Your home's roof is a big part of your home's protection, as it is the first barrier against the dust, rain, snow, and sleet that will pound the exterior of your home all year long. And for this reason, keeping your rooftop strong with a good shingle barrier and a well-equipped rain gutter drainage system, your home will be well protected. Here are some options to consider when you are planning to buy a new roof rain gutter system for your home.
Look at Gutter Materials
When it comes to choosing a new gutter system for your roof, there are several types to choose from. Your new gutters can be made of one of several types of materials, depending on the look and quality you want for a gutter system.
There are, for example, seamless gutters made of vinyl, aluminum, copper, and steel, with various prices per foot and the maintenance required and how they will hold up in the weather and sun. Vinyl gutters are the least expensive option, but they can begin to crack and break apart at their connection points.
At each connection point on a gutter system, the weather and age will cause the connection points to crack apart and form leaks, making your gutter system fail and leak water onto the soil around your home. However, you can look at installing a seamless gutter made of aluminum or another material for a rain gutter that will look great and last longer than a traditional non-seamless gutter system. Talk to a gutter installation professional about this option to upgrade your home's roof drainage to a seamless system.
Consider Your Gutter Capacity
Once you have chosen a long-lasting and quality seamless gutter system for your home, make sure the gutter's capacity is going to be enough to handle your roof rain runoff. Your gutter installation professional can help you determine your roof's drainage capacity needs based on the size of your roof and the slope of the roof. The greater your roof slope, the more rain that will drain from it and into the gutters. To handle a larger capacity of rain runoff, you can opt for a wider gutter and avoid allowing runoff to occur from your drainage system.
Don't Forget Ground Management
Although your new gutters will prevent roof runoff from the sides of the gutters, you should still plan for management of rain water as it flows out of the downspouts. Be sure to place a concrete splash block and extension tube to prevent soil erosion and excessive soil saturation near your foundation.