Just How Important are the Rain Gutters on Your Home in Madison?

The rain gutters on your home in the Madison area of Wisconsin certainly aren’t there for decoration. Without gutters, or with a gutter system that has been allowed to fall into disrepair, your home would be susceptible to a whole host of serious problems – all caused by rain water.

Let’s look at what just some of those problems are:

• Foundation damage – If it rains and there are no gutters on your house, rain water will cascade off your roof, seep into the soil around your home’s perimeter, and eventually come into contact with the foundation. Over time, this can cause significant foundation damage that can be repaired only at significant cost. Gutters are designed to collect the rain that runs off the roof and channel it to a location out and away from the house.
• Soil oversaturation – An absence of rain gutters can literally cause a muddy moat to form around the outside of your house. Who wants that?
• Damaged landscaping – Chances are you spend a lot of time, effort, and money to keep your landscaping looking attractive. Without gutters, the bushes and flowers immediately under the roof line will be under continual threat of damage. Soil erosion can occur as well.
• Wood rot – Along with termites, water poses one of the biggest threats to your home’s structural integrity. Failure to have properly functioning rain gutters can lead to roof deck damage, fascia damage, siding damage, paint deterioration – the list goes on.

Absolute Gutter™

One of the most popular brands of rain gutters among homeowners in the Madison area of Wisconsin is Absolute Gutter™. It is made of a single continuous piece of metal that is custom-bent right on site just minutes before it is installed. Unlike many seamless gutter brands, Absolute Gutter™ even features end caps that are wrapped around from the back of the system. This eliminates the need for box or strip miters, and significantly reduces the amount of caulking and installation labor required. Absolute Gutter™ also holds 40 percent more water than standard gutter systems and is available in multiple face profile configurations.

For more information, contact Innovative Gutter Solutions, preferred installer of Absolute Gutter™ serving the Madison area. We also install high-performance gutter guards, oversized gutter outlets, and more!