Tips to prepare your gutters for spring

Springtime is quickly approaching. While winter is often a brutal time for your home, spring comes with its own environmental impediments. From gusty winds to a rainstorm, there is no telling what your gutters will have to bear during the unpredictability of the season. So instead of rolling with the punches, it’s best to adequately prepare your gutters so that you don’t have to invest a fortune in Long Island gutter repairs later.

As the temperature continues to rise in the coming weeks, it’s time to go outside and look at your gutters and ensure it’s ready to withstand what’s ahead. At King Siding and Gutters, we have prepared a list of useful tips to help homeowners in Long Island successfully prepare their gutters for the upcoming season.

After winter is over, it’s essential to schedule a gutter inspection. As we mentioned already, winter is a challenging time for your home. The colder months here in Long Island bring their fair share of inevitable downpours, snowstorms, and adverse weather conditions. Since gutters play a crucial role in ensuring the water flow from your roof and away from the foundation of your home, they are usually at a higher risk of damage during a storm, unusually cold days, or when a highly turbulent hurricane season hits. Thus, checking your gutters for any signs of damage help you fix the problem before it turns into an expensive gutter replacement during a spring rain.

• Never overlook minor gutter repairs
If your gutters have been damaged during the winter, call for professional and local Long Island gutter repair services, even if there are minor damages. Overlooking minor gutter repairs may save you a few hundred dollars in the short term but will certainly result in expensive gutter replacement in the long run. A damaged gutter system not only results in water damage and deterioration but can also weaken the structural integrity of your home.

• Clean your gutters
When the snow starts to melt, the water needs to flow smoothly from the gutters. However, gutters often accumulate twigs, leaves, debris, and other types of sediment that may cause blockage in your gutters, allowing water to back up and sit on your roof. Cleaning your gutters prevents clogged gutters, protecting your gutters and roof from water damage.

• Guard your gutter
Spring is a great time to spend outside playing golf and sunbathing on a hammock. You would want to bother yourself with a gutter cleaning job. Save yourself from climbing a ladder and clearing out your gutter by installing a gutter guard. You don’t even have to break a sweat. Just call a Long Island-based gutter installation company and have the professionals install a quality gutter guard.

• Trim away overhanging branches
During the spring season, the winds get quite chaotic. Unfortunately, these windstorms can take a serious toll on the trees surrounding your property. Due to harsh wind storms, trees often lose their branches that may fall on your home, resulting in expensive roof and gutter repairs. Trimming away any overhanging or dead branches that may pose a risk to your house and/or your family might be the wisest decision you could make.

King Siding and Gutters is a local and professional home improvement company that provides quality roofing, gutters, siding, and chimney services for decades. Our contractors have years of experience and the expertise to ensure your home elements such as gutters are always prepared to withstand the upcoming season.

Call us today at (631)830-1100 and let us make your gutters ready for the change of the season.