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Maintain your gutter system. It’s Important!

Maintaining your gutter system year-round is essential.  Normally you can tell when the months are cold or rainy but however sometimes storms show up suddenly, and when that happens, you want to make sure your gutters and downspouts are prepared to handle the influx,.It’s very important to take care of your GUTTER SYSTEM to keep your home safe from the rain, avoid flooding in your backyard and protect your roof from water damage. KEEPING YOUR FOUNDATION SAFE Gutters catch water and smoothly deposit it into the downspout to let it flow away from your home. This makes your foundation safe from erosion. However, if your gutter system clogs or it is damaged, water may end up near the sides of your house and place pressure on the foundation. Water can leak into your foundation and create leaks in the basement which can also damage the siding and the property itself. It will result in costly repairs. The good news is, if your gutter system is clean, it will allow water to stay away fr

Make your roof environment friendly!

Environment is where we all live in and its conservation is our responsibility. Many homeowners are concerned with reducing their home’s impact on the environment.  Beside basic changes, such as installing energy efficient appliances and low-flow shower heads, it is also possible to reduce a house’s environmental impact by making changes to the roof.  Some common roofing related ways to make your home environmentally friendly, which can also help lower energy and utility costs are below. 1.Water barrels: Placing a water barrel at the downspouts of your eaves trough is the simplest and relatively cheap method of lowering a homeowner’s impact on the environment. The water runoff from the roof can be collected and used for outdoor purposes like watering the lawn, garden, or cleaning outdoors. Water barrel collection benefits the environment by displacing the water regularly used from a hose and also reduces costs by lowering water usage. 2.Proper insulation and ventilation: Prop