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Protect Your Gutters From Ice and Snow Damage
The winter months can be brutal to your gutters. Ice and snow can be damaging in a number of ways. As such, you need to take action for gutter damage prevention. This can help your gutters survive the winter and come out without damage. Here are a few of the different steps you can take to protect your gutters from ice and snow damage.
Clear Your Downspouts and Rain Chains
One of the best ways to protect your gutters from ice and snow damage is to clear your gutter troughs, downspouts and rain chains before winter weather hits. When these items are cleared of debris, water is able to flow through them or over them as it should, without any blockages that can slow water. If there are blockages, this can prevent the water from flowing, which ultimately can lead to snow and ice damming.
Install Heating Devices
The second way you can protect your gutters from ice and snow damage is to install heating devices inside of the gutter troughs. These heating devices help to keep the trough at a warm enough temperature so that ice dams do not form in the gutters and so that snow that sits in the gutter melts. When ice and snow melt, they liquefy. From there, the liquid can travel through the trough, something that ice and snow simply cannot do.
Reinforce Your Gutters
The last way that you can protect your gutters from snow and ice damage is to reinforce your gutters. Snow and ice can weigh a gutter trough down due to their weight. Reinforcing the gutter helps to prevent it from pulling away from the side of the home or roof. This helps the gutter to stay in place, while also preventing damage to your siding or roof.
Many people do not realize just how important gutters are. Gutters carry water that falls off of the roof away from your home’s siding and foundation, helping to protect these items and extend their lifespan. Protecting your gutters helps your gutters to last as long as possible and ensures they are able to do their job
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One of the best ways to protect your gutters from ice and snow damage is to clear your gutter troughs, downspouts and rain chains before winter weather hits. When these items are cleared of debris, water is able to flow through them or over them as it should, without any blockages that can slow water. If there are blockages, this can prevent the water from flowing, which ultimately can lead to snow and ice damming.