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(N C ) W h e n it c o m e s to ro o fi n g , little p ro b le m s o fte n g o u n d e te c te d u n til th e y b e c o m e m a jo r is s u e s , c o s tin g a lo t o f tim e a n d m o n e y to re s o lv e . A n a n n u a l ro o f in s p e c tio n e a c h s p rin g is th e b e s t w a y to c a tc h a n y p ro b le m s b e fo re th e y c a u s e s e rio u s d a m a g e . H e re a re fi v e c o m m o n p ro b le m s to w a tc h o u t fo r:


1 . B ro k e n g u tte rs F a ilin g to re p a ir o r re p la c e b ro k e n g u tte rs c o u ld c a u s e s e rio u s is s u e s , e s p e c ia lly a fte r a b ig ra in s to rm . W h e n y o u r g u tte rs a re n o t p ro p e rly a tta c h e d to y o u r ro o f, th e y a re n o t a b le to d o th e ir m a in jo b : d iv e rt w a te r a w a y fro m y o u r h o m e . T h is c a n le a d to c o s tly p ro p e rty d a m a g e a n d fl o o d in g .


2 . D e fu n c t d o w n s p o u t D o w n s p o u ts c a n b e c o m e d is lo d g e d , c a u s in g w a te r to fl o w d ire c tly a ro u n d th e fo u n d a tio n o f y o u r h o m e . T h is c a n le a d


to fo u n d a tio n c ra c k in g , m o u ld g ro w th , a n d th e p o te n tia l d e s tru c tio n o f a n y re n o v a tio n s y o u ’v e a lre a d y d o n e . H a v e y o u r d o w n s p o u ts c h e c k e d to e n s u re th e y a re c o n n e c te d a n d p o s itio n e d c o rre c tly .


3 . C h im n e y d e te rio ra tio n T h e o ld e r th e c h im n e y , th e m o re lik e ly it is to h a v e c ra c k s in th e c ro w n (to p ). W h e n w a te r g e ts in to th e s e c ra c k s d u rin g th e w in te r it fre e z e s , w h ic h p u s h e s th e m o rta r a n d b ric k s fu rth e r a p a rt a n d m a k e s th e c ra c k s la rg e r. W h e n th e ic e e v e n tu a lly m e lts , th e s e c ra c k s c a n c a u s e y o u r ro o f to le a k a n d c o u ld e v e n re s u lt in y o u r c h im n e y fa llin g o ff y o u r h o u s e .


4 . Vi s itin g p e s ts L o o s e fl a s h in g , ro tte n fa s c ia b o a rd s a n d d o rm a n t c h im n e y s a ll m a k e g re a t h o m e s fo r ra c c o o n s , s q u irre ls , b ird s , b a ts a n d w a s p s . If y o u h e a r s tra n g e s o u n d s , o r y o u ’re c o n c e rn e d s o m e th in g c o u ld g e t


in s id e , c a ll in a w ild life o r p e s t re m o v a l c o m p a n y to g e t rid o f a n y u n w a n te d h o u s e g u e s ts a n d p ro te c t th e a re a s w h e re th e y a re e n te rin g .


5 . L e a k y ro o f W h e n s n o w m e lts a n d re -fre e z e s , it c a n a c t a s a w e d g e u n d e r s h in g le s . O n c e th e w e a th e r b e g in s to w a rm u p , th e s e ic e w e d g e s m e lt a n d c a n le a k th ro u g h y o u r ro o f. Y o u r ro o f m a y lo o k fi n e a s y o u lo o k u p a t it fro m th e g ro u n d , b u t a p ro fe s s io n a l w ill b e a b le to d e te rm in e a n y is s u e a n d h o w to fi x it.


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