| It is very understandable for someone to walk by | | | | benefit from the rain water being guided |
| a home and wonder why some have rain gutters | | | | strategically and smartly away to designated |
| and others do not. Well, it is a homeowner choice | | | | spots rather than streaming down in to the |
| on whether or not to have them installed and to | | | | planter beds that line the perimeter of many if |
| incur the expense. Sounds obvious right? For that | | | | not most homes. Why, because as time goes by |
| matter, it is also an option that because of the | | | | and the muddy water ends up getting splashed |
| additional expense involved that most new home | | | | back up on to the siding or stucco exterior walls |
| builders do not include it as a standard item | | | | of the home, that muddy water will eventually |
| included with the purchase of the home. | | | | discolor those lower regions of the exterior walls |
| Having spent close to 10 years in the real estate | | | | at a much faster rate than the upper portions. |
| industry, including the new home segment, I can | | | | Most homeowners unfortunately make the |
| confirm for you that most new home builders in | | | | decision not to have them installed and years later |
| fact do not install them. It is so unexpected to | | | | look at the condition of their home and find an |
| find a new home with rain gutters, that when I | | | | uneven wear and discoloration due to excess rain |
| worked for a builder who included them as a | | | | water causing the dreaded muddy splash. |
| standard item, and would tell interested prospects | | | | Another benefit is that during rain storms, the |
| of that fact, they were indeed taken aback. It | | | | plants and flowers that surround your home |
| was something they initially failed to notice when | | | | under the roof eaves will not get drenched with |
| first viewing the model homes. However, it was | | | | an excess amount of water. Many plants do not |
| easy to tout the benefits of having them included, | | | | respond well to sitting in a deep pool of water, |
| and in turn helped towards the sale of a new | | | | especially if the soil is heavier clay with poor |
| home. | | | | drainage. Their roots end up rotting from not |
| Most of the time, present and future | | | | being able to dry out properly, such as is the case |
| homeowners will first think of the most visible | | | | from over irrigating. In this case, it is Mother |
| benefit of having rain gutters, and that is of being | | | | Nature that is doing the irrigating. Take charge, |
| able to walk up to their front or back door on a | | | | and control the amount of water your plants |
| rainy day or night without getting drenched from | | | | receive and sit in. |
| the cascade of water coming from the sloping | | | | Most homeowners would benefit tremendously |
| roof just above. However, there are other | | | | from installing rain gutters along the roof line of |
| advantages that provide a longer lasting and more | | | | their homes. A newer type of seamless rain |
| preventative benefit. | | | | gutter is very popular now for its less bulky |
| First of all, your home itself will be lucky to | | | | appearance and more efficient drainage abilities. |