Clean the Gutters on Your Chicago Home to Prevent Water Damage
Sam Simon
October 1, 2015As the days grow cooler and the nights get longer, many of the leaves on the trees in the Chicago neighborhoods of Logan Square, The Loop, and West Town are starting to explode with color. And soon after reaching their peak colors, they will fall. That’s a sure indicator winter is on its way and that it’s time for all Chicago homeowners to clean the rain gutters on their houses.
When your gutters are clean, they’re able to do their job of directing water away from your house. If they’re clogged with leaves, dirt, twigs, and bugs, rainwater will overflow and spill directly onto the ground next to your home where it can potentially leak through the foundation wall and into your basement or crawl space. Over time, extensive water damage can occur, compromising the structural integrity of your home and creating an environment that’s ripe for mold damage.
If this unfortunate situation occurs in your Chicago home, call the experts at ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons for professional water damage cleanup and restoration and mold removal. Our highly skilled
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technicians are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the proper equipment, training, and knowledge to assess the water damage to your property and to restore it in a hurry.
In addition to water damage and mold damage, clogged gutters can lead to many other problems for Chicago homeowners. These include:
- Pests: Because termites require moisture to thrive, areas around overflowing gutters can attract the damaging insects, and Mosquitoes love to lay their eggs in the stagnant water that pools in clogged gutters.
- Rotting wood: When rainwater can’t flow through gutters properly, it has the potential to spill onto and saturate the wood siding of a home. In addition to diminishing the aesthetics and curb appeal of your home, rot damage will cause costly structural damage.
- Water staining: When your gutters are clogged, dirty water will eventually start to leak over their edges. That nasty water will then run down the sides of your house, leaving ugly and hard-to-remove stains.
- Undermined driveways, patios and walkways: Excess water flowing into the ground near the house can erode the dirt directly beneath driveways, patios, and walkways.
- Clogged gutters: Gutters that are chock full of debris may start to sag and over time, they can collapse or even fall off your house. This often results in costly damage and repairs.
In a future blog at this site, tips for safely and effectively cleaning the gutters on your home will be laid out. And remember, if you need expert water damage restoration in Chicago,
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ServiceMaster Restoration by Simons at 773-376-1110 today!
Sam Simon
Sam Simon is the Co-Owner and Managing Director of ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons, a certified MBE/WBE disaster restoration and specialty cleaning firm proudly serving Cook, Lake, and DuPage Counties in Illinois. With over 30 years of experience in restoration project management, field operations, and emergency response, Sam plays a vital leadership role in overseeing service execution, technician development, reconstruction, and subcontractor coordination.
He holds the IICRC’s highest technical designation as a Master Fire & Water Restorer, a distinction achieved by fewer than 1% of professionals in the restoration industry. His technical scope includes water and flood damage restoration, fire and smoke recovery, mold remediation, and post-disaster reconstruction across both residential and commercial sectors.
Sam has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to helping communities in crisis. He has participated in large-scale disaster recovery efforts across the U.S., providing boots-on-the-ground leadership during Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, and Harvey, as well as catastrophic floods, wildfires, and deep freeze events throughout Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas, and beyond. His dedication to serving distressed families and businesses in the wake of national catastrophes reflects both his personal values and ServiceMaster’s mission of restoring peace of mind.
In 2019, Sam was selected for the HACIA Contractor Training Program, a competitive six-month construction management cohort offered by the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association. The program delivers intensive instruction in blueprint reading, estimating, project management, and construction law—skills that support the company’s continued growth in emergency build-back and general contracting services.
Before co-founding ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons, Sam built a successful creative career under the name Sam Zabadneh, contributing to notable film and television productions including Chicago Fire (2012), Juvies (2007), and Image Union (1978). His media and videography background continues to shape ServiceMaster’s marketing strategy, digital training resources, and brand storytelling.
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Sam is also the co-author of RESTORE: A Complete Guide to Protecting Your Home As Your Most Valuable Asset—a practical guidebook for homeowners navigating the challenges of water, fire, and mold damage.
Under the direction of majority owner and President & CEO Nasutsa Mabwa, and with Sam’s operational leadership, ServiceMaster Restoration By Simons has earned numerous regional and national accolades, including:
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