DMR Gutters Installation Quality Standards Page

Introduction

DMR's Work Standards for Gutters The list below explains most of the details regarding our 31 unique advantages over most any other local Gutter Contractors for just basic gutter and downspout installations, which are well above Building Code. These don't even cover the descriptions of the our 'affordable' No-clog option advantages we've done on most gutter jobs over the past 18 years. For a comparison of leaf debris protection for gutters with the different concepts out there and a list of advantages go to my No-clog Comparison web page, which is much more than just a check list you may have seen on other web sites.

To the right is a copy of our cover sheet I have as part of our presentation folder I give each client when providing them a bid. In this presentation folder I also provide a list of my current prices, a copy of the Better Business Bureau's NW Business Integrity Award for the year 1997/98, 10 page FAQ, consumer protection information required by the CCB, along with other consumer protection pamphlet they wrote, and of course a detailed bid with a selection of color options for the pre-painted aluminum gutter parts.

I also supply a physical sample of the gutter I install with a Monster Hidden Hanger screwed in place w/stainless steel screws. If the client is present at the time of the bid I also have a physical example of the Leaf-catcher we make, which has a stronger stainless steel screen in them, along with other samples of parts you will see no where else.

You can click on each picture on this web page to get a better detailed look or link to pages with more detailed information and photos.

1. Our Installation Experience and Ethics: Doing business as DMR I have been local to the Portland Oregon area since 1985. Your new gutter parts will be installed by a seasoned professional who is also the owners of DMR Gutters with an apprentice I've know since he was a young lad. I have a vested interest in my company's reputation, which it seems I cannot pay others enough to care as much. Not installed by workers you never got a chance to meet before hand, as with most any other Gutter Contractor. Ask their sales rep how much experience they've had installing gutters, if not actively an installer. Did they walking around your house with you pointing out suggestions for improvement which can and will be made to improve your rain management system?

I, David Rich have been working in forms of paid construction work since 1980 coming up with innovative solutions. I was tested in school to have a 99% mechanical aptitude, with a high skill in spatial arrangement, math, and an artistic back ground. The first paid gig for wood working I got was building a large humanoid skeletal and muscular structure in a dramatic stance for a life-size Darth Vader costume I designed and made for the promotions of the Star Wars sequel 'Empire Strikes Back' in 1980 in Salt Lake City Utah, since they do not sell a 7' tall mannequin. That demonstrated my early remarkable ingenuity at just 17 years old. My fellow classmates must have thought I was nuts!

I was an auto mechanic at my Father's shop specializing in Honda 600 cars. I've specialized in custom rain management sheet metal fabrication and installation since 1992. In most cases I redesign the replacements to improve their rain management system from what was there before in numerous different ways not offered by other Gutter Contractors.

Tia Rich decided to set aside her career in Nursing and Social Work to join David in this line of work full time for a few years, so she understands this work from all angles as well. Tia is also very artistic and has a positive influences on this presentation and the gutter work. She still loves being active in this business, but she has built up her business as a Midwife, so getting her hands covered with spray paint, caulk, and cuts from working with the sheet-metal would not be good for her line of work these days. she does not physically work with David much any more, but is often found with him writing up bids. Her web site for her business is: http://inner-serenity.org.

Other than coffee and tea, I don't use artificial stimulants or depressants on or off work. I have written web pages on the philosophy of good ethics in business and one's personal life to express my feelings on ethical responsibility. You can read more about my background on my Company History web page and Biography web page if you're so inclined.

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