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Cotati sits right where coastal fog slips through the gap in the hills near Petaluma, so it runs cooler and grayer than Santa Rosa or Sebastopol. Many summer mornings start damp, and shaded roofs on the north side of a house may not fully dry out for hours. That steady moisture is easy on people and hard on gutters. Moss and algae get a foothold on shingles, wet leaves sit in the trough longer, and old steel gutters rust from the inside out. Then the winter rain shows up and finds every weak joint. Cotati is small, but its housing is mixed: older homes close to downtown, newer subdivisions on the edges and several manufactured home parks, and each of those calls for a slightly different gutter job.
We install new seamless gutters, fix leaks and sort out drainage for every kind of home in Cotati. If your gutters only have a problem or two, a gutter repair visit usually takes care of it in one trip. If they're past saving, read through the seamless gutter installation details to see what a new system involves. Estimates are free and based on real measurements, not a guess over the phone. We work on standard houses and manufactured homes alike.
Gutters on Manufactured Homes
Manufactured and mobile homes need a lighter touch than a standard house. Their roof edges are shallower, the trim boards are thinner, and many have a carport or patio awning that collects water right next to the front door. Heavy steel gutters or big 6-inch troughs aren't always the right fit. Instead, we usually use 5-inch seamless aluminum, fastened carefully into whatever framing the roof edge actually has, with downspouts placed so runoff clears the skirting and the piers underneath. Awnings get their own gutter and outlet so the runoff doesn't splash onto the steps. If you live in a park, we'll check with you about any rules on exterior work before we start. Manufactured homes in Rohnert Park next door get the same approach, and most of these jobs are done in a few hours, not a full day.
Fog, Moss and Shaded Roofs
Cotati's cooler, damper summers mean moss is a bigger problem here than in the warmer parts of the county. When moss grows on a shaded roof, rain breaks off small clumps and washes them straight into the gutter, where they mix with leaves and grit into a heavy, spongy mat. That mat holds water against the bottom of the trough, which speeds up rust on steel gutters and adds weight that pulls on the hangers. On homes with a lot of shade, a fall cleaning matters more than usual, and fine-mesh gutter guards keep most of that moss and debris on top of the gutter where rain can rinse it off. We also look at the north-facing fascia boards while we're up there, since those stay wet longest and are usually the first to soften.