WHY DO I NEED TO CLEAN MY GUTTERS?

Do I really need to clean my gutters?
In a word, YES!  You paint your house when the paint fades or chips, right? You shingle your roof when it gets old. But if you wait too long, that roof starts to leak and damage the wood. The same is true for gutters. Just as paint chips and shingles wear out, your gutters do, too. Only the process goes a lot quicker without regularly scheduled maintenance.

When you clean your gutters, you are benefitting your home in a number of ways:
Clean gutters and downspouts help eliminate mold, wood rot, warping, foundation and even electrical damage by channeling water away from your home. Routine cleanings also eliminate unwanted insect habitats, such as bee hives and hornets’ nest that are prone to building in overhangs and gutter areas. By regularly cleaning your gutters of unwanted debris you are also removing  a great deal of weight from your gutter system, which, if unchecked, can pull your system off pitch and prevent proper drainage or water stagnation in the channels.

Keep in mind that an empty gutter weighs just 20 pounds. But that same gutter can weigh as much 300 pounds when it’s clogged with debris! Heck, that’s as heavy as a Raider O-lineman! That’s why it’s critical to regularly clean and flush your gutters – and that’s where Gorilla Gutters comes in!