Keep reading for some more tips for preparing your seamless gutters for fall.
Is your gutter system up to the challenges it will inevitably face due to fall’s unpredictable weather? Falling leaves can affect almost all parts of your home, from the top of the roof to the foundation. However, the singularly most impacted component of your home is the gutter and drainage system. When gutters are clogged with leaves and debris, it can open your home to potential damage. For that reason, now is the time to ensure your gutters are up to the task before the leaves start falling. Keep reading for some more tips for preparing your seamless gutters for fall.
Clean Leaves from Your Gutters
It may seem like a couple of leaves in your gutters won’t affect its performance too much — but that’s where you’re wrong. When leaves and other natural debris collect in your gutter system, they decompose. The result is a nasty sludge that can clog your drains and render your gutters nearly useless. It’s important to have free-flowing gutters, especially before winter. Gutters overflowing with melting snow and ice can damage other parts of your home and create walking hazards with subsequent patches of ice.
Check for Water Damage
Water is an important factor in potential damage to your roof. When roofs cannot properly drain, moisture collects and penetrates your shingles; once that happens, it can take a long time to dry out. As the weather cools and moisture remains trapped, it causes problems like wood rot and decay. If water penetrates through your roof, it will travel down into your attic, affecting internal home structures and insulation. This creates the perfect breeding ground for mold. Harmful mold spores can enter your ventilation system, negatively impacting your family’s health and exacerbating conditions such as asthma.
Inspect Your Foundation
Malfunctioning gutters and drainage systems usually mean water isn’t properly directed away from your home’s foundation. Water can pour down in a devastating deluge into your house’s foundation, saturating the ground.
When the ground around your home’s foundation is saturated with moisture, that wet earth can put pressure on your basement’s concrete walls, creating cracks. What starts as a fine crack can easily become a full-blown break, which can be very expensive to repair. This financial setback can be avoided by cleaning and inspecting your gutters and the surrounding foundation. Saturated earth also causes your foundation to sink, leading to more problems.
Additionally, concrete is a porous material that soaks up moisture. Improperly sealed concrete can allow moisture to permeate its structure, eventually weakening concrete that can crack or even crumble.
Professional Gutter Repair and Installation
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