Gutter Cleaning Charleston | The History of Gutters! This content was written for Window Ninjas Window & Pressure Cleaning. There is a lot on the history of gutters and gutter cleaning, and the importance of both! Getting a gutter cleaning Charleston service will not only protect your home from water damage, from flooding of the foundation or basement and the destruction of your Landscaping. We recommend getting your gutters cleaned at least twice a year, once in June or July and once in December or January. This timing is because during this time of year all or most of the debris has fallen from the trees Above for the season. If you would like to schedule a gutter cleaning service with Window Ninjas then give us a call today at 843-790-8447 or visit our wonderful website at windowninjas.com for all of your gutter cleaning needs. Before we get into anything about gutter cleaning Charleston services I want to talk more about the history of gutters overall. The first gutters came around in the Indus Valley Civilization from 3,000 BC to 1,500 BC. These gutters were made of drains covered in burnt clay bricks! The Roman Empire created the original gutter system however, by making roadway drainage systems. These were higher in the middle, which then let the rain water run into "gutters". This system was brought to England around 47 AD. Between the 10th and 13th centuries, gutter systems became a part of the architecture of buildings. Many buildings were even rebuilt with stone roofs and gargoyles! The water would flow down and out of the gargoyle's mouths! This has always been such an interesting feature to me, and I hope to implement it in a future custom built home for myself and my family. Although thinking about it this might be hard for anyone to perform a gutter cleaning service. But Window Ninjas are here no matter how hard the job may be and get it done correctly, leaving you with a smile on your face and no leaves or debris in your gutters! The Tower of London was one of the first buildings to have gutters, as King Henry III asked the Keeper of the Works at the Tower to extend the lead gutters to keep the white walls clean and safe from water damages! This is what is considered the first efficiently working downspout! Speaking of downspouts, With every gutter cleaning Charleston service we and short they are downspouts are fully clear by dropping a weighted object down them, similar to a golf ball! We also flush them to ensure they are draining properly, and we will do the same with any underground leaders you may have as well! Henry VIII, most known for the beheading of two wives and the division of the Church of England from papal authority, accidentally helped revolutionize the gutter system. He ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries, which cut back their income and resources from their homes and buildings. This meant that the lead roofs and gutters were taken from the monasteries and convents, making lead gutters more affordable for the lower classes and were put onto buildings all around Britain. Later, in the 1700s, many gutters were being made out of cast iron instead of lead as it was more readily available. Towards the end of that century, wood was carved into a �V' shape and used as gutters. When the industrial revolution began, gutters were mass produced, making them more affordable than ever. They became more common in the Victorian Era, as they realized that the gutters helped keep their homes in better shape throughout the rainy seasons! The gutters ensured that their walls stayed dry, so less people got sick within the home. That last fact is still true today, and gutter cleaning Charleston services help ensure that they stay in working order! We clean all gutters and roof valleys out by hand and your downspouts will be cleared as well. All debris will be bagged up as we go, and then taken off site to a wooded area where it can decompose naturally and become compost for other plants. We are all about helping the environment here at window ninjas, and this is just one way that we do it. We also have an underground leader clearing service in which the leaders are jetted with our specially designed snake system. Like I mentioned, we are very into helping our environment and those around us! Because of that, we donate one dollar of every service to water.org as we believe in supporting organizations to help get back to the environment. They are currently on an amazing mission to deliver access to clean water to everyone around the world. We currently have about 10 locations with multiple trucks that do multiple jobs in a day meaning we bring home a ton of invoices on the dollars out of quite quickly. We love being a part of their mission and we hope that you would like to join us by becoming one of our loyal customers today, and schedule a gutter cleaning Charleston service! When it comes to the importance of getting your gutters cleaned, debris in your gutter can decompose and form an organic matter that will support the growth of tree seedlings, fungi and other plants. This is one reason why we used it as a compost and what areas after we bag it up and take it from your property. When organic matter stays in your gutters, it allows for the growth of seedlings, and other plants. The roots from these plants can grow up into your roof and under your shingles and into your fascia boards causing a lot of damage. This can become quite costly and a big headache for the homeowner! Now that you have all of this information about the history of gutters and a little bit about gutter cleaning I hope that you may choose Window Ninjas to be the one trusted company for you. We cannot wait to start with you when leave you with shine and clean gutters and a smile on your face! you can reach us at 843-790-8447 or visit our wonderful website at windowninjas.com for all of your gutter cleaning Charleston needs! Back to All Posts