Gutter Cleaning is a Major Part of Ensuring Good Health. Here’s Why

Being a homeowner is one of the more exciting parts of life. You have a place to call your own, decorate and paint as you like, and enjoy a nice glass of wine at the end of a long, tiring day.

There are, however, other parts of owning a home that aren’t as exciting—such as the upkeep and maintenance of your home. One of these essential tasks is cleaning the gutters of your home. Your dirty gutters can breed harmful organisms, such as fungi and bacteria.

As unpleasant as it may seem to you, regularly cleaning gutters is essential to maintain good hygiene.

Here’s why gutter cleaning is a major part of ensuring good health:

It’s a breeding ground for creepy crawlies

Unless you like spiders as pets, it’s really not ideal to have them lurking around. Unfortunately, clogged gutters will lead to just that. Insects love damp and cool places. Clogged gutters have leaves, twigs, dirt and water in them, and this provides the ideal conditions for insects to breed in them. And you may not think this is a problem at first until you see a swarm of mosquitoes or spiders lurking around your home.

Say, this doesn’t bother you either. Fact is, these insects aren’t just squeamish, but some of them can also be quite dangerous.

Stagnant water paves the way for diseases

Stagnant water is home to mosquitoes and other pests that can transmit malaria.

If you have a clogged gutter, you’re at a higher risk of catching malaria because your clogged gutter is an ideal place for mosquitoes to breed. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that every year around 1500 to 2000, people in the US lose their lives to fatal malaria.

Protect yourself from the mosquitoes and get your gutters cleaned professionals to ensure that these pests don’t cause harm to you and your family..

Contaminated water can make its way into your home

The blocked water in your gutters can back up and travel back to your roof. If you’re not paying enough attention to it, the water may start leaking from your walls and roof, causing water damage.

Not only will repairing water damage cost you a lot of money, but damp walls and ceilings are also dwelling places for mold that can cause respiratory illnesses like asthma.

Clean gutters protect you from mold and mildew

Your clogged gutter can overflow and spill rainwater around your basement. This contaminated water paves the way for mold and mildew growth.

Mildew is a whitish coat, made of fungal hyphae, that grows on damp materials such as paper and plant leaves. Mildew spores can cause many health issues such as coughing, sore throat, headache and respiratory illnesses.

Clean gutters eliminate the risk of basement flooding, ensuring that your basement remains mold and mildew-free.

At Birds Beware Window Washing and Cleaning Services, we use efficient techniques to clean your dirty gutters. We make sure your clogged gutters are fully recovered and thoroughly cleaned. Contact us today at (970) 618-3785 to get a quote for your dirty gutter or visit our website to learn more about our gutter cleaning services in New Castle.