Yesterday, Northwest Cable News posted an urgent reminder to homeowners in the Pacific Northwest:

With major storms in the near future, it’s more important than ever to make sure your home is prepared for inclement weather.  Keeping your gutters clear of leaves and debris is essential to keeping the rain flowing away from your home.  If your gutters are clogged, and the rain begins to back up, you’re more likely to see flooding in your basement and/or water damage to your roof and attic.

To read the original story from NWCN, visit www.nwcn.com.

Earlier this year, USA Today reported a rising number of injuries to homeowners who are opting to save money by doing work on their homes instead of hiring contractors.  While saving money is a worthwhile goal, homeowners should avoid taking unnecessary risks to their health.

From the USA Today article: “Arlo Weltge, an emergency room physician in Houston and spokesman for the emergency-physicians organization, says he sees injured do-it-yourselfers in the emergency room ‘all the time.’ He says he has even seen someone die from a brain injury after falling off a ladder while cleaning the gutter.”  Read more... (106 words, estimated 25 secs reading time)

In what Australian Prime Minister Rudd’s office calls “a terrible accident,” a worker has fallen from the roof of Rudd’s home while cleaning the gutters. Following the accident, the worker received medical treatment at Brisbane hospital.

To learn more about this unfortunate accident, read the article on the Brisbane Times website.

It’s Fall again, folks. It’s time to break out your sweaters, your wool socks, and yes, your turtle necks (we won’t tell!). While you’re at it, make sure that your home is ready for winter. There are plenty of good Fall home-maintenance to-do lists out there:

“ TIP #5:

5. Clean the gutters. A service charges $70 to $200 for a single-story house, depending on its size. If your gutters are full of detritus, water can back up against the house and damage roofing, siding and wood trim, plus cause leaks and ice dams. Also look for missing or damaged components that need repair.”  Read more... (177 words, estimated 42 secs reading time)

Florida firefighters are asking homeowners to take their dirty gutters seriously.  In addition to causing clogs (which, in turn, can cause water damage to your home) dirty gutters are a fire safety hazard.

If you live in a dry climate, you most likely have brush fires and/or forest fires in your area.  Sparks from these fires can travel a great distance and actually ignite the dry leaves and twigs in your gutters.  “Roofs need to be cleaned off,” said Lt. Vandemark, in an interview with MyFox Orlando.  “Gutters need to be clean, free of litter and pine needles.”

“Gutter Helmet” means never having clean your gutters again.  And THAT means you’ll never again need to drag that ladder out of the garage, extend it up to reach your gutters, and then haul yourself up 20, 30 or 40 feet in the air.  I know of several people who have fallen off ladders while cleaning their gutters, and the results are never pretty. So if you’re serious about keeping leaves and debris out of your gutters, get serious about gutter protection and Gutter Helmet.  Gutter Helmet is the best leafguard system on the market.

Sure Gutter Helmet will save you the time and energy of having to clean your own gutters but you might not realize it will also protect your home and gutters. Gutter Helmet will save you home from damaged caused by clogged gutters and misdirected water such as:

• Mold / Mildew in Attics, Basements, Ceilings and Wall Spaces
• Rotten Wood on Your Siding and Roof Edge (eve, fascia, soffit)
• Cracked Foundations
• Landscape Erosion (dead flowers & plantings)
• Insect Infestation

Don’t take the chance, install Gutter Helmet to protect your home for years to come.

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