Gutter Repair & Cleaning

Gutter Cleaning

Your gutter and downspout system was designed to catch the maximum flow of water from your roof and usher it away from your home. However, if your gutters are clogged, the water has no where to go except over your gutters or underneath your fascia board (roof line). It will find its way into your foundation or inner walls as well as your window casing. We can't begin to tell you how many thousands of dollars are spent each year in repairs simply due to preventable water damage.

Your downspouts are designed to divert the water safely away from your property's foundation and if they are not properly opened and flowing, the water will back up and find its way over or underneath your gutter system. This excessive moisture leads to rotting wood, mold, and mildew.  If you have a damp basement, or crawl space it's very possible that your gutter system is in need of maintenance.

Gutter cleaning should be done at least twice a year, once in late fall and again in late spring after pollination season is over.

Watkins Seamless Gutters can clean and help your gutter system work efficiently.


Gutter Repair

Most times existing gutter systems that are not performing correctly can be repaired without replacing the entire system. Generally, the rule-of-thumb is, if the gutter or downspout is rusted through, it should be replaced. Once the rust process starts, it can not be reversed, thus patching is only a temporary fix. Depending on the existing gutter size and profile, it is sometimes possible to replace single sections of rusted through gutters, even when they tie into adjacent gutter sections.

Also, existing downspouts are often reusable even when the gutters are rusted through, as water is less likely to stay pooled in vertical downspouts. Expansion and contraction, wind, snow and ice, hail and falling limbs are a few of the culprits that can overtime lead to a system not functioning correctly.

Some other common repairs include:

• Re-sealing seams and corners.
• Re-securing the gutters by adding additional hangers.
• Re-attaching downspouts.
• Re-pitching gutters that aren't flowing correctly.
• Adding downspouts to redistribute water and increase capacity.
• Overall "tightening up" of the system.

Maintaining your gutter system is vital to its performance and longevity. If your gutters are overflowing, the gutter or the downspout is probably clogged. Keeping the system open and free of debris is critical. We offer complete gutter/downspout cleaning services by skilled gutter technicians that are able to not only clean and flush the system, but trouble shoot and repair unforeseen problems.

Maintaining positive drainage away from the homes' foundation is also another necessity. Water that continues to pool next to the foundation can leak into the basement or cause structural concerns.

Watkins Seamless Gutters can diagnose and offer solutions to most negative drainage issues as well as offering free advice on what you can do to help your gutter system work efficiently.