Protect your Twin Cities home from water damage with clean gutters! Evergreen Construction provides professional gutter cleaning in the Orono, MN area. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, don’t hesitate to contact us online, by phone or in person!
What Problems Can Arise When You Don’t Clean Your Gutters?
No homeowner wants to raise a ladder to dig around their gutter for leaves and mud. But as a homeowner, you want to ensure you’re maintaining your house to prevent costly damages and repairs. Having clean gutters is always worth the work because they play an essential role in keeping your roof and home safe.
The main function of your gutters is to divert the water flow away from your house. While water is essential to life, it can be incredibly detrimental to the structure and foundation of your home. Even the most minor amount of water can cause a tremendous amount of damage. Here’s what can happen if you don’t clean your gutters.
You Could Develop Foundation Problems
Imagine you have a 3,000-square-foot-home. For every inch of rain, that can be nearly 1,800 gallons of water running down your roof. Well, functioning gutters carry the water down and away from your home, but a clogged and dirty gutter does exactly the opposite. The water can spill over into your foundation, which will then pour through your walls. An abundance of pooling water will eventually erode the foundation and walls, resulting in cracks and possible foundation failure.
Your Walls Will Be Damaged
Any clogged gutter can also result in water leaks inside various rooms in your home. Water can get trapped in the boards that mount your gutter, which will let excess mixture into your home. This can cause more serious issues in the wintertime, as they can result in ice dams. Without properly removing an ice dam, you can cause severe damage to your roof and shingles.
You Will Have a Wet Basement
Because a broken or clogged gutter can cause foundation problems, your basement can be impacted by the excess moisture. If your basement hasn’t been properly waterproofed, this can result in a myriad of other issues.
Insect and Mold Infestations Are More Common
Unfortunately, some of the most annoying and grossest organisms love damp and wet areas, specifically mosquitoes and mold. Pooling water can be a breeding ground for mosquitoes to lay eggs, and damp rooms are great environments for mold to grow. Mold can pose a severe health risk to us, so it’s important to avoid and outbreak at all costs.
The most preventative measure for combatting water damage is to have a clean and properly functioning gutter. These issues that can arise are costly to fix but are easy to avoid. Make sure you have annual gutter checkups performed to ensure everything is functioning perfectly.
Our Orono, MN gutter cleaning company is properly equipped and prepared to service gutters safely and without causing damage to your home or commercial structure. Contact us today to learn more!
