How New Gutters Protect Your Foundation

Gutters are a vital part of your home that preserve its beauty and integrity by channeling water away from your exterior. They protect your foundation from expensive damage, and save you the time and hassles of major repairs. Without gutters, excess water can not only damage your foundation, but it can flood your basement and harm your landscaping. 

Many think that foundation issues only occur due to poor construction, natural disasters, or termite infestation. But actually, something as simple as poor drainage causes foundation issues. Read on to learn how a good gutter system safeguards your foundation from harm. 

Avoid the Hassles of Water Damage Repairs with New Gutters

Keep Water Away from Your Foundation 

Homes that don’t have working gutters and downspouts suffer flooding and foundation issues, compromising the integrity of their house and safety. When gutters are not present or in good working order, water flows off your roof down to the ground immediately around your home’s perimeter. As soil becomes saturated, water pools right next to your home, putting it at risk of damage. Serious trouble follows as moisture causes harm such as soil erosion, basement flooding, cracks, and more. 

The solution: Ensure your home has excellent working gutters and downspouts. Have gutter guards installed over your gutters to keep them free of debris and clogs. 

Protect Your Attic from Mold and Mildew 

Without gutters, water seeps through your roofing into your home’s attic, causing moisture damage like unhealthy mold and mildew, wood rot, stains, and fungus. These problems often go unnoticed until they are severe and call for major, costly repairs. 

The solution: Safeguard your roofing and attic from water damage with high quality gutters. Consider the amount of annual rainfall in the area when you have new gutters installed. To prepare for heavy rainfall, the next time you replace your gutters, consider opting for the 6-inch gutters rather than the 5-inch ones to ensure you can deal with sudden downpours without causing damage to your roof or attic. 

Safeguard Your Landscaping from Harm

Without gutters, your landscaping and flowerbeds will be harmed because excess water causes soil to erode. You don’t have to suffer the problems other homeowners face—like soil erosion—if you have a good gutter system in place. 

The Solution: Your gutter system’s downspouts direct water farther away from your property, so ensure your gutters and downspouts are in good working order to avoid the possibility of landscaping damage. 

Redirect Water Away from Your Home

When heavy rain hits our area, don’t put your property at risk of flooding and incurring foundation damage with a poorly working gutter system. Gutters keep your home from becoming vulnerable to moisture damage, and it’s critical to maintain them in good working order. 

The Solution: Premium gutters—such as Mastic seamless aluminum gutters—are exceptionally strong even in harsh weather conditions. They have reliable durability, and you can count on them amidst the storm. 

Ensure Water Doesn’t Pool around Your Home’s Perimeter

If your roof has little to no overhang, water will cascade down from it and flow over your siding and onto the ground. Trenches will start to form near your foundation and harm the integrity of your home over time. If your house sits at the bottom of a hill or it is surrounded by upward slopes, without proper drainage, large puddles will form near it and cause damage. 

The Solution: Lightweight aluminum gutters can hold more water than any other type of gutter material, so they are a superior choice and a gutter material you can rely on. Aluminum doesn’t corrode over time (and it is customizable to match your home!). 

Avoid Attracting Mosquitos and Other Insects

Mosquitos and insects love standing water, so don’t let your home be a breeding ground for them. If your gutters aren’t in good working order and cause water to pool around your house, insects may become attracted and multiply right on your property. 

The Solution: Have low maintenance seamless gutters installed, and rest at ease that you won’t attract annoying mosquitos. 

Avoid Siding Damage from Moisture Intrusion

When gutters aren’t in good working order, water teems off your roof and down your siding. This scenario can cause rot, paint damage, and unsightly stains—decreasing your home’s curb appeal and lowering its overall value. 

The Solution: Maintain your home’s good looks and market value by ensuring your gutters are working properly. Inspect them every spring, fall, and after each major storm in the area to ensure they keep water from damaging your siding and more. 

Ensure the Long-Term Performance of Your Gutters by Adding Gutter Guards

Installing reliable gutters is the first step to making sure your foundation is well protected from water damage. The next step is to keep your gutters clean so they work properly over the years. Gutter guards fit over your gutters and keep them free from clogs, baseballs, debris, leaves, pine needles, shingle granules, and nests so that water can flow through them with ease. 

Protect Your Home with New Gutters from the Pros at LeafCo Gutters

Foundation damage is a real threat to homes without a good gutter system, but you don’t have to be concerned about that problem if you have durable gutters installed by our expert team. 

To know that you have the protection your foundation needs from water damage, you need two things: great gutters and professional installation. That’s where we can help. At LeafCo Gutters, we use only premium grade gutters and gutter guard materials so you get the high performance you deserve for the lifetime of your gutters. And our 20-year warranty gives you peace of mind that your home is well protected. Get a free quote on new gutters and learn just how easy it is to safeguard your foundation from costly water damage.