If the slope is off on your gutters, water will will accumulate inside the gutter instead of draining to the downspouts, and then it can over-flow and soak your house and it’s foundation!
If that’s not bad enough, consider this: if your gutters are hung incorrectly or sagging too much, they could fall off. That’s bad news for anyone or any thing that happens to be under them at the time! Chances re, the gutters will be ruined after a fall from your roof. They’ll be dented, dinged, and possibly destroyed. Not only that, but they could potentially rip your siding off with them! Even if the siding manages to stay on the house, it could get pulled away enough that it needs to be replaced. Just like water can get under the shingles, it can get under your home’s siding. Once there, it can eat away at the wall materials and create a fertile environment for pests, as well as for mold. Mold loves vinyl siding, especially in areas that don’t get much direct light. Mold is unhealthy, ugly, and destructive. You will have to re-install all new siding, which can end up costing a lot of money.
Besides the siding, there’s the foundation! When your gutters are backed up, the water just spills out and flows into the soil around your house. Soil can only absorb so much water, and then that water has to go somewhere else. All too often, “somewhere else” is your foundation and basement.
A basement flood can cost you thousands of dollars, but foundation problems can cost you your house. A house on an unstable foundation can be condemned by the state if you let it go long enough. This is serious business.
At Prestigious Raingutters, we have 25 years of experience cleaning, repairing and maintaining all types of rain gutters in the Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley areas. Let us help you make sure the gutters on your house, apartment, or commercial building are secure and properly sloped. Call us for a free estimate.
