The very start of Glammer Hammer!

We added plywood flooring and moved the metal shelving to the side door for easy access.

We found we needed a designated space for our ladders and break (for bending and breaking metal for flashing or drip edge) while still having space for large materials such as long pieces of wood, drywall, downspouts, or pieces of gutter.

After we got our small tools, ladders, and break organized, we needed a place for the bigger tools that we use frequently because we couldn’t have them rolling around in the back of the van potentially causing damage to materials. We built a small box shelf to hold our bigger tools to get them off of the van floor.

During a job working with fascia wrap and drip edge we needed a place to put the extra pieces that were a bit too long to put back in the box, so we added a long shelf on top of where we store our ladders at. We also added a caulk box for our extra caulk, work gloves, trash bags, and paper towels

Stick around with us to see new improvements we add to our beautiful Glammer Hammer van!

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We started with the support post so working on the roof would be a lot safer. After tearing down the worst of the two posts and the fascia board, we got to work on measuring, cutting, and rebuilding the post. The other post that needed work done to it just had a small patch job.

While working on the worst post we went ahead and replaced the rotted rafter tails with new ones, so the roof has even more support when we got up to work on it.

Once we made sure everything below was secure, level, and supported we hopped up on the roof to fix the rot happening. We cut back the rot and replaced it with good wood and added drip edge around the roof for an extra measure of protection for the rain.

The customer is having her husband add shingles to the top of the roof. If you are worried about having rotting wood around your house give us a call or email us and we can come out to you and give you a free estimate!

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• Discoloration on fascia board and front of gutter
• Cracking along foundation
• Peeling paint on soffit
• Kinks/Bellying along gutter
• Nails backing out
• Plants growing out of gutter
• Exposed gravel at foundation
• Water flowing over gutters

When it rains, it should NOT look like a water fall!

When gutters overflow, there is a chance that water is getting inside the home where you can’t see it happening. If you haven’t watched your gutters in the rain, you can usually tell if they’ve been overflowing by seeing if there’s debris stuck to the front of the gutter.

What are gutters FOR? Gutters are designed to channel the water to the ground gently and away from the foundation. Keeping the wood behind and below dry.

What happens when they overflow? All that water pours heavily against the home and in some cases floods your basement. Gutters are the first line of defense for protecting your foundation and structure. When they aren’t flowing like they should, they cause a lot of rot and damage.

It’s an important responsibility as a homeowner to make sure your gutters are working. If you see water coming out of the downspout that’s good it means it’s not clogged, but it doesn’t speak for exposed or rotting wood hiding above the gutter. This is the type of attention we specialize in.

Gutters should be inspected at least once if not twice a year. We at Glammer Hammer care just as much as you do about your home and are willing to educate you about any of the problems that you didn’t know that are happening, if you see any of the warning signs occurring give us call or email us to get a free estimate.

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