Monthly Archives: August 2014

Fast Fact #38 – Early Fall Gutter Cleaning

By rempferconstruction
Aug-27-2014
Fast Fact, Gutter Guards
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Early Fall Gutter Cleaning Early Fall Gutter Cleaning. When you live near or in a heavily wooded area, it can cause your gutters to become full of leaf debris. This will cause problems. You will need to clean your gutters in October and early November. As well as November/December so you gutters can properly handle the weather that winter brings. If you want to cut down the amount of time (and money) you spend on cleaning out your gutters every year. It would be beneficial to invest in gutter guards. Thought it will cost money, you’ll be saving time and money for the future, especially if you are living in a heavily wooded area. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Our experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: Charlottesville Virginia, Construction and Maintenance, Debris, early fall, early fall gutter cleaning, fall, fall weather, gutter cleaning, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, summer, Virginia

Gutter Materials Comparison

By rempferconstruction
Aug-26-2014
Gutters
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Gutter Materials Comparison The type of gutter material you use on your home can matter when it comes to style and practicability. There is a small gutter materials comparison guide below to help you decide what material is perfect for your home. We at Gutters & Guards, Inc. do offer 3 of the 5 types of materials. Galvanized steel, aluminum and copper are the top 3. If you would like to see any of the materials please feels free to schedule an appointment or stop by our show room. We’re here from 8-5 Monday through Friday and we’re always happy to help. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Gutters & Guards experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: aluminum, Charlottesville Virginia, comparison, Construction and Maintenance, copper, galvanized, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, gutter materials, gutter materials comparison, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, summer, vinyl, Virginia, wood

What Causes : Rain To Overshoot Gutters

By rempferconstruction
Aug-21-2014
Gutter Guards, Gutters
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Rain To Overshoot Gutters What causes Rain to overshoot gutters? Rain can be sneaky and cause a lot of problems with your home that you never thought possible. Rain overshoots your gutters it can cause a lot of problems with your home so it’s something that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible. A few different reasons that your gutters could be overshooting your gutters (besides that it might be raining really hard). Too much water being forced down the valley on your roof To prevent the amount of water over running your gutters, one of the best options is using an L-shaped piece of metal (the same metal as the gutters) riveted to the top of the outside edge of the gutter at the base of the valley. This vertical piece of metal acts as a barrier, and splits the water coming down the valley and redirects it into the gutter. Water is missing the gutters completely Improperly installed gutters. Too small gutters cause this. You need oversized gutters. Roof pitch is so extreme that roofing material to significantly overhang the gutters. Choose a bigger gutter. This will keep the water from overshooting the gutters entirely. If the water seems to be going half in and half out This can be a issue of the pitch of your gutters. You should have a professional correct it. If you have gutter guards and it seems to let water roll right over it. Gutter guards can be tricky since you have to do your research when choosing one. Screen mesh gutter guards seem to be the best when choosing one that lets rain water evenly distribute. If it doesn’t allow a massive amount to slide by. Whereas curved gutter guards tend to overshoot a little easier when it rains harder. Rain gutter size are truly determined by the size (sq footage) of your roof and availability for downspouts. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Gutters & Guards experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: Construction and Maintenance, Flashing and Sheet Metal, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, heavy rain, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, overshoot, Rain, Rain gutter, Virginia, Water damage

Fast Fact #37 – Leafproof Gutter Guards

By rempferconstruction
Aug-19-2014
Fast Fact, Gutter Guards
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Leafproof gutter guards installed under the first row of the shingles. Attaches to your existing gutters. Does not use screws or nails in the roof. Prevent roof leaks. Learn more about the leafproof gutter guard product from their website. Please visit their website or our office for samples and brochures! For a free estimate on leafproof gutter guards, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Gutters & Guards experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: Charlottesville Virginia, Construction and Maintenance, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, leaf guards, leafproof, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, Rain, Rain gutter, summer, Virginia

All About Seamless Gutters

By rempferconstruction
Aug-15-2014
Gutters
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All About Seamless Gutters All about seamless gutters. Gutters are a very important piece of your home that have to be functional at all times to make sure your home is healthy and dry. Your roof has a pitch which means when it rains that water will runoff the top of your home. Your gutters are there to catch all the water so it doesn’t ruin your foundation, run into windows, doors or attics, and mess up your landscaping. A functional gutter will take all the water and run it down the downspouts and away from your home. Leaks, rust and damage will happen, but how often or when you can almost prolong it for years to come by cleaning and taking care of them. Whether it be a bi-yearly cleaning, installing gutter guards, or replacing them with seamless gutters. Seamless gutters are great because they are long runs of gutters that are only connected at intersections, such as a corner. So that automatically leaves for less places for it to form a leak. Which is great because it leaves less of a worry and far less places to look first. The seamless gutters we offer at Gutters & Guards, Inc. are run off from our gutter machine (see photo below) with a strong aluminum that is backed by a 20 year limited warranty. They also come in two different gauges: 24 or 26 gauge. We also offer galvalume, and copper in K-Style. As far a colors go there is a wide variety. The colors are finished with Valspar Polykote® 3000 Coatings. It is field proven coating for multiple purpose polyester finishes designed for a wide range of application. Items such as rain carrying equipment, trim coil, and awnings. As you can see the possibilities are endless with our seamless aluminum gutters. Our team of professional installers are not only efficient. Gutters & Guards will always be willing to help you out if you have a problem or concern with your gutter system. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Our experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: aluminum, Charlottesville Virginia, Construction and Maintenance, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, Rain, Rain gutter, seamless gutters, summer, Virginia

