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A Gutter is the trough around your house
that controls the direction and the
flow of water from the roof to the ground. Seamless means that
each piece of
gutter is continuous from one end to the other. A Seamless
gutter is best
because there are obviously no seams to leak. It offers a more
complete
decorative look to the fascia. It is available in virtually
any color to
complement the architectural look of your home. Using our hidden
hanger
system there is nothing to detract from the finished lines
that only gutters
can provide.
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If you have ever looked at the ground
around your house, you have noticed
where the roof line drips to the ground. You see the rut caused
by the
spill. You see all that mulch in your flower beds pushed out
of the way by
the rushing water. Now for what you can’t see...The soil
consistency around
your foundation changing as soil is packed tighter here and looser
there
weakening your footers. Most houses in Florida are built on what
I call an
upside down boat. As water changes the consistency of what your
house sits
on, it can begin to list or lean to one side, eventually causing
the slab to
crack, which is the most expensive repair you can incur. In most
cases this
can be upwards of $30,000 to repair. Gutter, in most cases will
prevent
this. Gutter controls where the water hits the ground and diverts
it away
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Now this may not be as costly to repair
as other problems, but it is still a
problem. Water spills off your roof and hits the ground. Well,
it has to do
something, so it splashes mud, sand, grass clippings, etc. back
on to your
side walls. These items stain your paint and well, they just
plain look bad.
Gutter can stop most of this splash back, extending the life
of your
exterior finish. Back
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Rotten window sills, rotting fascias, saturated garage doors...Often
times
you can’t even see these problems until it’s too
late for a cheap repair.
Water running off your roof cascades down your side walls finding
any level
surface to rest on. As we know, here, in Florida, we get a lot
of rain. One
storm will not ruin your house, but when it rains everyday at
three
o’clock...
Wood acts like a sponge, soaking up as much water
as it can. This
also makes the wood a much friendlier home to the second biggest
home
wrecker there is, termites. Gutter moves water from the roof
to the ground
with a minimum of splashing. It will not prevent all water damage,
but it
will keep things substantially drier. Back
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Why do all of these builders put those pesky
compressors right under the
drip line, like the little strip of bent metal is going to protect
it from a
Florida rain shower? Salt blows in from the ocean and settles
on your roof.
When a little rain comes along and washes that salt off and on
to your air
conditioner, that is not good. How long is a compressor good
for? Well,
gutter should help it last at least that long.
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If you live in a neighborhood with trees,
chances are you could benefit from
some form of leaf protection. Gutter, unfortunately, does tend
to catch any
solids that are on your roof, such as leaves, twigs, broken down
asphalt
shingles, etc. If you don’t want to do maintenance to your
gutter, there are
several forms of protection available. We strongly recommend
Alcoa’s Leaf
Relief system. This is the only gutter guard that comes with
a full 10 year“
it will never clog” guarantee. Gutter protection systems
can vary from
$3.00 per foot to $36.00 per foot. Yes, I did say $36.00. For
it’s price,
Alcoa’s product blows most other forms of protection out
of the water. We
sell Leaf Relief for approximately $ 4.50 per foot. It seems
odd that gutter
guard costs more than actual gutter, however, it does almost
completely eliminate any maintenance. Back
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