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What are Gutter Guards?
Gutters are fairly simple and affordable considering the purpose they serve: protecting more valuable parts of your house. Gutters keep rain water off the wood or siding, windows, porch, deck and basement, directing it away from your house.
Therefore, anything that protects your gutters from damage and helps them work even more efficiently is a good investment.
Gutter guards are an inexpensive product you can install on any type of gutters, and they serve as a protective screen for your gutters so large debris and animals won’t get inside of them. Installing gutter guards can be a money-saving measure that you’ll happy with for many years.
There are several styles of gutter guard. The type you choose to install depends on your available budget and the type of rain gutters you have on your home. Gutter guards are made of either aluminum, nylon or plastic.
Decatur Gutter Service installs all styles of gutter guards in Decatur. Call 217-203-4124 or click here for a FREE gutter guard installation quote today!
Benefits of Gutter Guards
On average, gutter guards 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 installing them. Here are a few of the reasons we think you should install gutter guards on your house:
Improve Drainage by Preventing Clogs – Gutter guards keep debris out of your gutters. Otherwise large pieces of debris settle in the gutter first, then smaller pieces of debris pile up around them. Of all the many gutter guard styles, all of them block these larger leaves and pieces of debris from becoming stuck to begin with.
Reduce Mold & Mildew Growth – Gutter guards allow water to stream through the gutters quickly because it is unhindered by large debris. Water is one of the major causes of mold and mildew to grow, so moving the water faster through the gutters reduces the amount of time rain spends sitting still, possibly leading to mold and mildew.
Prevent Pests from Nesting – Keeping squirrels, chipmunks, birds and insects out of gutters and off the roof is often an endless battle. Every type of gutter guard prevents pests from building nests within the gutter. A lot of homeowners decide to install gutter guards just for this reason.
Gutter Cleaning Less Often – Gutter guards must be removed in order to clean the gutters, but when they are installed, this job won’t have to be done as often. Leaf guards can cut down the frequency in which you need to clean out the gutters – or or hire a company to do the work for you – so that you may only need to have them cleaned out once a year.
Protection From Fires – A typical way fires spread to homes is when embers fall into gutters that have dry debris in them. This debris gives the fire fuel until it grows and damages the roof, and then the rest of the home. A simple 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 can help prevent snow and ice from staying up on your roof. Their designs purposefully redirect melting ice and snow to get it off your roof faster.
These are all problems that impact hundreds of thousands of American homes every year. Gutter guards protect a vital system that protects the rest of your home. If you’ve never considered installing them before, it may be time to think about it.
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Professional Gutter Guard Installation
You can see, there are a lot of benefits of gutter guards. While it may be tempting to run out and purchase the type you think will be the best – how different could they be, right? – you will still have to install them correctly. In the end, you’re much better off having a professional gutter guard installer do the project for you.
Not only will professional installation be a lot more reliable than your DIY work, but a gutter guard service and installer should be able to suggest the best type of gutter for your house in the first place. They know all of the options, and they will consider each factor carefully when deciding their recommendation.
Here are some of the factors a gutter guard company will consider when recommending the perfect gutter guards for your home:
Material – Gutter guards can be manufactured with aluminum, plastic, foam or a handful of other materials. Some are designed for temporary use while others are designed to last as long as your gutters will. The material is a key role in how long the gutter guards will last.
Installation method – The type of gutter guards we would recommend 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 other types, including snap-in and screw-on gutter guards, might damage your gutters if they’re not installed the right way.
Appearance – A lot of gutter guards offer a low profile so they aren’t visible from ground level, while others are very obvious. If this is an important requirement, you will be limited on the style of gutter guard you can install, and limited even more by the type of gutters you have. If it is important for you to have “invisible” gutter guards installed, it may be necessary to buy new gutters too.
Warranty – Many gutter guard styles will come with a shorter manufacturer’s warranty, however most of the aluminum models are guaranteed for 10-20 years. By having a licensed gutter guard installer in Decatur (instead of doing it on your own), you won’t void the warranty. Gutter guards should never lift your shingles, nor should their installation void your roof’s warranty.
Another great thing by having Decatur Gutter Service install your new gutter guards is that we’ll return and repair them free of charge if there is any issue due to the installation from our team.
Your budget is, of course, the final factor in deciding the gutter guards you will have installed. We offer a range of options for every budget, and will provide the benefits listed above, to one degree or another.
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