Want A Dry Basement? Invest In Eavestrough

Eavestrough is more important to the welfare of your home then you probably realize.

To actually understand the benefits that eavestrough's bring to your home you have to understand what happens to your home when you don't have proper eavestrough, or none at all or ones that are completely full of debris.

Here are some of the problems that can happen when you don't have eave trough or if they are improper or full;

• water runs off the roof and lands next to the foundation. This can splash back against the house causing the wall and rim joist to rot over time.
• water runs off the roof and lands on the ground. It seeps into the ground right beside the foundation. This water finds any fault in your waterproofing and penetrates the basement walls flooding the basement.
• water runs off the roof and lands on the ground. It seeps down into the ground, right into the weepers around the house. The weepers bring the water to the sump pump that has to run more and eventually fails. Not only do you have to pay more for electricity for running the pump but you also have to clean up a flooded basement.
• water runs off the roof after the spring thaw and lands on the frozen lawn. The water pools on top of the frozen ground and then eventually runs into the basement above the water proofing causing a flood.
• Your eavestrough is full, the water backs up from the eavestrough and gets underneath the shingles, the water penetrates into the home and causes water damage on the drywall.
• water backs up from the full eavestrough debris that has frozen creating an ice dam, the water penetrates under the shingles and damages the drywall on the inside of the house.
• Lack of eavestrough on a roof section allows water to shoot off the roof and fall on top of a window on another wall. Over time the water damages the window and causes it to fail allowing water to penetrate into the home.
• Lack of eavestrough on an under section of roof prematurely wears out the shingles below causing a leak. An entire roof has to be replaced because of one missing eavestrough.

 I could actually go on for pages about all the things that can and will go wrong without eavestrough or with eavestrough that are improperly installed or improperly maintained. The moral of the tale is that if you don't take care of them you will end up with water damage to your home.

There are many different sizes, shapes and colours of eavestrough so the best thing you can do is hire a professional to supply and install them. Remember that using a proper professional to install the eavestrough will mean that you get a warranty for the product and the installation.

Contact your local eavestrough installer and protect your home.

Rob Abbott
Village Builders Inc.

Eave Trough-Can Save Your Home From Rot And Water Damage

A lot of people think that eave trough are installed to keep the rain from falling on your head when you walk out your doors or keep water from pooling next to the building. While Eave Trough do all of this they also perform a much more important function. They protect your home from rot and water damage.

When rain falls off most roofs it ends up falling within a couple of feet of the actual walls of the home. This water has gained speed as it dropped off the roof and depending on what it lands on it can splash back onto the wall of the house. If the water hits a solid surface like a deck or concrete then the splashing can be worse then if it lands on grass or a bush in a garden.

When water splashes onto a wall the wall depending on what it is made from will become saturated, depending on where the water saturates the wall, will determine how fast the water affects the wall. If its in a corner that doesn't get a lot of airflow then the wall will likely never dry and the water damage will be worse then a place that the air gets a chance to help dry it. Usually near the ground no matter where it is there will be limited air movement.

If the wall is constructed out of wood and has a wood exterior then the water will penetrate and saturate the wood siding and the stud wall behind it. Overtime this will cause severe rot. The longer this is aloud to go on the worse the rot will get as it will spread from the original area.

With freezing and thawing the water that has saturated the wall can damage stone and masonry work.

A lot of modern designed homes do not have large overhangs, these homes require more water control as the smaller the overhangs the closer the water is dropped off the roof next to the foundation. In some cases the water falling off the roof can be pushed back by a prevailing wind that soaks the house wall instead of the water falling on the ground.

There are other ways to help negate water damage other then eave trough but nothing works as well as eave trough and nothing controls the distribution of water around a building like properly installed eave trough.

If your worried that your eave trough are not installed properly you can always call an eave trough contractor and for a small fee they will come out and make adjustments or repairs.

A little prevention can save a world of problems later.

Rob Abbott
Village Builders Inc.