How often do you need to clean the gutters? What the law says and the Book of the Building

At the time of taking care of a house, we tend to focus on what is visible to the naked eye: paint the walls, take care of the garden or revise the boiler. However, there is a critical element above that we only worry about it when it starts to overflow: a system for the disposal of stormwater.

The question that we constantly make our clients in the Vega Baja, Murcia and Cartagena is: How much time is required to clean the gutters?

The answer is not a simple opinion installer; is marked strictly by the regulations of state in Spain. Let's break it down technically so that you avoid problems with insurance and humidity in your facade.

What it says in the Rules: The Technical Building Code (CTE)

In Spain, the maintenance of the roofs and downspouts is not optional. It is regulated by the Technical Building Code (CTE), specifically in its Core Document of Healthiness (DB-HS 5: Evacuation of the waters).

This regulation obliges the owners (whether of a single-family dwelling or of a community of neighbors) to perform regular preventive maintenance. All this planning is reflected in the official document of the house: the Book of the Building.

What are the deadlines stipulated in the Book of the Building by Law?

According to the rules of maintenance mandatory for the evacuation of water:

Every 6 months (twice a year): You must perform a review, and general cleaning of gutters and downspouts is required if the home is in areas surrounded by vegetation or deciduous trees.
Each year (Minimum required): As a general rule for any type of building, the CTE requires at least a thorough cleaning per year for the entire system of roofs and gutters, preferably at the end of the fall (after the fall of the leaves) or the end of the summer (before the start of the torrential rains and DANAs so common in our area).

Attention with the household insurance: If you have a flood or a leak in the façade caused by a chase stuck and the security checks that you have not performed maintenance annual that requires the Book of the Building, hands should be washed and will not cover the expenses of the repair alleging negligence, lack of proper maintenance.

Factors that compel them to clean the gutters more often

Although the law mark a minimum of once a year, the reality of the weather and the environment of your home may require that dupliques reviews:

Proximity of trees: If you have pine trees, palm trees, or trees near, their leaves, branches and acículas will end up in the eaves in a matter of weeks.
The presence of birds: Pigeons and birds love the gutters to nest. Their nests and droppings cause the plugs more hard hygienically dangerous solve. To limit it, Mr. Canalón we have systems, anti bird / anti birds to prevent them from nesting, and access to the gutter of your home.
Tilt and material of the gutter: Gutters ancient PVC tend to sag by the sun, extreme, creating the "bellies" where the land of the texas accumulates and creates mud much more quickly than in a system smooth aluminum continuous.

Our technology advantage: we Review your Book of the Building from the air

We know perfectly well that the climb to the roof to check if you touch cleaning gutters is a dangerous task that no one wants to do. So, Mr. Canalón we've revolutionized the preventive maintenance.

We have a great advantage: we use drones professional to inspect the state of your gutters in the first visit.
Quick inspection and visual: In a few minutes we flew over your cover and show you in high definition if your gutter needs an immediate clean or if it's clear.
Saving all: To comply with the peace of mind to check your roof without the need to hire expensive cranes, trucks platform or assemble scaffolds only to inspect the eaves.

Forget about traffic jams with the Aluminum Continuous

If you're tired of cleaning up constantly a system that always gives you problems, the solution is not clear, but to install a better system.

With our 32 years of experience, we have found that the Aluminum Continuous is the ideal material for space maintenance problems. To be made to measure In Situ in the door of your house and not have any seams or joints intermediate, the inside of the gutter is completely smooth. This allows the water to drag the dirt naturally toward the downspouts, avoiding that the leaves stay stuck in the old patches or silicone joints of the plastic. We also have systems anti sheets that leave no access to the inside of the gutter. If your house is very exposed to trees, birds or any other circumstance that makes your gutters require cleaning very continuous, we can give you a lasting solution.

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