It’s Spooky Season! Sam Boak and the experts at Boak & Sons wants to make sure that you have a haunting display without damaging your residential siding, gutters or shingles. There are plenty of methods to hanging Halloween decorations that will both spook your neighbors and protect your home from damage!

1. Use removable hooks instead of tape or nails. Heavy duty tape can pull at your gutters, siding or roof and leave unsightly residue. Nails obviously put holes in your gutters and roofing which can cause leaks. There are many styles of hooks you can use that fasten securely and safely to your home!
2. Give yourself plenty of slack when you hang string lights. Pulling your lights too tight can cause tension on your gutter system or siding so make sure have plenty of room to work with.
3. Don’t hang too much in one area. Halloween decorations can get heavy if you hang too many from one section of your home. This can cause pulling and stress on your gutter system, siding or shingles.
4. Keep cords close to the side of the house. The last thing you want is something, or someone, getting caught up or tripping on the wires that are attached to your residential gutters or siding and pulling them down. Make sure you keep the wires tucked as close to the siding as possible to avoid trip hazards.
5. Be cautious while hanging your decorations! The residential gutter, siding and roofing experts at Boak & Sons are more than capable of making sure your residential home is ready for the season, but your siding and gutters aren’t built to support a person! Try not to hold onto your gutters for balance while you’re hanging your Halloween decorations, because if you were to slip and fall you could end up pulling your gutters right off of your home! Safety always comes first at Boak & Sons, so be careful!

Boak & Sons is happy to help with your residential gutter, siding or shingle repairs should something go wrong, but we’re hoping these tips help prevent that need! If you do need gutter replacement or repairs, contact us today for a free estimate on our website or call the office at 330-793-5646!