The best way to keep leaves out of gutters is with gutter guards. Gutter guards are designed to prevent leaves, twigs and general debris from getting inside your gutters, while still allowing water to freely flow. There are 8 types of gutter guards you should be familiar with to keep your gutters clean.
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Unfortunately, as important as gutters are, they’re often an afterthought in the home building, renovation and maintenance processes. While most people understand that the purpose of gutters is to gather rain, and move it off the roof via a downspout, very few understand the destruction rain water can cause if not disposed of properly.
Below we will dive into the top reasons you should install rain gutters on your home, and explain what the purpose of gutters on a house is, so that you can prevent irreversible damage the lack of gutters can cause.
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Compared to sectional gutters, with seamless gutters you are getting a single piece. Seamless gutters are preferable over sectional gutters for a number of reasons including:
When you have saturated soil or the volume of water is much larger than the surface it’s trying to infiltrate, runoff occurs. As this water runs down, it can gather untreated pollutants like sediment and pesticides and drain down into our natural waterways.
Take advantage of the following tips to manage rainwater runoff and reduce nearby pollutants.
Are you looking to install a gutter system and weighing your gutter options?
First, you’ll need to decide whether you want a continuous gutter or sectional system. Keep in mind sectional systems leak within the joints and seams. Continuous gutters are not only less prone to leaks, but also have greater curb appeal.
Now, consider the following gutter materials.
What many people don’t know as they invest in a gutter system is they should be thinking about how large of a gutter they need. Although five-inch K-style gutters and six-inch half-round gutters are common with many homes, some properties need additional gutter support to prevent pooling and overflowing water.
Even when you try to do the right thing sometimes, you miss the mark. With gutter maintenance, homeowners sometimes make the following mistakes.
If you ever run into the unfortunate situation of hail damage, it can feel very overwhelming. You may wonder where do I begin to assess the damage and what do I do next?
Here in Amarillo and the rest of the Panhandle, we go through long periods without rain. Most people don’t think about their gutters during droughts and focus on their landscaping and water conservation. But during droughts gutters systems can run into issues you need to be aware of.
One of the more frequently asked questions we get are how seamless gutters differ from regular gutters. In the presence of rain you want all of the water to go from hitting your roofline to pouring down your gutter off into drainage areas.