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::Why Should
I clean my gutters?
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During a rainstorm, your gutter system is designed to route
runoff water from the roof to where it can drain away from
the house. By doing so they protect siding, windows, doors,
and foundations from water damage and help protect flooding
in basements. If the gutters are clogged and can’t channel
the runoff water properly the gutters will fill up and overflow.
The water will then spill over the front of the gutter but
it will also spill over the back of the gutter where the water
can penetrate the house. This can cause some serious damage.
Driveways and walkways will sink and rise, interior and exterior
walls and floors can warp, bow or become wet, molded or stained.
Entire homes have been destroyed due to water damage, which
could have been easily and affordably prevented with regular
maintenance of their gutter system. Gutters are not glamorous
but are essential for routing roof runoff water from your
home.
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Why you should choose Above All Gutter
Services Inc. for your gutter project.
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If your looking for a professional gutter service company
that you can rely on year after year to deliver quality services
look no further. Above All Gutter Services Inc. has brought
consistent reliable service to Long Island
for years. We
have been maintaining some of our customer’s gutters for over
ten years now, even before Above All started. We bring our
customers peace of mind. Knowing a highly trained, very cautious,
and fully insured crew of professionals will be taking care
of the gutters goes a long way. The last thing you want is
some inexperienced, unlicensed, and uninsured handy man working
on ladders on your property. All of our employees are fully
trained gutter mechanics all capable of providing any repair
or estimate required. With six full time employees and 4 trucks
we are the only company around that can handle the largest
jobs. We have many customers with very large houses, and we
also maintain the gutters of many local apartment complexs.
Some of our largest accounts include the Rockville Centre
Housing Authority, and Sunrise Assisted Living Complex’s.
If you are a manager in charge of the maintenance of many
large complexs, or simply have a cape cod we are the company
for you. There may be a lot of gutter companies out there,
but when quality counts, there surely is only one that is
Above All.
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::Beware of
gutter screens!
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Believe the hype. I learned a long time ago that gutter screens
are mostly a waste of material and peoples money. There are
many types out there and they all for one reason or another
don’t work. There is nothing out there that prevents the leaves
from getting into the gutters. Most of the install yourself
type are either falling into the gutters clogging them up
more or flying completely off the house. The leaf guard gutters
are the biggest joke. They are like Attaching a permanent
bird hotel onto your house. Once the birds get in there, and
they will, they are nearly impossible to get rid of. If you
have a pine tree near your house Forget it. Pine trees will
shed there needles all year round, and they will get through
anything. When it comes time to clean these gutters good luck.
The top cover doesn’t open for any access inside the gutter
at all making it almost impossible to get the debris out.
The Bottom line is that it is very important to monitor your
gutter system this is very important. Allowing a clog to trap
water in the gutter is very bad, especially if it freezes
up there. A gutter full of frozen water is like a huge ice
tray hanging off the house. It will likely pull away from
the house which is in most cases the beginning of the water
damage process. Many people think "yeah I put screens
up now I can forget about my gutters, they will never have
to be cleaned again." Those are usually the people who
we wind up giving replacement estimates to.
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