Eliminate Cleaning with Gutter Guards

When gutters don’t work as intended, they mess with a lot of things outside your home. You risk foundation damage, and plant beds get ruined. The function of gutters can be compromised by clogs – debris like leaves and twigs, as well as organic matter from birds and small animals get into the gutters.  Unprotected gutters are open channels that allow all these things to easily enter them.

To clean them, you will have to occasionally get a ladder and get up close and scoop up the sludge to clear them of anything that might end up obstructing the channels. Better yet, and much safer for you, hire a professional roof cleaner, especially when your house is two-stories high.

On the other hand, there is a solution for you to eliminate the need for manual gutter cleaning: gutter guards. They protect your gutter from debris accumulation that ends up clogging your gutters and damaging them, as a result. Gutter guards, however, are not all created equal. You want something effective to save yourself from having to clean the gutters more than once.

Here’s what you can check to ensure you get an effective gutter guard. Check the integrity of the material, and make sure it doesn’t dent too easily. Look for innovative design that makes it compatible to fit different roof types, and check its construction to see how it can effectively filter debris while allowing water to flow freely into the gutters.