Few of us give much thought to our home's gutters, at least until they start leaking or falling off the walls. If your home's gutters are in bad shape and you are looking for replacements, you might assume that conventional, inexpensive sectional gutters are the most cost-effective option.
However, while seamless gutters are more expensive to purchase than sectional gutters, they can be an excellent investment that pays for itself over time. Here are three ways investing in seamless gutters now can save you money in the future:
Low Repair and Maintenance Costs
Sectional gutters are joined together by welding or heat sealing. When your gutters are installed by a quality gutter installation service, these joints are generally tough and long-lasting. However, they are still the weakest part of any sectional gutter system. As sectional systems age and degrade, these joints will inevitably become weaker, making them vulnerable to leaking or sagging.
As the name would suggest, seamless gutters are fabricated in long, continuous lengths, and a single section of seamless guttering will span the entire width of one side of your home. Seamless guttering systems aren't totally seamless — there are still spouts at corners and where gutters are connected to downspouts — but they have far fewer seams than sectional guttering systems.
Fewer seams mean fewer weak points in a seamless guttering system, and seamless gutters are significantly less likely to spring a leak or fall apart as they age. This long-term durability can save you a significant amount of money on gutter repair and replacement costs.
Less Likely to Clog
The seams that hold lengths of sectional gutters are also where debris that falls into the gutters is likely to accumulate. Fallen leaves are especially prone to getting caught in gutter seams, and during the fall months, large clogs of fallen leaves can cause serious overflowing problems in sectional guttering systems.
As water overflows out of the clogged gutter, it spills down the sides of your home. If the clogs are not removed swiftly, this spillage can cause problems with dampness, rot, and mold inside your home, especially if you live in a building with timber framing.
Because seamless gutters have smooth interior surfaces, they are less likely to trap solid debris, and therefore less likely to become clogged. Investing in seamless gutters will prevent damaging and expensive damp problems caused by overflowing, and will also spare you the messy and unpleasant job of removing leaf clogs from your gutters.
Increase Home Value
Seamless gutters can also benefit your bank accounts by raising the value of your home property. Seamless gutters are considered very desirable by real estate professionals and prospective homeowners, and their smooth, seamless appearance can also be more aesthetically pleasing. If you intend to sell your home in the future, spending extra on seamless gutters can be a very smart investment.
For more information, turn to a company such as New England's Best Home Services.
When you have something you like inside a jar, you probably put a lid on it — right? In a way, you can think of your house in the same manner. You like and value the items inside, along with the inside of the house itself. So, it only makes sense that you would protect the interior of your home with a lid. That lid is your roof.
Keep that perspective in mind as you read this blog. Learning more about roofing will feel more interesting if you remember what a roof does: it protects the inside of the home and the people who live in it.