous up on
the ladder and certainly no no fun. Most people, unless
you're unless you're a gutter cleaning professional, you're probably not
looking forward to getting up in the ladder and scooping
stuff out of your gutters. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
For years we've talked about your product, a gutter brush,
and it solves the common gutter problems of gutters that
get clogged up. Uh, explain, first of all, I think
the story of how is invented really also explains.

Speaker 3 (02:58):
How it works.

Speaker 1 (02:59):
So kind of he tell us how was invented and
exactly how it works, and very inexpensive, folks, it is.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
Yeah. I actually we started the company. It's been a
little over twenty one years ago right now. My dad
and I started the company sort of as an accidental discovery.
Growing up in Ohio and Pennsylvania. I spent a lot
of time up in a family hunting and fishing cabin
up in Pennsylvania, and one of my first jobs was
to get up on the roof and dig all the
leaves and mud and muck out of the gutters that

(03:26):
would contribute quickly or that would accumulate quickly, and as
I got older and went off to school, my dad
took over that task of maintaining the gutters. And he
found an old we believe it was an old chimney
sweep brush. It was an old like twisted wire brush,
and he thought that might be handy to scrub the
mud and leaves and you know, kind of clean the gutters.
And as luck would have it, he got distracted and

(03:47):
had to come off the roof and left the brush
laying up over the down spout area and forgot about
it until months later went back up there, and all
the gutters were full of debris as they as they
always were this place where the brush was laying. They
hadn't clogged. The down spot was still flowing, and there
may have been some pine needles or little things sticking
in the brush, but the gutter was still functioning. And

(04:07):
so that was kind of how the idea came up
about saying, I wonder if you just came up with
a cylinder shaped brush and filled your gutter, if you
could create an effective filter to keep leaves from flogging
and let water flow through. So that's how it got
started back in two thousand and four and we've been
selling it across the country in a variety of different
sizes and capacities ever since. And just a very very

(04:29):
simple way to keep gutters flowing and keep most of
the leaves from creating a clog.

Speaker 1 (04:35):
Yeah, and in goodness, I think there's two categories of
things that everybody hate. It's sealing their deck and cleaning
out gutters. And there's a thousand products on each category,
so you always can tell where the big problem is
is where all the products are. But your product really
fills such a void. I mean, you can spend four
and five thousand dollars and put guards on top of

(04:57):
your gutters, and you know, some of them there's nothing perfect,
let's put it that way, but they do a decent
job for that cost. And then there's I've seen foam
inserts that fitting gutters and they just elevate the muck
in my opinion. And I've seen some aluminum things, you know,

(05:18):
gadgets I fit on top of the gutter that get
crinkled up or blown away. I've not had much luck
with that, and neither of a lot of people. And
you came along with this very simple device. What are
they ate about three feet long the gutter brushed themselves,
and you just slide them in the gutter.

Speaker 2 (05:38):
That's correct. Yeah, we manufacture them, pack them and ship
them in three foot sections, and so that's all there
is too it. Once your gutters are clear, you want
to make sure you clear out any debris first, but
then you're just sliding three foot sections into your gutters.
They're cut flush on each end, so there's no tools,
nothing to you, no fasteners. You're just sliding them end
to end, kind of creating a filter through your whole

(06:00):
gutter system. And they stay there year round in all
weather conditions that I won't you can't promise that you'd
never have any maintenance again, in which I don't believe
any of the systems can can effectively promise that. But
if you ever have any have to address any maintenance,
if you have a certain area that builds up a
little bit every couple of years, you might pull out
some sections and shake them out a little bit and

(06:20):
then slide them back in. But yeah, nothing's fastened, nothing's
under your shingles. So it's a very very easy system. Yeah,
super easy to maintain.

Speaker 1 (06:27):
Super simple, and for folks that are listening and kind
of learning about the gutter brush for the first time.
I'm sure one of the things they're thinking is, well,
we just got that season past where I had maple
seed pods or an old ash tree and they drop
those clusters and that they're sitting on top of the brush,
and well, what happens to those randy.

Speaker 2 (06:50):
A lot of the debris, I mean, like I said,
you will get some little debris that'll stick in top
of the on the top of the brush. Normally, it
doesn't really prevent your gutters from flowing and functioning because
very little can make it down inside the gutter and
it can't collect and clump together into into creating a
blockage for your gutter. So while you may see some
debris on top of the brush from time to time,
natural weather cycles tend to dry most of that out

(07:11):
and it blows away or breaks down into small particles
that can wash through your gutter. So generally, you know,
you might visibly see some debris here and there, but
your your gutters will still flow and function and there's
very very little maintenance. And maintenance is very simple if
and when it's necessary.

