Gutters don't add much to the value of a home. However, gutters (and gutter protectors) are an attractive feature for buyers in areas that receive rain because they offer so many benefits. Are you thinking about installing a new gutter system? Gutters are an essential part of channeling rainwater away from your roof and home. Ensuring that your gutter system is working properly will help prevent water from damaging your roof and your home.
With the homebuying season in full swing, many homeowners are considering what repairs are necessary before they can list their home for sale. Some projects seem obvious, such as repainting a scratched wall, while others may seem more questionable. One that we run into time and time again is the question of whether or not you should replace the gutters before listing your house for sale. After all, gutters are undoubtedly important, since gutters in good condition can protect your roof and prevent flooding in the basement and other types of water damage to your home.
So, if you can prove that you have new gutters, can that increase the selling price of your home? While gutters may not be the first thing people notice, well-maintained or newly installed gutters can improve your home's curb appeal. If it rarely rains in the place where the house is located and the rain is not heavy, then there is not much risk of water damaging the outside walls or foundations due to rain, so it would not be necessary to use gutters. Water intrusion is no joke, and if you have smaller eaves anywhere in your house (in a bulge, for example), gutters can act as an extension of the eaves and help keep water away from outside walls and the house. If you have an older home and it's been decades without any water damage, there's a good chance you don't need gutters. Many people do good work, but good work will start to crumble after a few years, while professionally installed gutters will last 10 to 20 years.
Clogged gutters can also send water where it should go and cause problems in your home and garden. New gutters are actually one of the few external home improvements that could make your property is worth more. Gutter installation is a very personalized process, so what you pay may be very different from what someone else paid. If it doesn't rain in your area and you don't have a basement, you may not have gutters.
New gutters can help improve home efficiency by ensuring that water is properly channeled outside your home. If you're considering building new gutters as part of your home improvement plans, feel free to communicate with us. Without them, you'll run into problems with the foundations after a few years, and the amount of money needed to fix them will far exceed everything you would spend on quality gutters. The first way a new gutter system will add value to your home is to protect your property and the foundations of your household.
