One vital element in maintaining a profitable rental property is routine cleaning and repair of the home’s gutters. Gutters channel water from large roof surfaces away from the home itself, protecting the window wells, foundation, and other areas susceptible to flooding.
Neglected gutters can eventually lead to repairs that cost a ton. Dry leaves and other debris collecting in a gutter can cause the downspouts to not drain properly. Blocked gutters will overflow, freeze, and progressively pull the gutters loose. Water gathering in the gutters can rot wood and rust metal too. When gutters fail, water can affect the foundation, flood a basement, and so on.
A couple of Dublin rental property owners assume that since their residents take care of some of the basic maintenance tasks concerning their rental home, they can be expected to clean out the gutters occasionally too. However, gutter cleaning and repair are not jobs for the residents. Gutter maintenance and repair need the use of ladders, which means that appropriate safety measures have to be taken to prevent falls and serious injury. When it comes to your single-family rental property, it’s crucial to prevent liability concerns and other safety risks, and keeping your residents off of ladders and on the ground is the best means to do this.
Though maintaining and repairing gutters may not be a particularly tough job, Dublin rental property owners should really think before doing it themselves. Appropriate safety precautions have to be in place, and even then, ladders are risky no matter how safely they are being used. Still, the hardest part of all might be remembering to do regular maintenance on your rental property’s gutters in the first place. Gutters tend to be one of those maintenance issues that stay out of sight – and out of mind – until they’ve become a big problem.
The good news is that scheduling and performing regular maintenance and repairs on your rental home’s gutters don’t need to be troublesome. With Real Property Management One, you can rest well knowing that your gutter maintenance is being handled in a proficient and timely manner by qualified service providers. As part of an affordable and inclusive maintenance program, our team does the work required to keep your gutters clear and your residents – along with your investment property – safe and dry. To know more, please contact us online or give us a call at 925-794-8339 today.
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