4 Tips to Prevent Roof & Gutter Damage Before Listing Your Home
With the possibility of brutal winters and summers we know well in Indiana, roof damage is always a concern and a possibility. If you’re about to list your house for sale and have a roof in good condition, make sure to keep it that way by preventing damage as we enter the winter months. As we have seen during some of our spring and summer months, hail proves to be the most destructive weather occurrence that happens often during our Midwest storms. Heavy rains and storm debris can also threaten the soundness of your roof, and oftentimes, can cause damage that is not immediately apparent. With our expert tips below, you can better prevent and monitor the condition of your roof and avoid major expenses while taking the steps to sell your home. Not only are you preventing headaches, but you’re also preventing future problems.
1. Trim Your Trees
Large trees located near your property can cause damage to your roof and gutters. To prevent roof damage during high winds or thunderstorms, it is important to trim your low hanging or damaged branches from your trees before they fall off and land on your roof. Small twigs and branches from your trees can fall of periodically during the year, so it is also important to get up on your roof and clear these twigs off your roof. Branches that remain on your roof can cause water to pool on your roof and lead to severe leaks.
2. Clean Your Gutters
During the fall, leaves and foliage can collect in your gutters and affect the way rain water drains away from your home. If you start to notice that your gutters are not draining water like they’re supposed to, climbing up on your roof or hiring someone to clean your gutters is crucial to preventing damage to your roof.
3. Insulate your Attic
Keeping your attic insulated helps to minimize heat loss through the roof. Heat that escapes through your roof can cause snow to melt and cause ice dams to form in your gutters. Ice dams can cause expensive damages to your gutters and then prevent water from draining properly off your roof. It is important to keep your attic insulated to avoid costly damage to your roof and gutters.
4. Have Your Roof Inspected
Getting your roof inspected annually can help to prevent water damage from any unforeseen damages. It might be hard to detect a missing single or structural damage, so leave it to the experts at Clemens Seamless Guttering to inspect your roof for damage and monitor for any repairs needed.
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Clemens Home Solutions did an amazing job on our Gutters this evening. Luis and his team were extremely fast, Knowledgeable, and very polite with their profession. It was a very cold day this evening and his team did fantastic with the elements. I would gladly refer anyone to Clemens Home Solutions for their next home improvement project.
Clemens was absolutely perfect to work with. I received phone calls with updates on the project weekly which actually got completed earlier than expected. The finished job was fantastic, the work was excellent and the new door is of great quality.
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I am very happy with my new gutters. No more leaking at the corners where my old gutters met. i probably got in the way of Luis and his team with all my questions and curiosity of how the gutters were made on sight but both of them were very helpful and friendly and didn't seem to mind me interrupting their work. I've never had a company stay in touch with me before the project was started like they did. I highly recommend them!!
Overall 5 star experience. Our project had some challenges and we had to change plans a few times and someone from Clemens was always in contact with us. The work was completed in a day and they communicated with us during the project. They cleaned up, were super nice, and the windows look wonderful!
Clemens did a great job of replacing my gutters. Eric Logan was a great sales person, no high pressure, just information. Luis and his team did the replacement and were quick and very good! Luis made sure he followed up with me and that I was happy. I asked for a longer down spout on my front porch and Luis came and replaced it right away!! Thank you. They were great to work with.
Extremely happy with the service and communication! Had all new windows and a front door installed . The crew was super friendly , and explained things as they installed . They didn’t mind me being in their way! They were all very professional, and did a great job cleaning up afterwards!
I recently had my gutters, soffit and fascia done by Clemens. Austin and his crew was amazing . They were professional and kept me updated during the process and their follow-up after the project was even more appreciated. I recommend this great company to anyone.
Clemens did a great job. They are very honest and kept us well informed on the progress of the windows. The installers were very delightful and did a great job installing the windows. They kept the work area very clean and were respectful of our house. I would highly recommend Clemens to anyone looking to replace windows!
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