A Plugged Gutter Can Mean Real Trouble
You may want to wait until all the leaves have finally fallen from the trees to make sure your gutters are clear and working properly. I wound up clearing mine this past weekend after an inspection revealed almost all my gutters were completely full of debris. I will likely have to do it one more time after all the leaves have fallen.
I was actually surprised at how much debris had accumulated this year as I had done them in the spring, but this year there seems to be an unusually large amount of needles which I presume some evergreens shed due to the long dry spell. In any case, whatever the reason my gutters would not have been performing properly at all, even with a moderate rain, and we all know there is a good chance of rain here on the coast as we head into our winter season.
If your gutters are not clear and start to back up and overflow, it can result in water getting backed up into the wood fascia and even back up under the shingles and start to rot your roof. It will also mean that the water running off your roof will not be properly directed into the drain system designed to take water away from the foundation of your house.
If you don't feel comfortable taking on this task which usually requires going onto the roof or using a ladder there are several companies in town offering gutter cleaning services. Be sure to select someone who carries proper insurance and is covered by Workers Comp as you are the one responsible if something should go amiss.
Incorrect. To hire someone to do house stuff like gutters, you're not responsible for them if they injure themselves. They are a business and as such, they are ultimately the employer, even if they are self employed. Just being a homeowner hiring someone to do work does not automatically make you an employer in the WCB sense.
ReplyDelete10 yrs exp with WCB ....... while this comment may be correct, I would not rely on it to claim I am not responsible. When you enter into an agreement to have work done, you are acting as a general contractor and may find yourself liable for injury to an employee of an uninsured company. If they put a ladder through your window......cause damage to a neighbors property.... fall off your roof hurting themselves, fall off your roof injuring someone else..etc. etc. There is lots of opportunity to find the cheap gutter cleaning job costing far more than you anticipated.
ReplyDeleteI would personally not hire anyone who could not prove business licence, liability insurance and WCB coverage.
That is why it is very essential to have gutter cleaning Houston do the job for you.
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