Gutters and troughs perform a vital role in protecting your home and the landscape around it by funneling water to downspouts and dispersing it away from your home’s foundation. Without gutters, rainwater would fall to the ground below, damaging the landscape and ground while increasing the likelihood of water ending up in your basement. However, exposed gutters tend to collect a lot more than rainwater. Depending on how many trees are around your home, you might be susceptible to a large number of leaves in the fall. Even without trees nearby, anything that lands on your roof can be washed into your gutters during the next rainfall. Eventually, the buildup will clog the downspouts, and rather than water flowing down, it overflows from the channel back up under the roof and behind your home’s siding.
