What type of material should I choose for my rain gutters? There are a variety of choices in different price ranges. Vinyl is the least expensive, but this type of gutter can lose its elasticity in cold weather, as well as over time even in mild climates, leading to chipping or total failure.
Gutters use gravity to reroute rainwater from your roof. When they're bent, partially detached or broken, they can't do their job. The result is either water ponding on the roof, which can create leaks, or water running off the roof and accumulating around your home's foundation, which can also cause problems.
Are you concerned that you won’t have the time or tools necessary to keep your new gutters in optimal condition? While you can always hire out the maintenance, leaf guards and certain coatings will help to keep your gutter maintenance requirements to a minimum.
Gutters direct rain onto the ground and away from your home. Without gutters water would splash onto your home, perhaps staining stucco or siding. If there is dirt from a garden near the house, rain can damage these gardens and leave mud streaks on the home.
Some gutters are hung using a system called "spike and ferrule." If installed improperly, the spikes can pull away from the trim over time, allowing gutter pitches to skew, or the gutters to fall away completely. A quick semi-annual inspection of your guttering system will let you spot and quickly repair problems.
Ultimately, it doesn’t make sense to make the investment in gutters if you have to worry about them no longer sitting flush against the roof after a few rainy seasons. Rest assured that we can help you install the gutter covers that will keep all that heavy debris out of them.
Wondering how a gutter installer can make seamless gutters so quickly? The answer is roll forming. Your gutters start as a large roll of aluminum. The aluminum is passed through roll formers that make it into gutters right at your home.
Good gutter maintenance is inexpensive and can save homeowners costly home repairs down the road. Here are some examples of problems caused by blocked roof gutters: roof leaks, slippery sidewalks and driveways, rotting fascia boards and foundation cracks.
When it comes to steel gutters, the type of coating you choose is going to be important. Modern hot dip galvanizing involves a process whereby steel is immersed in molten zinc, with bonds to form an alloy gutter coating that protects the steel from rust.
In most cases, five-inch gutters are sufficient. All the larger size does is buy you a couple of extra minutes in the case of a clogged outlet before the gutter begins to overflow.
Do you ever feel like you could stand outside in the rain for a half hour and still not get a drenched as you do when you walk to your front door? Let’s talk about how installing gutters can make it a little less treacherous to get into your house.
Copper gutters can be both a practical and aesthetic addition to your home or building, especially if you have a copper, tile, or cedar shingle roof. Their profiles can be shaped to match the building’s architectural design, and they will gradually adopt copper’s distinctive green patina.
If snow and ice are seasonal weather events in your area, a different approach to gutter installation is needed to prevent damage and to keep them working correctly. The first, and most effective adjustment, is to hang the gutters so that the outer edge is at or below the roof line to prevent them being pushed out.
When the time comes to clean out the gutter channel, be careful with your ladder placement. Ladder damage is the most common form of damage, and can compromise the efficiency of the gutter system.
Seamless gutters are made on-site right at your home, which means that the gutter installers don’t have to compromise. They’re able to make the gutters, downspouts, and other parts to specifically fit your house’s measurements, no matter how small or large the measurements are.
Don’t rain gutters just make the job of painting the house more time-consuming? That’s not true. Not only can you get a wide variety of colors on your gutters, but those colors come in the form of a baked-on enamel finish. That means they never require painting or touch-ups.
While some people think that gutters should be hung level, they actually work best when angled toward the roof’s downspouts and drains. This tends to facilitate water flow.
Gutter guards can significantly reduce the frequency with which you have to clean your gutters. While they don't provide foolproof protection, they do guard against some of the debris that can fill and clog gutters.
We understand that you don’t want the investment you make in your gutters to be for nothing. Once we install your gutters, remember to inspect them for damage after severe storms and to clean them out regularly to help preserve the fasteners.
After you've removed all the large debris from your gutters, it's usually safe to flush them out with a garden hose. Smaller particles are less likely to clog up the gutters like larger clumps of debris can.
A home warranty policy can protect a homeowner against repairs or breakdowns of appliances and even the electrical and air-conditioning systems. But home warranties specifically exclude roofs and gutters from coverage.
When deciding whether to install gutters made from aluminum or steel, you’ll want to take into account the fact that aluminum is often a little bit simpler to put in.
