Clogged Gutters Can Cause Damage To Your Home

10/3/2019 (Permalink)

Clogged gutters can cause serious damage to the interior and exterior of your home.

Fall is here and as the leaves begin to fall from the trees, we need to be mindful of making sure these leaves don’t become a problem for our houses. As the leaves begin to fall many will end up in the gutters on our roof and if you aren’t careful this could create a problem that could result in costly damages needing repair.

While it’s still dry out, the leaves won’t cause much of a problem. However, as soon as you get your first heavy rainstorm, the problems will start to pop up. If your gutters are filled with leaves, the rain can’t drain out properly. When this happens, your gutters will overflow, and the water could cause water damage to walls, soffits, fascia, siding, basements, and even your foundation.

If water does back up in your gutters, the debris and pooling water can start to eat away at the gutter materials, which can cause holes and leaks. Once you have holes, it might not be a simple fix—you could end up having to replace your gutters entirely.

How often you clean your gutters depends largely on where you live. If you live in an area without any trees around, you can probably get away with cleaning your gutters just once a year, since they aren’t filling up with leaves and other debris as quickly. Of course, if there is a tree close to your house that does lose its leaves, you might have to clean them more often.