As a homeowner, you may not realize how important gutters are to your house until they are compromised. Gutters contribute a lot to the appearance of your house as well as keeping your house in great working order. Normally you only notice when something is wrong, we look at it from a different point of view. At Gutter Maintenance we believe you should properly look after your gutters so you should never be put in the situation where your gutters are causing damage to your house. It’s therefore of extreme importance to ensure that you regularly clean them, without doing this, you may end up with lots of gutter issues that will require you to spend a big chunk of your hard-earned money to get your gutters repaired. The good news is that it’s all in your power to prevent this from happening. But first, let’s take a look at some of the top reasons why you ought to consider regular cleaning of your gutters:
1. To prevent damage to the interior and exterior of your home
In the absence of rain gutters, rainwater or snow would just be pouring off the roof straight down the side of your house. When it reaches the base of the house’s foundation, it can result in leaks or erosion. This is the same scenario that would be witnessed if the gutters are clogged with debris and leaves. Water could fall over the roof sides. At the same time, they can damage the roof shingles resulting in the leaking of water into the interior of your home as well. This is a problem that can easily be prevented by regular cleaning of the debris and leaves that drop on the gutters.
2. To help in checking for gutter repair
If not regularly checked, a possible minor gutter repair can end up causing a major damage that can be so costly to deal with. When you regularly clean your gutters there is more chance that you will notice these required minor repair works. When timely identified, a lot of time and money will be saved in the long term. You must, therefore, ensure that you carry out regular cleaning of the gutters to rid yourself of unnecessary inconveniences.
3. To help in keeping the pests away
Without a shadow of a doubt, clogged gutters will accumulate water due to clogging. This excess water can be very attractive to such pests as mosquitoes and termites. If you neglect the gutters for too long, they will serve as the most conducive place for the survival of these pests. Needless to say, the mosquitoes and termites will reproduce and grow in number. The next thing to happen is that these pests could invade your house resulting in damage or you requiring the service of professionals to get rid of them.
4. To help reveal potential clogs
It is better to ensure that clogs do not form in the gutters in the first place, if left too long this will be the start of all the problems we have already mentioned. If this happens, there could be a lot of damage in the long run. It is, therefore, a good practice to keep checking out things that could turn into problematic clogs. With regular cleaning, potential clogs can be resolved at the earliest opportunity. This saves on gutter repair costs as well as help in avoidance of possible damages to the home’s basement, interior, and exterior.
Gutters need to be constantly kept in good working conditions. You should aim to have them fully functional at all times. It can save you a lot of time and money needed to carry out gutter repairs as you’ll be able to avoid it by regularly cleaning them. At Gutter Maintenance we understand that this can be a difficult and arduous task which is why we would like to take that strain and worry away from you.
If you have any worries about your guttering then contact us today and our team of professionals will come and give you a quote on a job, whether it is routine gutter maintenance, a small gutter repair or maybe you need a new guttering system completely, we will let you know the best course of action & help you along the way.