Cleaning Your Gutters This Fall Can Help Your Whole House

• Jeff White
• 8 years ago
• Categories: Blog, Gutters
• Tags: local roofer, roofing company

While water is certainly a necessity that we must have in order to stay alive, it can be harmful to your home. Imagine for a minute that a metal pipe full of water suddenly froze on the side of your house.  We all know that freezing causes expansion, which will most likely cause the metal pipe to break.

Many of us have metal or fiberglass troughs or pipes (gutters) on our homes that are meant to protect them.  Unfortunately, they do not only collect water.  They collect leaves, dirt, and sometimes even small animals. These extra types of debris in your gutter system can easily cause the water from rain, hail, or snowfall to collect inside of your gutters which puts your whole drainage system at risk.

Tips for Gutter Cleaning

 

Here are a few tips that homeowners in Wooster, OH, and the surrounding areas should follow in order to ensure that their gutters are working correctly:

• Frequency – Local roofers and gutter installation companies recommend that you clean and inspect your gutters twice a year. The spring and fall are the best times to do this because of the good weather and the number of items that tend to fall into the gutter system.
• Protection – Installing gutter covers can certainly help to ensure that your system gets full less frequently. Roofing companies who install such covers often say that you can go up to three years between cleanings after these are installed.
• Level of Difficulty – Though it seems as if cleaning out your gutters would be an easy job, some New Philadelphia, OH homeowners are taken aback by how difficult it really is. Should you find yourself exhausted at the mere thought of climbing up and down a ladder, contact a reliable roofing company in the area to come and do the dirty work for you.

Avoid the leaks, mold, and decay that could be a result of clogged gutters by taking time to clean them out this fall.