Honestly, can I push back a tiny bit on the cheap stuff always failing? I've used the dollar store kind on tiny nail holes and it held up fine for years. The trick is you really gotta pack it in right and not try to cover a big gap with it.

That's honestly the story of my life with half the "simple fixes" I try around the house. @nancy30 you read one thing online then find out there's a secret ritual nobody told you about. It's like the universe hides the one extra step from everyone.

Totally. Swiped a stranger's breakup line once, fixed everything.

Worked way better than I expected honestly.

@victor_lane60 you're not wrong, man. My gutters almost turned my backyard into a swamp last spring. I'm glad you dodged that bullet, Victor. I put off cleaning mine for like three years until a heavy rain sent a waterfall right off the roof and washed out a whole section of my hostas. Now I just pay the $75 every fall and call it cheap insurance compared to fixing a flooded basement or replacing plants.