All Clean Softwash December 2018

How We Can Help Reduce Your Stress During the Holidays Don’t Let This Holiday Chore Slip Through the Cracks

recipe title While it’s easy to forget about your gutters as you’re preparing your home for visitors this Christmas, leaving them clogged can cause a whirlwind of damage. Save yourself some tim to deal with all the other chores, and let us reduce your stress load by taking care of the gutters for you. In addition to our gutter cleaning option, we also have a maintenance plan package deal wherein our team will get rid of all the debris and wash the entire exterior of your home. Call us today for a free estimate! PESTS In addition to damaging your roof, gutters filled with damp leaves can make a great home for pests. Birds, for example, might find the debris to be an ideal location for nests. GARDENS If your gutters become clogged to the point where water is spilling over the side and into your garden beds below, you might be inadvertently killing your plants through overwatering. This can be just as harmful as not watering your plants enough. FOUNDATION Just like water from your gutters can flood your garden beds, it can also pool along your home’s foundation. Then, when the water freezes, it expands and creates cracks in your foundation.

The number of tasks you need to do to prepare your home for the holidays might leave your head spinning. From dusting all the tiny crevices in your kitchen and raking the never-ending pile of leaves in your yard to hanging up lights with your kids, you’re likely to forget about one chore that it is easy to overlook but important nevertheless: cleaning your gutters. Millions of homeowners tend to neglect this task, and there are a number of problems that can arise from the debris that builds up in uncleaned gutters. For example, if twigs or leaves keep water from properly draining away after a rainstorm, the accumulation of stagnant water causes subsequent damage in various locations.

ROOF When leaves and other debris clog up your gutters to the point where water is flooding over, the fascia — or the board that runs behind your gutters — gets waterlogged. This constant flooding not only weighs down your gutters, but it can also cause your roof to rot.

Holiday Roast Prime Rib

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INGREDIENTS • 1 bone-in prime rib (6–7 pounds) • 8 cloves garlic, thinly sliced • 2 cups red wine DIRECTIONS 1. 30 minutes before cooking, remove roast from fridge and let sit until it reaches room temperature. 2. Heat oven to 350 F. 3. Make small slits in prime rib and stuff with slices of garlic. Liberally season with salt and pepper. 4. Place a rack inside a roasting pan and roast prime rib for 2 hours, until medium-rare. Looking for an easy holiday roast that still feels elegant enough for the occasion? Look no further than this delicious prime rib flavored with garlic, thyme, and red wine.

• 4 cups beef stock • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 5. To make au jus, place roasting pan with drippings from roast over 2 burners on high. Add wine and scrape pan as liquid reduces. Add beef stock and cook until reduced by half. Finally, sprinkle in thyme. 6. Slice roast and serve topped with au jus.

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