Your home’s gutters protect the foundation of your home, prevent erosion, and keep water off anything you care about. They will also reduce problems with stains on exterior walls as well as paint damage. Your gutter system can even help to stop mold or mildew growth too!
Gutters play a vital role in reducing the water and moisture damage to homes. They help prevent an array of water issues on your roof, including rot and decay of plywood decking, premature deterioration of asphalt shingles, soffit fascia-masonry growth.
They also reduce noise from rain or snow which can be really annoying for homeowners with lots going on outside their home!
You may or may not need new gutters to go along with your LeafHelmet gutter
protection system. But if you do, LeafHelmet is one of the best rain gutter
companies in the country and you’ll be able to see that right from your first
contact. We handle gutter protection, gutter installation, warranty work,
downspout systems with minimal fuss or cleanup, and much more. Our gutters
come in both 5” and 6” sizes which allows for good water flow to your
downspouts.
Obviously, you don’t want to enter or exit your home and get soaked by a
waterfall coming from above. Gutters collect rain from your roof and transfer it
to the ground without pouring all over the place. Their purpose is to divert the
rain away from your roof and onto the ground in a controlled way.
Without gutters, rain can pool up around your home’s foundation, seep through
cracks into basements and cause flooding problems. Gutters direct water away
from your home efficiently into drains and lower ground to prevent
uncontrollable seepage. This is due to a curved piece attached to the end of the
gutter, called a downspout, which dumps water onto a splash block. The splash
block rests on the ground, slows down the force of the water pouring out and
directs it safely away from your home’s base.
Water flowing against your home can get sloppy, as it splashes dirt and residue
against siding. Over time, this will cause your home’s appearance to look dirty,
forcing you to clean up the mess often. It can also make paint chip away, which
calls for the eventual repainting of your exterior. Gutters consolidate rain,
keeping your home looking like new without extra effort.
Your home’s exterior and roof may be lined with tar paper and plywood, which
are not completely waterproof. Since siding and shingles are installed in pieces
over these materials, they might have gaps and shift over time, so water may
eventually sneak under them. As water leaks in, siding and roofs soaked with
excessive water can begin to deteriorate and even rot. Materials can eventually
break down and crack, causing your home to essentially fall apart over time. Rain
gutters funnel the water away from your home, avoiding these problems and
keeping your home safe.
As your home’s exterior gathers too much moisture, mold is likely to grow in
unwanted places due to humidity and weak ventilation. As water leaks inside
walls, drywall can act as a food source and be a hot spot for mold growth. Mold
can be difficult to remove and toxic to your home if not treated correctly.
LeafHelmet’s rain gutters can reduce the rush of water seeping into your home
and therefore lower the chance of mold development.
Mosquitoes, termites and other pests are attracted to damp areas and standing
water. Without gutters directing water away from your home, it can become very
attractive for bugs. Insects surrounding your home can be unpleasant and
annoying. What’s more, they can even start to eat away at your home’s exterior.
As the gutters and enclosed downspouts divert water away from the roof and
home, you reduce the risk of standing water and increased amounts of pests.
Pools of water landing on your roof are likely to run off into your yard, damaging
landscaping from heavy flows. Furthermore, large amounts of water can erode
soil, causing your home’s foundation to weaken. Rain gutters can control the
amount of water passed into your yard, which is better for your grass, plants and
vegetation. You can redirect water away from your foundation by installing a
gutter system that forces water to pass away from, rather than onto your
landscaping.
All leaf protection systems can keep debris out of your gutter, but only LeafHelmet does it with a patented, debris shedding design that is better than any other gutter guard on the market today.