When Topsham gutters fill up
Trees common in the region, including sugar maple, red maple, American beech, white birch, northern red oak, eastern white pine, and eastern hemlock, drop heavy materials onto house roofs. Spring brings flying maple seed wings, while fall delivers a heavy carpet of fallen leaves and acorns. Leaf drop usually peaks in early October, filling local channels right before freeze conditions arrive. Freezing nights happen regularly, making ice dams in gutters a real winter problem when standing trapped water freezes solid. Winter snow is likely to accumulate over packed debris. We recommend scheduled gutter cleaning at least twice a year, spring and fall, to protect property boundaries year-round.