Rental Property Investor · Upstate, NY · Member since 2012 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
6y
Up here gutters get torn out with ice, down spouts freeze, swell & split, then every fall they fill with leaves so that's another JOB & yes your basements will suffer from hydrostatic pressure & leak if the water pools next to it. BUT if we take them down the Insurance carrier has a fit. I live in a 5300 sq ft home & the water wash from that roof geometry is voluminous & by default has to be directed well away from the basement.
So I would check with your insurance company first.
NYC, NY · Member since 2016 · 617 posts · 456 votes
6y
I have a guy who does a power wash and gutter cleaning every 12-18 months. Keeps me on his radar when I don't have bigger projects. He farms it out to his younger crew members. Worth the $.
Flipper/Rehabber · Orange Park, FL · Member since 2014 · 180 posts · 83 votes
6y
I would love hear the roofers reason to why the roof would last longer without a gutter. Keep it, the tenant won’t clean it so pay someone to do it every 6 months. It also depends on how many trees you have on the property but you can also spend a little money and get gutter caps/filters to keep the leaves out.
New York City, NY · Member since 2012 · 18 posts · 1 vote
6y
Thanks for the info.
Gary , regarding the extension life of the roof without a gutter, the roofer is claiming that since the water don't move down in a clogged gutter it is ultimately damaging the roof, soffit and fascia.
Gary , regarding the extension life of the roof without a gutter, the roofer is claiming that since the water don't move down in a clogged gutter it is ultimately damaging the roof, soffit and fascia.
Meir
Absolutely a problem up here...in fact we have to put roof deicing cables on many roofs to avoid ice dams pushing back moisture under the roofing tile then into the interior & also destroying the facia.