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What Are Seamless Gutters and Why Do I Need Them?

Seamless Gutters are a gutter system that custom cuts sections fit to your project. Our team of

highly trained, in-house gutter techs custom-cut each piece of gutter to perfectly fit your home or

project. Seamless Gutters are typically offered in two different sizes. We offer Seamless Gutters

in 5” and 6”. Usually, the section gutters (Not Seamless) come in four-foot sections and are

typically used in DIY projects for gutters. That being said, 90% of the DIY gutter installs we've

seen over the years have cost the homeowner more money than it was worth. Each section of

the gutter has a seam that needs to be sealed up properly. So, if you have a home that has 200

feet of gutter, that means without counting the corners and end caps, you have over 50 sections

of gutter that needs to be sealed. If not sealed up properly this will lead to fascia board rot.


Our Custom cut seamless gutters are an aluminum-based material. We do not recommend the

DIY gutter section you can get on the cheap side for multiple reasons:


1. The DIY gutter is made of plastic material and on average is 2 inches smaller than the

smallest-sized gutter we offer. That being said you can not properly install the gutter

under the drip edge which leads to fascia board rot.


2. The longevity of the material. Our seamless gutters will last 20+ years in the natural

elements outside whereas plastic, no thicker than your average white plastic lawn chair,

will eventually get brittle and break.

Even though DIY Gutters might seem like the cheaper option in the beginning, they will

cost you more in the long run. We always say the most expensive job is the job you have to do

twice.


Why do you need Seamless Gutter you might ask?


Seamless gutters are an important aspect of your roofing system. Not only do they catch water

and distribute it away from your foundation, but it also adds good value to your home. One of

the major reasons why homeowners choose to install seamless gutters on their homes or

projects is to prevent water runoff from wearing down the foundation. Over time water will start

creating a trench around your foundation and can eventually weather away your home's

foundation support. This isn't something that happens overnight, but as the years go by you will

start to see these damages.


Another important reason why homeowners chose seamless gutters is to prevent having

to walk through a waterfall while entering or exiting their homes. With seamless gutters being

properly installed on your home, it will help catch the water and direct it to a downspout

preventing the water from getting you soaking wet.


While rainfall is your flower garden's best friend, it can also be its worst nightmare. One

of the most common reasons we install seamless gutters on a customer's home is to help stop

the washout of mulch in flower gardens. Seamless gutters will prevent this by capturing the

water and directing it away from the flower garden and foundation


Water also tends to pool up in low sections of your property. By having Seamless gutters

installed, you guessed it, we can direct the water away from these low spots and help prevent

the pooling of water. If further action is needed on a severe project we offer great

recommendations for a french drain system that ties into the gutter system and directs the water

even further away!

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