Restoring Shine And Color
To Your Home's Exterior
Gutters play a crucial role in keeping your home safe from water damage by directing water away from your roof and foundation. However, over time, gutters can become discolored and dingy due to exposure to the elements such as dirt, debris, and harsh weather conditions. This can not only make your home look unattractive, but it can also lead to further damage if not addressed properly.
While Superpower Wash’s basic house wash will remove the surface dirt and grime from your gutters, it won’t fix the discoloration that most gutters accumulate from the elements and exposure to the sun. The good news is that there’s a solution to restore your gutter’s original shine and color: gutter brightening.
What is
Gutter Brightening?
Gutter brightening and gutter cleaning are two services that are commonly confused for each other. While gutter cleaning involves removing the debris that builds up inside the gutters, gutter brightening focuses on the cosmetic exterior shine and color of the gutters. This process is meant to restore the shiny new gutter look, without the hassle of buying and installing new gutters.
Gutter brightening is a process that involves cleaning and restoring the exterior surface of gutters. Gutter brightening uses specialized equipment and chemical detergents to safely clean and restore gutters to their original shine. This process involves going deeper than a regular pressure wash to ensure that all dirt and debris are removed from the surface of the gutters. Gutter brightening not only improves the appearance of the gutters, it also helps to prolong their lifespan by removing harmful substances that can cause damage over time.
Superpower Wash 4-Step
Gutter Brightening Process
Superpower Wash’s 4 step gutter brightening method is a highly effective process that cleans gutters deeper than the surface.
- Clean gutters with basic house wash solution: The first step in the process is to clean the gutters with a basic house wash solution. This helps to remove any loose debris, dust, or dirt that may have accumulated on the gutters. This step is important because it prepares the gutters for the more intensive cleaning that follows.
- Pressure wash all surface dirt and grime away: Next, your skilled pressure washing technician will pressure wash all surface dirt and grime away from the gutters. By using a high-pressure stream of water, the tech can effectively blast away dirt and grime, leaving most well maintained gutters perfectly clean. After these steps, if the gutters still have streaks of dark color, they will require the actual gutter brightening procedures to be properly cleaned.
- Apply the Gutter Brightening detergent: After pressure washing, the team will verify whether the client wants their gutters brightened or not. Once they get the go-ahead, they will first apply the Gutter Brightening detergent. This specialized solution is designed to remove any stains or discoloration on the gutters. The detergent works by breaking down and lifting the dirt and grime from the surface of the gutters, leaving them looking brighter and cleaner.
- Scrub the gutters, and then rinse: Finally, the team will scrub the gutters and then rinse them thoroughly to remove any remaining traces of detergent or leftover staining. Scrubbing helps to ensure that all the dirt and grime has been lifted off the surface of the gutters, while rinsing helps to remove any excess detergent that may be left behind.
How Expensive Is
Gutter Brightening?
Gutter brightening, though very straightforward, is a process that takes a lot of time and effort. The price typically depends on the length of the gutters, what story of the home they are on, and what concentration of gutter brightening detergent they require to clean. All that considered, gutter brightening is typically less than $95 on average, making it a very cost-effective way to increase your home’s curb appeal. Compared to the cost of painting your gutters, you are likely to save $250 or more!
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Benefits of our
Gutter Brightening Service
Gutter brightening has many benefits. It restores the shine and color of your gutters, making them look like new again. Besides the obvious aesthetic reasons, maintaining your gutters with a gutter brightening service can help the paint last longer. This service can help prevent paint removal from the elements and keep your gutters in good condition for longer. The best reason of all of course is that having bright gutters can make your whole house look cleaner and more inviting.
Gutter Brightening FAQ's
Does this include the inside of the gutters?
No, our gutter brightening service only focuses on the exterior surface of your gutters. Gutter cleaning is not a service we currently offer, so any gutter services by us will be to restore the shine and color of your gutters.
Can this remove the paint from my gutters?
No, our cleaning solution is safe and won’t remove paint from your gutters. A problem we often run into though, is that sometimes cleaning older gutters can reveal that paint has already been stripped off of them due to the elements or age. Every so often, when we go to brighten the gutters, removal of the dirt and grime can reveal bare metal underneath, which is not something we can fix or prevent as there is no paint left in the first place.
How long will the effects of the gutter brightening last?
This can vary depending on your location, weather conditions, and other factors. Most of the discoloration can come from exposure to sunlight, run-off from your roof, and foliage cover around your home. If your gutters don’t get very dirty every year, most of the time a standard house wash will be enough to keep your gutters bright and shiny. If they get dirty every year, a gutter brightening may be needed with every other house wash.
How often should I get gutter brightening?
Depending on how quickly your gutters accumulate discoloration, we recommend getting your gutters brightened every 2-4 years to maintain their shine and color. Though this really depends on how much the homeowner cares about the shine and discoloration.
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