If youre like most people, you dont give your homes gutter system much thought. And thats unfortunate because its crucial to maintaining your homes integrity and value. The system serves no purpose until it rains, but when it does, a properly installed gutter system is the only way to ensure that the rain water wont collect on the roof or worse, run down alongside the walls of your home.
When rainwater is uncontrolled, it can get in between the vinyl siding, wood or other material that covers your home and protects it from the elements. Water running uncontrolled down the side of a house can also get behind window frames and other openings and cause further damage thats often expensive to repair.
In much the same way as it directs a bowling ball down the end of the lane a gutter system along the perimeter of your roof carries water away from your home. Water that is allowed to flow towards the homes foundation rather than away will slowly erode the foundation, which over time can impair its structural integrity. It can also cause a considerable amount of erosion.
Sections of gutter are attached to the roof using hangars. There are straight sections as well...