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An often forgotten yet important part of our homes is the roof. Your gutters are an even particularly important part of the roof and they have to be properly cared for. Your gutters should always be clean to prevent a lot of costly problems.

Below are some of the reasons you should make it a culture to regularly clean your gutters;

 

1. Prevent roof leakages: a clogged gutter means that you will have stagnant water in the gutters. This water gets into the roof and finds its ways through every slice of wood, dry wall and plaster. In no time you begin to have leakages from the roof into the house.

2. Prevent ice dams: during the colder seasons, stagnant water in the clogged gutter turn to ice and this results in damage to the roof shingles.

3. Prevent fascia board damage: the fascia board is the part of the roof directly connected to the gutter. when your gutters get clogged they tend to overflow. The spilled water gets into the fascia board and starts to cause damage. This can spell danger to your roof and finance as you will have to spend more to fix the damaged fascia boards and other wooden parts directly connected to it.

4. Protect the gutter itself: the extra load in the gutters can cause huge damage to them and can even cause them to drop off. This is another potential avenue for unnecessary spending then will strain your budget.

5. Prevent pest infestation: stagnant water makes a breeding spot for insects that can negatively affect health or cause other problems. Pests can even bring more problems and a clogged gutter can imply you’re giving them a lair. Think of what rats and mice can do as unwanted guests in your house. Cleaning your gutters helps you prevent this.

6. Maintain family safety and comfort: clogged gutters, a leaking roof and other problems associated with not cleaning your gutters, can threaten your safety and well being. Imagine how molds and weeds growing on you roof can be. Then imagine what damage can happen if your roof gives in.

7. Prevent basement flooding: an overflowing gutter can be a major reason for basement leakages. The water from there can always get to your basement and make a flood especially during the rainy seasons.

8. Protect your foundation from cracks and damage: water from clogged gutters overflow and can go anywhere there is space. This overflow can get through and rundown into the foundations of your house. During winter the water freezes and in the warmer periods it melts, the expanding and contraction of the water as the weather changes causes damage to the slabs and concrete of the foundation.

9. Preserve the value of your home: a broken or clogged gutter is easy to spot by maintenance experts and this automatically brings down the value of your house as they will include costs of repairs and cleaning.

10. Save money: cleaning your gutters regularly will save you a lot of unnecessary costs of repairs, and reconstruction. Instead of replacing your fascia board, repainting your ceilings and interiors, you will have that money for other things,

 

You could do the cleaning yourself but you can professional help to get it done better and at almost the same cost as doing it yourself. This is what we do at ernest windows. Clean your gutters and save you some money.