Speaker 1 (07:28):
Yeah, and I'll tell you if you're if you're a homeowner,
and you're paying somebody right now a hunt hundred and
twenty five dollars to clean your gutters once maybe twice
a year. When you think about the gutter brush, I'm
just you spitball on a price of say a standard house,
whatever that is.

Speaker 2 (07:48):
But you know, and.

Speaker 1 (07:48):
Somewhere between two hundred and twenty five dollars and three
hundred bucks, you can do your whole house now. Gutters
are different sizes also, and does the gutter brush work
with different type the roof for sphalt shingles or tile
roofs or metal roofs. Is that work with all different
kinds of roofing?

Speaker 2 (08:09):
It sure does, yes, That's one of the benefits is
that there's since there's no fasteners and it's not touching
or interfering with the roofing system, it can it can
work in combination with any sized gutters and any any
roofing materials because nothing is You're not sliding anything under
the shingles or under any tiles. We've works with slate, cedar, tile, asphalt,

(08:29):
just about any any system that's out there. And as
we mentioned that, we make it in six different diameters now,
so it can protect everything from very very small specialty
gutters as small as you know, two and a quarter
inches as our smallest brush that is typically used for
you know, maybe mobile homes and car ports and sun porches,
all the way up to an eight inch diameter brush
that has been very very popular now for protecting the

(08:52):
large commercial gutters on metal buildings and metal roofing systems,
where other systems typical screens and covers generally can be
used on those types of roofing systems. So it's just
it's very versatile, it can protect any it'll flex and
form int of just about any space out there, and
just a very very simple way to keep your gutters flowing.

Speaker 1 (09:10):
Yeah, probably the most popular gutter is the five but
I'm seeing more and more six inch gutters with a
downfall of rain that we're having. It seems like six
inches get inspect on more and more new homes.

Speaker 2 (09:23):
It is. Yeah, for newer homes, the six inches probably
the most common size. But in general, you know, since
for twenty one years now, most traditional homes have probably
got a five inch gutter or five inch K style gutter.
If you need to determine the size of your gutter,
you just basically throw a tape measure or ruler across
the top and if you see a five inch measurement
all the way across that top section, you've got a

(09:43):
standard sized gutter, which is by far the most common
for homeowners.

Speaker 1 (09:47):
Well, Randy, you're kind enough to have a sail usually
in the spring, in the fall, and right now is
a great time and it's a great sale. Tell us
about that, what you're offering it is.

Speaker 2 (09:59):
We're excited, you know this this time of year in
the spring, when the rains come down, it's we start
getting a lot more activity and a lot more interest
from folks. And so we're happy to offer a thirty
percent off and free shipping promotion for Memorial Day weekend,
which makes the product about as affordable as it'll it'll
get all year long, right, but it's yeah, thirty percent
off and free shipping. You can order direct at gutterbrush

(10:20):
dot com, or you can always give us a call.
We're happy to help with any questions or any any
orders over the phone, and I'll provide my our phone
number if that's okay. Sure number is eight eight eight
three nine seven nine four three three So again eight
eight eight three nine seven nine four three three, and

(10:40):
we're always happy to speak with folks or answer any
questions or or visit gutterbrush dot com and all the
information is right there as well.

Speaker 1 (10:47):
No tools are needed, there's no tariffs because it's the
US made.

Speaker 3 (10:51):
Family owned company, gutter brush is and it is.

Speaker 2 (10:55):
Yeah, it's been made in the USA.

Speaker 1 (10:57):
You're right exactly. And it's black in color and it's
got a lot of UV protecting, so you know, they
they're not gonna wear out, or at least they haven't
at my house. I've had them in for a number
of years, and there is one side I gotta take
out a length or two, you know, maybe every third

(11:17):
year and shake it off, sometimes even hose it off.
But I'll tell you what, just stand up. What it
takes to clean out your gutters, if you're doing yourself,
or what you're going to pay somebody to do it,
well worth it. And again it's gutterbrush dot Com or
Randy's number again is eight eight eight three nine seven
nine four three three, And protect your home because that's

(11:40):
really what gutters.

Speaker 2 (11:41):
Do, right, it is. Absolutely it's a great, great way
to protect.

Speaker 1 (11:46):
Things and keep keep gutter slowing you round, all right.
Thirty percent off now through Tuesday at midnight. Thanks so
much for joining us.

Speaker 2 (11:54):
Thank you very much, Gary, we appreciate it. And thanks
to all your listeners as well. Very good.

Speaker 1 (11:59):
Have a great weekend, and Randy, thank you bye.

Speaker 2 (12:01):
Thanks you do the same. Take care all right. Uh
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