Preventing Your Gutters From Getting Clogged
Your gutters have one job. To catch and redirect rainwater away from your home. Simple enough right? It should be, but far too often gutter systems of Lower Mainland homes, strata properties, and businesses get clogged. When that happens, damage to the system or even property (exterior and interior) ensues. Ensure that you prevent this impediment from happening by following the instructions below. Below are 2 easy tips from a gutter cleaning company that will help you prevent your gutters from getting clogged.
Inspect and Clean Your Downspouts Monthly (or more often as required)
Clogs often begin at the point where your gutter system meets the rooftop opening of your downspouts. All that it takes is a clump of leaves to set the wheels in motion, plugging the downspout entry and trapping water in the recess of your gutters. At that point, water reaches the brim, overflows, and runs down the side of your home into the foundation and through cracks and crevices into your basement. Not good. Most clogs can be avoided with a monthly inspection and cleaning schedule. Pick a set day per month, and make sure no 30-day period passes without climbing up and performing a comprehensive accounting, cleaning out your gutters where needed.
Trim Trees and Tall Hedges Away from Your Roof’s Edge
The leaves, twigs, flora, and pine needles that clog gutters do so because the trees and bushes that bear (and release) them are within proximity to your roof. Heavy winds will transport loose growth into your gutters and clog them. If complete removal of these natural backyard appendages is not an option, then at the very least you will need to prune them away from your roof.
For quality gutter cleaning, hire Window & Pressure Washing. We are the gutter cleaning company you need in Canyon Country, CA. Give us a call at (661) 221-5551 if you want to schedule an appointment with us!