What to do if your gutters are overflowing? Guide (emergency and definitive solutions)

There is nothing that gives more headache in a stormy day to look out the window and see that the water overflows the top of the gutter, swatting the facade, splashing the windows or worse, be filtered toward the inside of your home.

When a gutter overflows, it is not only an aesthetic problem: is a real danger to the painting, the mortar and the structure of your home. If you're in this situation (or want to prevent it before it reaches the next DANA), here are the steps that you should follow, from least to most.

The problem of the "blindness of the roof" (And how to solve it with technology)

Normally, when a chase starts to fail, the owner finds himself with a dilemma: "I Know that overflows up there, but I don't know exactly what happens because I do not get to see it." Climb a ladder to six, eight or ten feet high while it rains is a recklessness, and hire cranes or scaffolds only to "take a look" is very costly economically.

In Mr. Canalón we have eliminated this problem in the bud thanks to the technology. We have a great differential advantage: we use drones professional to perform a quick inspection on our first visit.

Thank you to this:

We identify the real problem at the moment: We see in high-definition if the gutter has a cap of leaves, if the PVC has been cracked by the sun, or if you have lost the slope.
No costs, absurd: We know exactly what happens to your roof from minute one, without having to move heavy cranes, trucks platform or assemble more complex scaffolds or ladders for the diagnosis.
Timely and secure: An inspection of a clean, safe, and with the eye exactly where is the fault.

Phase 1: technical Diagnostic (why it overflows?)

Thanks to our bird's eye view, we tend to find ourselves with three main culprits:

1. Blockage by dirt (The classic cap)

It is the most common cause. Dried leaves, birds ' nests, or the accumulation of sand from the own shingles creating a heavy paste. If the pasta reaches the mouth of the downspout, it makes the "stopper". The water does not find a way out and the gutters are full as a bathtub until it overflows.

2. Wrong slope or deformation ("Buckling")

The gutters need a slight slope towards the downspouts so that water runs off gravity (according to the criteria of the Technical Building Code).

If the brackets have been loosened, the gutter lose the slope.
If you have installed a gutter of PVC, the extreme heat of the sun tends to deform it to create "lazy" or sunken areas where the water is stagnant and overflows.

3. Lack of ability (runs small)

Sometimes the gutter is clean, but just noticed that it can't keep up. This occurs if you misjudged the diameter of the profile to the square feet of roof, or if the storms in your area are increasingly torrential.

Phase 2: How to fix it? Steps to follow

If the hotfix with the drone confirms that the current system still has salvation, these are the steps to fix the problem:

Deep cleaning and desatasco: Check out all the accumulated dirt and put pressure water to release the downspouts, if they are stuck.
Review of joints: If your gutter is parts spliced (such as PVC or zinc traditional), the weight of the water tends to open the joints. Check if the overflow is accompanied by leaks in the joints.
Reinforcement of anchors: Secure the fasteners to the facade so that the gutter will not tilt forward and the water pour over the edge.

The Final Solution: Head over to the Aluminum Continuous

If you're sick of cleaning up together that are open, with patches of silicone or see how your old gutter plastic is roasted and bends with the summer sun, it's time to seek a professional solution.

We have 32 years solving problems of water disposal. Our technical recommendation to forget about the overflow forever is the Aluminum Continuous:

Optimum capacity: The profile type Cornice (or Type K) features a design hydrodynamic, which contains a greater volume of water that profiles round plastic.
Zero deformations: The aluminum coating is resistant to UV radiation without deformation or lose the slope exact towards the downspout year after year.
Setup to measure In Situ: We go with our mobile workshop to the door of your house, measure your canopy and manufacture the gutter in a single piece. Without splices intermediates that retain dirt or causing leaks.

Do your gutters can't keep? We flew our drone and we will check it

Do not wait until the moisture cale in the paint of your facade or ruin the interior of your home. If your gutters are overflowing, the system is warning you that you need to care.

Do your gutters can't keep? We will help you.

Please contact us for a quote closed, transparent, and no commitment.