Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

If you’re planning to improve your house with new siding, you might want to start from the top down and also look at a new gutter system. Galvanized metal gutters have pretty much disappeared and ...

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, ...

Gutters are a critical component of a home’s drainage system, and like many exterior features, they're subject to wear and damage. An important item on your spring maintenance checklist should be to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...