maine Seamless Gutter Installation
Experienced Installers And High Quality Materials
Why are gutters important?
The primary purpose of a gutter system is to protect you home from water. Not just the exterior siding, trim, and sill work, but the interior as well. The two main sources for water infiltration in to the home are ground water and roof runoff.
Two inches of rain equates to 1.25 gallons per square foot of roof surface. So an average cape with 2500 square feet of roofing will shed 3125 gallons of water in a 2" rain storm. That is significant...for many homes in Maine that's a wet basement or a rotten sill.
The primary purpose of a gutter system is to protect you home from water. Not just the exterior siding, trim, and sill work, but the interior as well. The two main sources for water infiltration in to the home are ground water and roof runoff.
Two inches of rain equates to 1.25 gallons per square foot of roof surface. So an average cape with 2500 square feet of roofing will shed 3125 gallons of water in a 2" rain storm. That is significant...for many homes in Maine that's a wet basement or a rotten sill.
We are also carpenters
Nearly all seamless gutter installers use the same materials, bent the same way, the same sturdy hangers, corners, and installation techniques. So what sets us apart?
We are carpenters, we build houses, restore historic buildings, remodel homes, perform energy efficient retrofits, as well as hang high quality seamless gutters. We are tooled and equiped for any circumstance.
Take the picture above for example. This 1800's home in Hallowell had original wooden gutters in place, but at some point someone had incorperated them into the roof, extending sheathing down over them, installed drip edge at the perimeter, and covered them with shingles. So what we had was a rounded surface on which we were to mount a straight backed gutter.
Our solution was to create an extended soffit off of the fascia behind the original wooden gutter (see the brown board in the photo). We used naturally moisture resistant cedar as the material. This gave the gutter a continous backer, while not detracting from the aethstetics of the home.
We are carpenters, we build houses, restore historic buildings, remodel homes, perform energy efficient retrofits, as well as hang high quality seamless gutters. We are tooled and equiped for any circumstance.
Take the picture above for example. This 1800's home in Hallowell had original wooden gutters in place, but at some point someone had incorperated them into the roof, extending sheathing down over them, installed drip edge at the perimeter, and covered them with shingles. So what we had was a rounded surface on which we were to mount a straight backed gutter.
Our solution was to create an extended soffit off of the fascia behind the original wooden gutter (see the brown board in the photo). We used naturally moisture resistant cedar as the material. This gave the gutter a continous backer, while not detracting from the aethstetics of the home.
