Calling Dr. Gutter.

• Position: Made in Indiana

It happens to nearly everyone: A loud thunderstorm wakes those dead asleep, just in time to hear a mini-Niagara outside, pouring through leaky gutters. The cost of replacing the gutters, starting at $200, can be the source of many nightmares. It happened to Dick Butler, too, only he didn't get mad--he got even.

A dedicated do-it-yourselfer, Butler created Dr. Gutter when he couldn't find a seamless, plastic lining to fix his gutters. The Franklin Life Insurance Co. agent incorporated his Marion based business in October 1986 and introduced his new product in August 1987.

Dr. Gutter is a 8 1/2-inch-wide, rigid material made from the same chemical compound as vinyl siding. Butler had it manufactured in white so it would deflect the sun's rays and last longer than most plastics exposed to the elements. The liner comes in 50- and...