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What are Gutter Guards?
Gutters are fairly simple and low cost considering how important they are: protecting much more valuable areas of your home. Gutters keep rain water off the wood or siding, windows, porch, deck and basement, routing it away from your house.
That means, anything that can protect your gutters and helps them function more efficiently is a great investment as well.
Gutter guards are an inexpensive product you can add to any type of gutters, and they serve as a protective shield for your gutters so large debris and pests can’t get inside of them. Installing gutter guards can be a money-saving measure that you’ll happy with for many years.
There are many types of gutter guard. The style you choose to install depends on your budget and the type of rain gutters you have. Gutter guards are made of either aluminum, nylon or plastic.
Greenwood Gutters installs all styles of gutter guards in Greenwood. Call 317-483-8331 or click here for a FREE gutter guard installation estimate today!
Benefits of Gutter Guards
Typically, gutter guards will cost around as much per linear foot as the gutters themselves. In the long run, you’re going to save a lot of time and money installing them. Here are a few of the reasons we think you should install gutter guards on your home:
Improve Drainage by Preventing Clogs – Gutter guards help keep leaves and most debris out of your gutters. Otherwise big pieces of debris settle in the gutter first, then small pieces collect around them. Of all the different gutter guard models, all of them prevent these larger pieces of debris from becoming stuck to start with.
Reduce Mold & Mildew Growth – Gutter guards allow water to flow through the gutters quickly because it is unhindered by debris. Water is one of the main reasons for mold and mildew growth, therefore moving the water faster through the gutters limits the time rain remains sitting still, leading to mold and mildew.
Prevent Pests from Nesting – Keeping squirrels, chipmunks, birds and insects out of rain gutters and off the roof can be an endless battle. Every style of gutter guard prevents pests from crafting nests within the gutter. Some homeowners decide to install gutter guards for no other reason than this.
Gutter Cleaning Less Often – Gutter guards need to be removed in order to clean the gutters, but if they are installed, this job doesn’t have to be done nearly as frequently. Leaf guards can cut down the frequency that you need to clean gutters – or have someone to do the job for you – so that you might only have to have them cleaned only once each year.
Protection From Fires – A typical way fires spread to homes is if embers fall inside of gutters where there is dry debris. This debris fuels the fire until it grows and damages the roof, and then the entire home. A basic gutter guard installation can protect your home from this fire risk.
Prevent Ice Dams – If you live in an area that gets below-freezing temperatures, snow and ice, you’ll be happy to know that gutter guards help prevent snow and ice from staying up on your roof. Their designs purposefully redirect melting snow and ice to get it off your roof faster.
These are all issues that impact hundreds of thousands of homes every year. Gutter guards protect an important system that protects the rest of the house. If you haven’t thought about installing them before, it might be time to think about it.
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Professional Gutter Guard Installation
As you can see, there are a lot of benefits of gutter guards. While it may be tempting to go out and buy the type you think will be the best – how different could they be, right? – you still have to install them correctly. In the end, you’re much better off having a professional gutter guard installation company do the project for you.
Not only will professional installation be a lot more reliable than DIY work, but a local gutter guard service and installer should be able to recommend the best type of gutter for your home in the first place. They are familiar with all of the choices, and they will consider each factor when making their recommendation.
Here are some of the things a gutter guard company will take into account when recommending the best gutter guards for your home:
Material – Gutter guards can be made of aluminum, plastic, foam or a handful of other materials. Some gutter guards are made for temporary usage and 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 style of gutter guards we would suggest 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, could damage your rain gutters if they’re not installed the right way.
Appearance – A lot of gutter guards offer a low profile so they cannot be seen from ground level, while others are visible. If this is an important requirement, you will be limited on the type of gutter guard you can have, and limited even more by the style of gutters you have on your home. If it is important for you to have low profile gutter guards, it might be necessary for you to purchase new gutters.
Warranty – A lot of gutter guard styles will come with a short warranty, but most of the aluminum types are guaranteed for at least 10-20 years. By having a licensed gutter guard installer in Greenwood (instead of doing it yourself), you won’t void the warranty. Gutter guards should not lift your shingles, nor should their installation void your roof’s warranty.
Another great thing about having Greenwood Gutters install your gutter guards is that we’ll return and repair them free of charge if there is any issue related to the installation.
Your budget is, of course, the final factor in deciding which gutter guards you will have installed. We offer a wide range of options for all budgets, and will provide the benefits listed above, to one degree or another.
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