In my travels all over the world, Central America, South America, all over the USA, I have never seen a population more inclined to let their houses rot out from under their roofs as in the southeastern USA. My Parents are the perfect example. I remember growing up my dad NEVER cleaned the gutters. We lived in a two story house with a 60 year old metal roof. I'll give it to him; it is scary up there. Eventually the gutters became so full that the began to push water back against the facia board. This is the board that runs the length of the house to which the gutter is nailed or screwed. This only took about a year. The facia rotted and then the gutter fell off. This took about five years. All this damage and eventual repair could have been avoided with a simple twice, or even once, a year gutter cleaning. My dad was not completely broke. We could have hired a professional to deal with the scary heights. Instead he had to hire a professional to install new facia and gutters.
Leaving The gutter of a home uncleaned will also lead to rot due to insects that find their home in the muck. As a professional gutter cleaner I have found ant colonies, carpenter bees' nests, hornet nest, and bird nests. This creates the base for an ecosystem around your home that will attract birds, including woodpeckers, mice, and other rodents.
When should you clean your gutters? If you are finding yourself asking this question you should probably call us to come out and clean your gutters. Twice a year is a good place to start. Late summer and early winter are the best time in the Southeast. If you notice any over flow in your gutters in between cleaning you should either check it out yourself or call Higher Ground to take a look. It is probably due to a clogged down spout.
The moral of the story is to prevent costly damage to your home clean your gutters and clean them often. If you are scared to get on your roof or on a ladder, or if you just don't feel like it, call Higher Ground Rainwater Systems. Visit them online at www.hgrainwater.com, or friend them on Facebook
Author,
Beckett Honicker
Chattanooga, TN
Saving water and all of the Earth's natural resources while providing a quality service that we can stand behind is what we do here at Higher Ground. We proudly service Asheville, Leicester, Cashiers, Hendersonville, Weaverville and all of Western North Carolina with rainwater harvesting, rain barrels, and integrated underground rainwater harvesting systems. We also offer an array of home maintenance including rope access gutter cleaning.
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