Clearing out the gutters around your retail premises is an essential task within a maintenance programme. But it often gets overlooked. We take a look at why you should make sure you keep your gutters clean, and why it is a clever idea to do it as part of your overall maintenance schedule.
Why Should You Clean Your Gutters?
When done properly, clean gutters can remove water away from your building. A professional service will take time to remove leaves and debris to give rain a fast means of escape. By keeping your gutters clear your property will have less chance of damage to the roofing, fascia, and walls. It also helps keep the gutters themselves in good condition, lasting longer.
Clearing gutters can be a dangerous task for anyone not experienced or not using the right equipment. Usually, the work is done at height, and using a basic ladder is simply not safe. A professional on the other hand will have the right equipment to do the work quickly and safely.
Clean Gutters – Clean Building
Clearing gutters delivers benefits to many aspects of your retail property. Guttering often surrounds one of the most important features of your property – your signage. When guttering is blocked water can spill over your sign, weakening fixings and staining it.
Water spillage from blocked gutters also affects other important parts about your property. Painted frontages become dirty, while any porous materials can hold water, impacting their integrity and spreading moisture elsewhere. It can provide ideal environments for plants and fungi to thrive. So, but keeping your getters clean you reduce work required on other parts of your building too.
Store Maintenance utilises a comprehensive network of highly experienced contractors who understand the best ways to care for your guttering. Fully trained to complete jobs at height safely, they will keep your gutters clean and reduce the impact of blockages to a minimum. And their ability to spot issues with other parts of your building means they will be able to let you know any other potential problems before they become expensive and serious maintenance requirements.
Keep Your Gutters Clear And Safe
The risks involved in having someone not correctly trained and equipped to clear your gutters far outweigh any small cost advantage. So, contact us now and ask about how Store Maintenance can check your gutters while maintaining your signage.
Need more information? You can read more about our gutter cleaning services here.
