West York Gutters Repaired after Winter Storm Damage

I may not have been this customer's first call, but after my estimate he saw no need to call anyone else.

Pictured below are different shots of the damage done to the gutters this winter to a home in West York.  The main cause of the damage was fallen tree limbs.  Most of you will remember the ice storms in January and early February.

All the other quotes that he received were for entire gutter replacement.  Why would you do that when they are not seamless gutters anyway?  We will come back in a few weeks (had to get materials specific to the job and waiting for the next thaw) and replace a section, add a new end cap, and seal seams.  While we are there for the repairs, we will clean the gutters more thoroughly.  I only grabbed the handful  by the downspout as it was below freezing the day I went to take pictures and figure the estimate.  As you can see in a few of the pictures, there are pine needles making it under the gutter covers- but that's a whole other blog.  

Again, my motto for this season with all the winter damage- why replace when you can repair?  If I can't repair, I will let you know.  However, if the only call you make is to a gutter installer, I would find it highly unlikely that they would say "you know you could really just get a section repaired."

After calling Mr. Green Gutter Cleaning, this West York homeowner found he could get the problem solved for hundreds rather than thousands.

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Ice dam damage York, PA

what we saw upon arrival

Last week, we were called out to remove an ice dam again.  We were asked to check on the condition on the roof and do what we could to hold it over until the Spring.  This customer had called a roofer and was deferred off to call a gutter cleaner.  You see, there are very few willing to brave the cold.

We started removing the snow and the ice dams.

What you see pictured is the damage caused by the ice dams.  The rubber roof was curled up and pushed back several feet.

After all ice and snow were cleared, we laid the rubber  roof back down only to find it had warped didn't reach the edge.  To patch the void, we laid a strip of flashing.  

What you see pictured is how we left it.  Again not a permanant solution, but a fix to hold them over for the rest of the winter until a roofer is willing to come out.

My goal when I leave a job as a gutter cleaner is to see to it that water will flow from the roof into the spouting and down out away from the foundation.  This was a achieved.