Remember all that time we spent cleaning out the gutters back in June when Matt closed on the house? Well the gutters were still leaking and looked pretty beat up and since we had to replace the roof anyway, we decided to put in brand new gutters as well. At least cleaning the gutters was a good learning/bonding experience (I'm really just saying that to make myself feel better...it was not fun). Below are several before and after pictures ("Before" on the left and "After" on the right, although it's pretty obvious which are which.)
Here's the really bad corner of the roof where the shingles were curling up. Also take note of the soffits/fascia that were replaced. The fascia is the wood the gutters attach to and the soffits are underneath the overhang. We had aluminum soffits put in to reduce the amount of maintenance required. (No more peeling paint!)
- Commercial sized downspouts (they're bigger than they were before) help move more water away from the house.
- Repaired gutters and shingles eliminate leaking.
- Ridge vents aid in proper ventilation of the attic space.
- Installed gutter guards to minimize leaves that can fall into the gutters to
We stayed with gray shingles, but upgraded to architectural (versus 3-tab). The difference can be seen if you look closely at the before and after photos. 3-tab shingles lay flat right next to each other, whereas the architecural shingles add more depth to the house as the overlap slightly, giving the roof some appealing texture.
Architectural shingles are slightly more expensive, but well worth the investment. We used IKO Cambridge architectural shingles (color - harvard slate), which have a 30 year warranty.
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