Benefits of Seamless Gutters

Rain gutters need to be replaced nearly as often as the roof, so roughly every 20 years. This is a good long while, but in the meantime, your rain gutters should do their job with very little effort on your part besides gutter cleaning and routine maintenance.

If you haven’t had to replace your home’s gutters lately, it’s probably a good time to begin looking at the options. More than likely, your options have changed since the last time you shopped for new gutters, either when you built your home or the last time you replaced them.

Styles and materials improve drastically over a period of only a few years. This means your next rain gutters will be more efficient, lighter and more attractive than the current ones on your house.

Seamless gutters are one of the new options available.

What are Seamless Gutters?

One of the most revolutionary enhancements in residential gutters is the creation of seamless gutter systems.

Seamless gutters are installed in very long sections, opposed to traditional gutters that only come in sections between 10 and 20 feet long. They are made on-site in most situations with a special machine, eliminating the difficulties of transporting long, narrow materials.

Many gutter installation businesses have their own equipment and can do the whole process – measure, manufacture and installing your seamless gutters – in less than one day!

Since they are built to size, it is not uncommon to have seamless gutters that stretch over 40 feet, with the longest length of a seamless rain gutter at around 100 feet without joints. This offers homeowners the choice to have a single piece of lightweight aluminum in any color they choose.

Benefits of Seamless Gutters

Standard gutters have been popular for so long that it can be difficult to believe how another option can be more effective. To decide if seamless gutters are a good idea for your house, you should understand the benefits of them so you can understand why there is such a noticeable price difference between the two.

There are many benefits of seamless gutters over traditional gutter systems:

Better Curb Appeal – With joints just at the corners, seamless gutters have a sleek appearance. Seamless gutter machines even cut out holes for gutter downspouts, which must be present every 20 to 30 feet, so that they are smooth and perfectly sized. The measurements also improve the curb appeal of your house without being overstated or obvious.

Easier Care – Less joints means there are less chances for debris to get hung on or get stuck within the rain gutters. Water flows through more smoothly with less clogs from dirt and debris. As a homeowner, this will likely make you very happy, because it means you won’t need to clean them out nearly as much. Seamless gutters typically only need 1 annual cleaning. In comparison, some standard gutter systems have to be cleaned 2 to 4 times a year to keep them functioning well.

Lower Chance of Leaks – Regular gutters can leak at any joint if the gutters start to pull away from the home. Loose fasteners are also a problem that can cause gutter leaks. Eliminating joints along the length and width of your home helps reduce the risk of leaks (which protects your windows, porches, and landscaping).

Discourages Pests – Clogged gutters will attract animals and insects that can hide within them or build nests with the materials that are present. From there, insects, birds, squirrels and chipmunks have easy access to your attic and will damage your roof, leading to hundreds of dollars of damage. Keeping that buildup out of gutters makes them less attractive for pests.

Eliminates Waste – Measuring for seamless gutters and then manufacturing them on site guarantees that your gutters will be the perfect size without having extra pieces that were cut off to match the length of the house. This is an eco-friendly process that lowers your home’s carbon footprint. Plus, there is no need to eliminate the excess or see it end up in a landfill.

Last Longer – Seamless gutters are built with the newest technology and the best materials on the market. This results in fewer leaks, less chance of rusting and reduced risk of the gutters pulling away from the house. Longer lasting gutters can also protect your house, including the walls, windows and surrounding soil.

Seamless Gutters Installed by a Professional

Seamless gutters usually require professional installation because of their size and the training and equipment necessary to build them. Most homeowners don’t have have the machinery required to produce seamless gutters, nor do they have the knowledge of how to program these machines to make exact cuts.

Seamless gutters do cost more, but once they are professionally installed, you will immediately understand their value which pays for itself because of less repairs and longer time between replacements. If you have questions concerning the value of seamless gutters, talk with a gutter installer who provides both traditional and seamless gutter systems to determine if the price difference and benefits are a good fit for your budget and needs.

Installing these extra-long rain gutters is not a project that a single person can handle safely. Professionals can install a section up to about 30 feet on their own, but anything longer requires a second person.

For seamless gutters that are less than 35 feet, they will start in the middle and work their way to each end, attaching the gutter every several feet. For rain gutters longer, the installation team will start in two places (1/3 of the way from each end) and secure those sections because of the length and weight of the seamless gutter.

Paying for professional seamless gutter installation also means that your warranty will be intact in the event of an accident or storm damages.

Seamless gutter installation is not a recommended DIY home improvement project. Homeowners can easily damage a long gutter by mishandling it. This can affect the gutter’s appearance as well as its effectiveness. Premiere Plainfield Gutters is proud to offer seamless gutter installation to all homes and businesses in the Plainfield area. Call 908-224-5515 now for more information!