Homeowners to this day, April 2011, are still being ripped off by companies who employ un-qualified installers (imbeciles) however unless you as a homeowner are familiar on how gutters should be installed, you will continue to be ripped off. There is no Building Code so don't expect a Building Inspector to come knocking at your door inspecting your gutters. Please go to our "pricing" page for many photos. Take a quick peak at this photo as well. Click Here
Homes with improperly installed gutters or homes without gutter become feedlots for mold and mildew that can sicken your family. If your home has gutters, take a few moments, walk outside and see if they are similar to these photos. Most homes in Florida were installed like the top left photo below and this type of installation will cause nothing but damage to your fascia over time and will not catch the heavy rain cascading off your roof. Remember, it will be far less expensive to repair or replace your gutters now then it will be to repair and replace your rotted fascia and soffit later due to improperly installed gutters.
SEAMLESS
GUTTER PHOTOS BELOW DEPICT PROPER AND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED GUTTERS Photo
to the left shows how a proper installation is being done. The
installer carefully moved the metal flashing away from the strip
of wood known as the "one by" so that the gutter can
be installed directly behind the metal flashing, NOT below it.
Gutters should always be installed behind the metal flashing and
up to the roof tile if you want to protect your fascia from rotting
and to catch the heavy rain water. If
you can see the metal above your gutter as in the top, photo water
is going behind your gutter and rotting out your fascia. Sooner
or later, the fascia on your home will rot and the length of time
it takes to rot depends on the type of wood the builder used when
installing your fascia. Please
click here to read the information provided directly from
unbiased ROOFING EXPERTS stating how gutters must be installed;
directly behind the drip edge and or flashing, not below. When
gutters are properly installed, the rain gutter is up to the roof
tile AND you will not see the metal flashing. This is how your
rain gutter catches the heavy rain cascading off your roof. Notice
the craftmanship with this installation. Each miter is joined
together as if it were a picture frame.
All of our installers have years of experience and knowledge. Heavy
rain cascading off a roof leaves a valley in the soil. Water does
not merely sink into the ground. Water travels to the lowest point taking
with it particles of soil. Take a few moments and walk around your
home. Notice the indentation in the ground? Soil erosion causes
your foundation to shift leading to premature settlement cracks. Settlement
cracks are first noticeable next to window casings going in a vertical
line. More severe settlement cracks may be noticeable approximately
one foot from the ground going in a horizontal line.
Rain Gutters installed over an air conditioner unit will extend the life
of the unit by up to 30%. If you have no gutter over your air conditioner,
you will lose up to 30% of the life of the unit.
Settlement cracks in your foundation lead to insects penetrating your
home through those cracks. The most common insect are sugar ants. The
photos below depict years of heavy rain cascading off a roof washing away
the soil that led to soil erosion followed by settlement cracking in the
foundation. Heavy rain also washed away the soil
beneath the concrete slab holding the AC unit. Eventually the concrete
slab will break apart which could damage the air conditioner unit. This
too could be costly to repair. Look
closely at the last photo showing the white seamless gutter and you will
see water stains that came from behind the gutter. This is because the
gutter was not installed behind the metal flashing. Depending on the type
of wood the builder used when constructing the home will be the determining
factor on how long it will take to rot but one thing you can count on,
it will be costly to replace your fascia. Consider remedying the problem
now by having your rain gutters properly installed.
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This
photo shows seamless gutters improperly installed by a gutter
installer, ( an imbecile). When you
can see the metal flashing above the gutter, the installer, (the
imbecile) wasn't concerned whether they work or not. His
only interest was to throw up "a costly useless decoration
and pick up a check.
This homeowner wasn't knowledgeable on how gutters must be installed
to catch the heavy rain and not rot out your fascia costing hundreds
or possibly thousands of dollars on fascia and soffit repairs
over time.
This
photo shows how properly installed gutters should look. Notice how
the gutter was installed behind the metal flashing and up to the
roof tile. The spikes are inserted through the gutter and through
the metal flashing giving extra support. When properly installed,
water cannot be sucked back behind the metal flashing or rot out
your fascia and soffit. When installed properly, the gutter will
catch the heavy rain cascading off your roof and I am hoping this
is what you want as a homeowner.
Nearly 80%
of South Florida homes have a limited amount of rain gutter or no rain
gutter at all. At least 85% of the homes that do have gutter were installed
improperly. Homes without gutter as well as those homes with improperly
installed gutter will eventually need fascia and soffit repair.
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