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What are Gutter Guards?
Gutters are fairly basic and low cost considering how important they are: protecting more valuable areas of your home. Gutters help keep rain off the wood or siding, windows, porch, deck and basement, directing it away from your foundation.
Therefore, anything that protects your gutters and helps them function more efficiently is a smart investment as well.
Gutter guards are a low cost feature you can add to any style of gutters, and they function as a protective barrier for gutters so large debris and pests won’t get inside of them. Buying gutter guards can be a money-saving choice that you’ll happy with for many years.
There are many types of gutter guard. The style you choose to install will depend on your available budget and the type of gutters you have on your home. Gutter guards are made of aluminum, nylon or plastic.
Clean Home Gutters installs all styles of gutter guards in Minnetonka. Call 612-429-3972 or click here for a FREE gutter guard installation estimate today!
Benefits of Gutter Guards
Typically, gutter guards will cost about as much per linear foot as the gutters themselves. But in the long run, you’re going to save a lot of time and money by installing them. Here are some of the reasons we encourage you to install gutter guards on your house:
Improve Drainage by Preventing Clogs – Gutter guards keep leaves and most debris out of your gutters. Otherwise large pieces of debris settle in the gutter first, then smaller pieces collect around them. Of all the different gutter guard styles, all of them stop larger leaves and pieces of debris from becoming stuck to start with.
Reduce Mold & Mildew Growth – Gutter guards allow water to stream through the gutters quickly because it is unhindered by any debris. Water is one of the main causes of mold and mildew growth, so moving the water faster through the gutters reduces the time rain is sitting still, possibly leading to mold and mildew.
Prevent Pests from Nesting – Keeping squirrels, chipmunks, birds and insects out of rain gutters and off the roof is often a constant struggle. Every style of gutter guard stops pests from building nests inside of the gutter. Many homeowners decide to install gutter guards for no other reason than this.
Gutter Cleaning Less Often – Gutter guards must be removed to clean the gutters, but when they are present, this job doesn’t have to be done as regularly. Leaf guards reduce the frequency that you need to clean gutters – or have someone to do the job for you – so that you might only need to have them cleaned out once each year.
Protection From Fires – A typical way fires spread to homes is if embers fall inside of gutters that have dry debris in them. This debris fuels the fire until it grows and damages the roof, followed by the entire home. A standard gutter guard installation can protect your home from this fire risk.
Prevent Ice Dams – If you live in an area that gets below-freezing temps, snow and ice, you’ll be happy to know that gutter guards help prevent snow and ice from staying up on your roof. Their unique designs redirect melting snow and ice to get it off your roof faster.
These are all issues that impact hundreds of thousands of American homes every year. Gutter guards protect an important system that protects the rest of your home. If you haven’t thought about installing them before, it may be time to think about it.
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Professional Gutter Guard Installation
As you can see, there are several benefits of gutter guards. While it may be tempting to run out and buy the model you think will work best – how much different could they really be, right? – you will still have to install them properly. In the end, you’re much better off letting a professional gutter guard installation company do the project for you.
Not only will professional installation be more reliable than your DIY work, but a gutter guard service and installer is going to be able to suggest the best type of gutter system for your house in the first place. They know all of the choices, and they will consider each factor carefully when making their recommendation.
Here are a few of the things a gutter guard installer will think about when deciding the best gutter guards for your home:
Material – Gutter guards are manufactured with aluminum, plastic, foam or a handful of different materials. Some gutter guards are made for temporary use while some are built to last just as long as your gutters. The material plays a key role in how long the gutter guards will last.
Installation method – The type of gutter guards we would encourage for a homeowner to install themselves is the drop in kind that don’t require any fastening to the gutters. However, these are not as dependable. Installing the other types, including snap-in and screw-on gutter guards, can damage your gutters if they’re not installed correctly.
Appearance – A lot of gutter guards boast a low profile so they aren’t visible from ground level, while some styles are very obvious. If that is an important requirement, you are limited on the style of gutter guard you can have, and limited even more by the style of gutters you have on your roof. If it is very important for you to have low profile gutter guards, it may be necessary to install new gutters too.
Warranty – Some gutter guard styles will come with a shorter warranty, however most of the aluminum types are guaranteed for at least 10-20 years. By having a licensed gutter guard installation company in Minnetonka (rather than doing it on your own), you won’t void the warranty. Gutter guards should never lift your shingles, nor should the installation void your roof’s warranty.
Another great thing by having Clean Home Gutters install your gutter guards is that we’ll return and repair them free of charge if there is any issue due to the installation.
Your budget is, of course, the final factor in choosing which gutter guards you will have installed. We provide a wide range of options for all budgets, and will provide the benefits listed above, to one degree or another.
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