How To Spot Damage From A Lack Of Gutter Cleaning

If you don’t book regular gutter cleans on your property, you will likely end up with blocked gutters. This will then lead to standing water. The dead leaves and branches from nearby trees will fall into your gutters.

Alternatively if the water can’t flow away, it can penetrate through windows, doors or any unexpected places, due to it overflowing.

However, with a regular gutter clean in Peterborough the issue of blockages can be prevented before it becomes a bigger, more serious and even dangerous problem for you, your home and your family.

If you put off your gutter cleaning this can result in damage to your roof as well. This can even lead to serious leaks into your home. Any water that isn’t able to flow along your gutters can accumulate on your roof.

This can then soak through your roof and cause significant damage to the roof, your loft and your home.

Visually inspecting your gutters before the wet and rainy weather is highly recommended. This will help spot any potential damage before the rain starts. However, there are three main ways that you can spot any damage from a lack of gutter cleaning. Look out for them during or after wet weather.

• Can you see water where it shouldn’t be? You might spot puddled in your garage, leaks in your home or stains on your wall for example. These are major tell-tale signs that your home is at risk of serious damage.

• Have you spotted leaking gutters or are your gutters not draining at all? Gutters or drains that are not flowing smoothly could be a sign that there is a blockage in your gutters. This needs to be looked at sooner rather than later to avoid serious damage.

• Spotted puddles of water in the garden around your home or on your driveway? If you notice puddles of standing water around your home this is likely to be a sign of a blocked gutter.  The water is unable to flow along the gutter and through the downpipe, so it pours over the side of the gutter into puddles around your home.

If you have spotted any of these signs or you’re not sure when your last gutter clean was; book it with us now.

Missed our last blog read it here: Three Reasons You Should Avoid Gutter Cleaning At Your Peril