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You won’t worry about water pooling around your foundation anymore. No more soggy landscaping after every storm or ice dams backing up into your roof.
Your gutters will handle Long Island’s heaviest downpours without overflowing. They’ll channel water exactly where it needs to go, protecting your driveway, walkways, and flower beds from erosion.
You’ll spend weekends enjoying your home instead of climbing ladders to clear clogs. With properly sized gutters and optional gutter guards, maintenance becomes something you schedule once a year, not every few months.
Expressway Roofing and Chimney Inc has been protecting Stony Brook homes for years. We understand how nor’easters dump water faster than poorly designed gutters can handle it.
We’ve seen what happens when contractors cut corners on gutter installation. Pulling fascia boards, rotted soffits, and foundation problems that cost thousands to fix.
That’s why we size your gutters correctly for your roof area and install them with proper pitch. We use quality hangers spaced right, so your system stays attached to your house even when it’s loaded with ice.
We start by measuring your roofline and calculating the right gutter size for your home’s square footage. Most Stony Brook homes need 5-inch gutters, but larger roofs require 6-inch systems to handle the water volume.
Next, we fabricate your seamless gutters on-site to exact measurements. No joints means no leaks down the road. We install with proper slope toward downspouts and use commercial-grade hangers every 24 inches.
We test the entire system before we leave. You’ll see water flowing smoothly to your downspouts and away from your foundation. We clean up completely and walk you through basic maintenance to keep everything working right.
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You get seamless aluminum or copper gutters custom-fit to your home. We handle gutter replacement when your old system is beyond repair, plus gutter cleaning services to keep everything flowing properly.
Stony Brook’s mature oak and maple trees drop leaves that clog gutters fast. Our gutter guard installation cuts your cleaning needs by 80% while keeping water flowing during heavy rains.
We also install and repair downspouts, including underground drainage systems that move water well away from your foundation. For homes with chronic drainage issues, we can add extra downspouts or resize your entire system to handle more water volume.
Most Stony Brook homes need gutter cleaning twice a year – once in late spring after tree pollen and seed pods finish falling, and again in late fall after leaves drop. Homes with many overhanging trees might need cleaning three times annually.
The timing matters more than frequency. Clean gutters before summer storm season and before winter freeze-thaw cycles. Clogged gutters during heavy rains can overflow and damage your foundation or basement.
If you have gutter guards installed, annual cleaning is usually sufficient. The guards keep most debris out while allowing water to flow freely through the system.
The size refers to the width of the gutter opening. 5-inch gutters work fine for most Stony Brook homes under 2,500 square feet with moderate roof pitch. They handle typical Long Island rainfall without problems.
6-inch gutters are necessary for larger homes, steep roofs, or houses that get heavy water runoff from upper roof sections. They move 40% more water than 5-inch systems, preventing overflow during intense storms.
We calculate your roof’s square footage and pitch to recommend the right size. Installing gutters too small for your roof creates overflow problems that damage your landscaping and foundation over time.
Seamless gutters eliminate the joints where sectional gutters typically leak. Each joint in a sectional system is a potential failure point that requires maintenance and eventual replacement.
Long Island’s freeze-thaw cycles are particularly hard on gutter joints. Ice expansion can separate sections, creating gaps that let water pour directly onto your foundation instead of flowing to downspouts.
Seamless gutters cost about 20% more upfront but last twice as long with minimal maintenance. You avoid the ongoing repair costs and water damage that comes from failing joints in sectional systems.
Quality gutter guards significantly reduce cleaning frequency, but they’re not maintenance-free. In Stony Brook’s tree-heavy neighborhoods, guards keep out most leaves and large debris while allowing water to flow through.
The key is choosing the right type of guard for your situation. Mesh guards work well for most debris, while solid guards with small openings handle areas with heavy pine needles or small seed pods.
You’ll still need annual cleaning to remove the small debris that accumulates on top of guards, but it’s much easier than scooping wet leaves from unprotected gutters. Most homeowners find guards pay for themselves in reduced cleaning costs within three years.
Properly installed aluminum gutters typically last 20-25 years on Long Island. The coastal environment and freeze-thaw cycles are harder on gutters than inland areas, but quality aluminum holds up well with regular maintenance.
The biggest factors affecting lifespan are installation quality and maintenance frequency. Gutters installed with proper pitch and adequate hangers last much longer than systems that sag or pull away from the house.
Salt air from the ocean can cause premature corrosion if gutters aren’t cleaned regularly. Annual cleaning and inspection catch small problems before they become major repairs or full replacement needs.
Insufficient or improperly spaced hangers are the main culprit. Many contractors space hangers too far apart to save money, but this creates stress points that eventually fail under the weight of water and debris.
Ice dams also put tremendous stress on gutter systems. When gutters fill with ice, the weight can exceed their design capacity and pull mounting hardware right out of the fascia board.
Clogged gutters contribute to the problem by holding more weight than they’re designed for. Regular cleaning prevents debris buildup that adds unnecessary stress to your mounting system.
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