Fast Fact #36 – Gutter Color

By rempferconstruction
Aug-13-2014
Fast Fact, Gutters
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To learn more about our color options you can view a previous post we did on gutter color. We also have another post with even more (and updated) gutter color options! If you want to see some of the different colors in action please visit our photos page and take a look at the different gutter choices homeowners and builders have made when it comes to their gutter color. For some of the more adventurous color choices, check out our pinterest page where we share some of those gutter colors. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Our experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: Charlottesville Virginia, color, Construction and Maintenance, curb appeal, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, Rain, Rain gutter, summer, Virginia

Take A Couple Minutes And Spill The Beans!

By rempferconstruction
Aug-11-2014
Gutter Guards, Gutters
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gutter company review. Gutter Company Review. Please take a few minutes and let us know how we’re doing! Below are links to some of the different sites to review gutter company. facebook google yahoo yelp houzz angie’s list < if you already have an Angie’s List account Thank you in advance and for choosing us for all of your gutter service needs. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Our experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram #guttercompanyreview

Tags: Business, Charlottesville Virginia, Construction and Maintenance, Facebook, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Social media, summer, Virginia

The Importance Of Summer Gutter Cleaning

By rempferconstruction
Aug-7-2014
Damage Prevention, Gutters
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Summer Gutter Cleaning – Importance Of A Summer Cleaning Summer gutter cleaning might not seem like two words you’d hear at the same time but this is often the great time to clean your gutters without the mess of leaves or snow getting in the way. It’s such a large task to clean the debris out of your gutters that you might leave cleaning the outside of your gutters to another time but over time debris and outside elements can lead to serious gutter problems if you neglect this for too long. It can lead to rust spots, leaks and more.If water, dust and debris stay in the same place for an extended period of time, then it begins to affect the other elements of your home. When water and debris combine with the sun and other weather, then it leads into even deeper problems with your home. A good time to really focus on cleaning the outside of your gutters would be in the summer. Weather is dry to get the job done before the heat really kicks in. Never use a power washer. This can lead to gutter damage and other damages to your soffit and fascia. Garden hose & Good cleaning solution will get your gutters looking fantastic. We do suggest that if you must DIY that you take proper ladder safety precautions. Never put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable or in danger. If you want to maintain your home so your gutters are in great condition and replacing/repairing your gutters will be the furthest thing from your mind, then you might want to consider hiring a professional such as Gutters & Guards, Inc. who specializes in gutter cleaning and maintenance. Have gutter guards it is very important that you have a specialist clean it. If you DIY it might lead to warranty problems. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Gutters & Guards experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: Construction and Maintenance, damage, Debris, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, Rain, Rain gutter, summer, Virginia

Fast Fact #35 – Seamless Gutters

By rempferconstruction
Aug-5-2014
Fast Fact, Gutters
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Seamless Gutter Perks Seamless gutters can be confusing. There are seams at the corners of the gutters and where the downspout connects. The gutter itself is much stronger and appealing. Joints fastened more securely. Joints sealed for stability and leak resistance. Unlike seamed gutters, seamless will be less likely to leak due to a seam issue. For a free estimate on seamless gutters, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Gutters & Guards experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: Charlottesville Virginia, Construction and Maintenance, curb appeal, fast fact, fastfact, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, Rain, Rain gutter, seamless, summer, Virginia

Protect Your Home & Garden From Water Damage

By rempferconstruction
Aug-1-2014
Gutter Guards, Gutters
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Protect Your Home & Garden From Water Damage Protect Your Home & Garden From Water Damage. Rain happens. A roofs protect the inside our home from being ruined and wet (people and pet included). It’s our gutters job to protect the roof and house from water damage and from washing out your garden. Redirecting Water And Preventing Water Damage Your home and landscaping can handle normal amounts of water. Thunderstorms and lots of water flows down from your roof. Your home upkeep can turn into chaos and a nightmare. Even if your flowerbeds and sidewalks are relatively flat. Making sure that your gutters have plenty of downspouts. This assures water is evenly distributed. You can also add landscaping stone, pavers and more to direct the water from your downspouts away from your home and protect it from water damage. Control Bypass Problem Areas Valleys and places have intense water flow. Causing water to spill over the gutters and run onto windows, siding and possibly even your basement. A back-splash plate installed to keep the water contained and leaving those problems areas to not cause water damage. We at Gutters & Guards do offer diverters if you want them installed or if you’d like to install them yourself. Just contact us and we’ll be happy to help you. Gutter Guards By installing gutter guards you can make sure that your gutters are only getting water and not debris. It prevents buildup and if you want you can collect rainwater for plants and garden it can give you cleaner water to filter. For a free estimate on gutter cleaning, repairs or adding gutter guards, call us today! Gutters & Guards experienced team will take the guess-work out of the process, and ensure that your home is protected. Connect with us for daily inspiration, updates and information: Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram

Tags: Charlottesville Virginia, Construction and Maintenance, Downspout, Gutter Guard, Gutter Guards, Gutters, Gutters and Guards, Lynchburg Virginia, Materials and Supplies, Rain, Rain gutter, summer, Virginia