Gutter Cleaning Near Me Providence

The messy state of your gutters may be like a "welcome home" sign to a variety of pests, including carpenter ants and mosquitos. It's also not unheard of for mice and squirrels to tamper with dirty gutters, foraging for food and doing further damage.

If you do attract insects like carpenter ants, that can lead to structural damage as they chew their way into your home.

Seamless gutters will still need cleaning, but they are much less likely to need repair. They are also easier to clean because there are no joins that can become detached from a pressure washer or other cleaning method.

Plant Growth – Stand back and take a look at your gutters, can you visibly see anything sticking out of the top of your guttering? The most common thing to be growing out of gutters is weeds and grass. Due to all the sun and water gutters receive and the silt laying in the bottom of the guttering this is an ideal growing medium for plants to grow, they soon start rooting and before you know it you have chunks of grass or tall weeds growing in your gutters if left unmaintained. See the photo below of some grass we removed from a set of gutters.

Leaking Gutters – If you have noticed water leaking over the top over you guttering then this a definite sign that your gutters desperately need clearing. The reason the water is overflowing is due to the fact it can’t make its way to the outlet and flow down to the drain as it should so its only way out from the gutter is at the lowest point which then in heavy rain leaves you with a waterfall coming flowing down the side of your property which is the last thing any homeowner needs.