Gutter Maintence
Regular gutter maintenance can add many years to your gutter system’s life and protect your home from water damage. Each year, leaves and other debris fall on your roof and end up in your rain gutters. If your gutters aren’t cleaned out and maintained, they can become very heavy and start to pull away from your roof. Once your rain gutters are no longer functioning well, water can pour down the sides of your home and seep into the earth next to your foundation, causing all kinds of problems, from cracks in your foundation to mold and mildew in your home.
Brooklyn-based Z. Abedin Construction offers gutter maintenance to help keep your gutters in good working condition, year after year. We know that solid gutters are key to preventing large problems like foundation issues. Let’s take a look at some of the adverse conditions that can occur when gutter maintenance is ignored.
Debris Build-Up
Leaves, twigs, and other debris get washed off your roof by rainfall and collect in your gutters. If your gutters become clogged, they will sit there and compact, making your gutters heavy and full of decomposing matter.
Bits of asphalt from your roofing shingles can also find their way into your gutters, adding to the weight and making it difficult for your gutters to successfully move water away from your home.
Regular cleanings will keep your gutters free from debris. Twice annual gutter cleanings go a long way toward extending the life of your gutters and helping them to do the job they were designed to do.
Slope Problems
When your gutters were first installed, they had a subtle slope that helped the water to run downhill and eventually away from your house. Over time, settling and bending can interfere with the slope and cause water to pool in certain areas of your gutters. Regular gutter maintenance can fix any problems with slopes and make sure they’re functioning well.
Broken or Dysfunctional Parts
Due to the shape of your roof and the way water flows on it, some areas of your gutters will experience more stress than others. The gutter components in these high-stress areas may fall apart more quickly than the components in low-stress areas.
If you attend to regular gutter maintenance, you may be able to fix small problems before they become much larger ones. By replacing broken parts regularly, you can extend the life of your gutters.
For more information about gutter maintenance, contact us at Z. Abedin Construction.
