And, we have learned that because the half-round gutters are shallower and are wider at the top than the more angular modern ...

There’s still more preparation to address before painting aluminum siding. You need to scrape off peeling and flaking paint, and then chisel out any old caulk lines and apply new ones.

As I put a ladder up against the front-porch roof one day last month, my neighbor shouted from across the street, “Painting ... that the siding and trim on our 154-year-old house are well ...