Two years early is better than a day late!

When it comes to eavestroughing, I am often asked by customers if their eavestroughs need replaced or if they can just be repaired. Usually these customers have eavestroughs that are about 25 to 30 years old, they have corners and end caps leaking, the old nail and ferrules are popping out, and they are dented in numerous places. My response to them is that usually, trying to repair eavestroughs in this condition is simply throwing good money after bad. I explain to them that it is better to be a couple years early rather than a day late.

By failing to maintain your eavestroughs or replace them when needed, you can do extensive damage to your home. I went to a home last week and was not prepared for what I saw. The eavestroughs were dangling from the house, the fascia and soffit were falling off, the fascia board was rotted, the old soffit board rotted, but worse yet, the ends of rafters were rotten. Look at the pictures below for what I saw while doing the estimate!

The above two pictures were just for starters. As I looked around the house, I saw more damage!

In the picture above, the eavestrough is pulling away from the house, the fascia board is visible and rotting, the soffit falling off the house and the soffti board is rotting.

Above is a picture from the roof line. The board at the bottom is what is left of the fascia board and you can see off on the right that the ends of the rafters are rotting. Birds and squirrels have been making a nest inside and they have made a mess inside. But it gets worse! All this water has been falling below and damaging steps and the window sill.

Thankfully, all this can be fixed. However, it is a good reminder for all of us to maintain our homes. When it comes to replacing your roof or your eavestrough, don't be penny wise and pound foolish by taking too long to replace them. It is better to changed them too early than too late!

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