The weather we've been having....do you have ice cycles hanging from your gutters? Or did the large snow amount pull your gutters away from their edge or totally fall off?
Gutters are very important to a home because they deliver the water collected from the roof to a safe or positive place away from your home. If you can visually see that you have ice cycles hanging from the gutters then that means that water runoff, melting snow, and ice may not be delivered to the gutters properly. Your gutters may be old enough that its attachment method is compromised allowing the gutter to fall away from the edge of the shingles. Your gutters my be rusted on the inside and not very visible but leaking through the gutter itself. Or it is possible the seams on your gutters may have their caulking seal deteriorated. Another problem may be that your gutters are simply clogged up. All of these problems will need inspected and fixed by a qualified contractor such as Moe's Masonry.
A qualified contractor will schedule an appointment with you (normally a sunny and warmer day) to inspect your gutters and provide you with an estimate. You should always ask the contractor for a seamless gutter which will inhibit leakage through seams. The gutter contractor should be able to guide you to a website for you to be able to pick out your color or even provide you with a color guide. Upon the inspection your contractor may also find rotten fascia boards that need replaced. Normally we will recommend to replace those and wrap with metal giving the customer a maintenance free gutter and fascia. NOTE: If you notice interior ceilings having brown water marks that this is most likely caused by gutter problems and should be addressed immediately.
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