Keeping Your Home in Good Shape

With spring already here and summer fast approaching, rain and thunderstorms are a common occurrence, especially if you’re living in central Pennsylvania. When looking at your spring cleaning and summer home maintenance list, now is the perfect time to take a look at the outside of your house. How did your roof fair from the winter? The weight of snow can take it’s toll on roofs, especially with how hard this winter was for a lot of people. How about your gutters? With the extra weight of the snow and ice, gutters can pull away from the house and some have collapsed altogether. It’s important to make sure that these repairs are done properly, and for some, are beyond the general handyman skills required to keep your house in good shape.

Stemming the Tide 

 Roof leaks are more than just an inconvenience. As the water begins to flow in your house, it can quickly become an issue for the rest of your house. Water can not only damage the things that are stored in your attic, but can drain down into the rest of your house. Mold can grow within the insolation of your walls leading to costly and time consuming repairs. The water can also saturate your dry wall, causing it to become weak. As the dry wall weakens it can buckle and collapse leading to damage throughout your home. Water also can soak into light fixtures, causing a shortage which can lead to fires. All told, having a roof leak can be a devastating issue if it’s not corrected quickly.

Cutting the Cost 

One of the biggest expenses for homeowners is the energy cost of keeping your home comfortable. Pennsylvania is a beautiful state that goes through a wide range of temperatures as the seasons change. The cost of heating oil in the winter can be staggering, much the same as the cost of cooling during the summer. Thermal pane windows can help to cut this cost, but they can get expensive quickly. One of the easiest ways to make sure you’re costs stay low is to keep your roofing and siding in good shape. Both the roof and the siding help to insulate your home, helping keep the heat in during the winter and keeping it cool in the summer. The better the retention, the less often you have to run the heater or crack up the air conditioner. If this winters heating bill was hard on your wallet, it might be time to check on the roofing and siding.

In the Gutter 

Many people underestimate the importance of a good gutter, until it no longer functions properly. With heavy rains, a gutter helps to divert the rainwater away from your house. While this is a great way of diverting the deluge from dumping down on your head as you step out the door, there’s more to it than that. Without a gutter, rain can quickly accumulate around the base of your house. Not only can it destroy your flower beds and other shrubbery but it pools up around your house and can seep into your basement. Basement floods not only ruin everything you have stored down within but can also cause mold to grow. Not only is this mold growth unsightly, it can harm your families health and drastically lower your property value if it’s not treated quickly.

A Helping Hand for the Handyman 

Not everyone has the skill set required to be able to fix these issues in the home. Whether you get vertigo from being on the roof, or unsure how to hang a gutter properly, it can be quite a tricky and frustrating situation when these repairs need to get done. While you have access to the internet and all the DIY guides ever written, sometimes it’s just better to let a professional handle it. If you live in central Pennsylvania, Diversified Roofing has the solutions you need to all of these all too common housing problems. With over 30 years experience, their friendly and professional crew can help you find that hard to spot leak, repair or replace your gutters and hang siding with a snap. If you find yourself with a staggering list of repairs that you’re not quite sure how to go about, call the professionals and enjoy the peace of mind that comes with a dedicated level of craftsmanship that will help your home weather the storms to come.