The Importance of Both Gutters and Downspouts

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Why Should Your Home Have Gutters and Downspouts?

Water is surprisingly damaging to a home. Rain water that continually falls off a roof and pools around the foundation of a home can have very harmful long-term effects! That is why gutters on a home are very important.

Although gutters and downspouts are on the top of a house, they are actually very important to the bottom of the house: the foundation! If the ground around a foundation is frequently wet and soggy, it can become a haven for the growth of mildew and mold. Water can also cause ground erosion and wet basements and crawlspaces, concrete damage, and worst of all, foundation damage.

When water saturates the soil around a foundati...

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Five Gutter Cleaning Tip

If you’ve decided to tackle the gutters this year, you may need a few gutter cleaning tips here and there to make sure you’re doing it as efficiently and safely as possible.

Get the Proper Tools

Gather your tools before you start. You should have the following:

• Gloves: these help because not only do they keep your hands clean, but also protect against metal pieces and screws in the troughs
• Trowel or scoop: again, these tools save your hands from grime and injury, but also speed up cleaning as you can just scoop and dump.
• Ladder: some experienced gutter cleaners recommend using a tall...

How Strong Is K-Guard? How Long Will It Last? And Much More!

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1. How Strong Is a K-Guard Leaf Free Gutter System?

Computer-based engineering studies have been conducted to determine the overall strength of the K-Guard system. Here are the impressive results:

• The system can support vertical loads on the front of the gutter of 35 lbs per foot of gutter. That equals 70 lbs per installed hanger.
• The hood can support 60 lbs per square foot of pressure, both in load and uplift, before any flexing of the hood will occur.

2. What If My House Doesn't Have Fascia Board?

Few people enjoy getting soaked when entering or leaving their home. A simple fascia build-out could be performed on your...

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We Will Continue to Use Them for Years to Come...

We've used K-Guard/Dunrite for the past several years to replace asphalt roof sections of a large building. They have been professional, clean and quick on every project. This past month we had an overhang roof with copper gutters destroyed by a delivery truck. K-Guard replace everything down to the damaged plywood and install new beautiful copper gutters and downspouts. We will continue to use them for years to come.

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Were All Professional, Knowledgeable...

I was very impressed with the quality and workmanship of K Guard. I called several roofing companies that either wanted a deposit just to...

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Checking for Gutter Damage After a Storm

Did you just have a huge hail storm blow through your town? What about a wind storm that had gusts so strong trees were knocked down? These storms could mean big problems for your gutters. Hail and wind can loosen and/or bend gutters and downspouts. They can also fill your gutters with debris. So how do you check for damage? We have compiled a checklist for you:

• Ensure your gutter is free of debris.
• Check to make sure there is no standing water in any section of your gutter.
  • If there is standing water, you may have an issue with the gutter’s angle that may have been pushed off balance by the storm.
• Inspect that the gutters do...