I’m Richard Tice, a Pennsylvania native with a penchant for adventure and a thirst for exploration. While my roots lie in the Lehigh Valley on the East Coast, my passion for discovery led me to the West Coast straight out of high school. Over the years, I delved into the world of construction, taking on diverse roles that enriched me with invaluable skills. After graduating with a business degree from Cal Poly Humboldt, I purchased a 65-acre property and turned it into what is now South Fork Mountain Farms. I have poured countless hours and resources into making this farm what it is today, and it has been a source of pride and accomplishment for me.
As much as I love my farm, I have also been feeling a pull to diversify my entrepreneurial ventures. That’s why I am now shifting my focus to The Brothers that just do Gutters, a business that I believe has great potential. As I move forward, I am excited to continue exploring new opportunities and taking risks that will allow me to grow and expand as a business owner.
While we excel at gutter installation and are committed to delivering projects in a timely and professional manner, our goal is to do more than just meet your gutter needs. At our core, we value reputation and take pride in our work, striving to embody our ethos every day. From our OSHA certified installers to our knowledgeable solutionists, we go above and beyond to ensure that each project is completed with attention to detail and care. For us, it’s not just about completing individual jobs, but rather taking part in a larger community.
When we have free time, my wife and I prioritize spending it with our two boys. Our family enjoys exploring the outdoors together, whether it’s hiking through the breathtaking coastal redwoods or backpacking in the mountains. Before we had kids and started our business, my wife and I were passionate about rock climbing, a hobby that we are slowly reintroducing to our children. In addition to climbing, I personally enjoy fly fishing, and we all love to travel whenever we get the chance.
In 1999 Ken Parsons had just left the teaching industry and started his own gutter contractor company under the name Waterfall Seamless Gutters. In 2002 Ken’s younger brother, Ryan Parsons, accepted a job on the truck with Ken after the Graphic Design company he was working for crashed. In 2006 the Brothers briefly changed their name to Water-flow Gutter Solutions before finally becoming “The Brothers that just do Gutters” in 2009. The name we all know and love came from a radio ad the Brothers ran just a couple years prior to the change. Everyone who heard it liked it so much they thought it was the company name so Ken and Ryan stopped fighting it and adopted the name. With the name change came a few title changes as well. We decided we no longer wanted to be salesman, presidents or owners but rather Solutionists©, which embodied what we represent to our clients. Ken Parsons was re-entitled Senior Solutionist©, and Ryan Parsons became Chief Solutionist©.
Being in the gutter contractor business for over 15 years was an effort of adaptation and determination. We have been able to be successful for so long because we made our main focus the customer. The Brothers that just do Gutters offer a wide variety of installations, cleaning and repairs in a small niche industry of seamless rain gutters and leaf guards. We have been able to grow the reliability of our services and offer only the best products by focusing all our effort on gutter systems and guards.
Our mantra, “Reinventing Contractor Service™” is the phrase we live by in all areas of our business, every day. The story of The Brothers that just do Gutters began with hard work and a dream to be a community-loved contractor. We wanted to reinvent how clients experience contractor services and provide a level of customer service and reliability that was lacking in our industry.
Along the way, we had to learn to move at the speed of business and invent many new methods never before implemented in the contractor field. Meeting our goal of being a five-star contractor and reinventing contractor service meant focusing on every detail of the job. By creating a unique experience with the homeowner, investing in our employees, sourcing the best products, and creating training methods for publishing every review a homeowner made on our independent review services, we started to rise above the rest.