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What are Gutter Guards?
Rain gutters are fairly simple and affordable considering the purpose they serve: protecting more valuable areas of your house. Gutters help keep rain water off the siding, windows, patio, deck and basement, routing it discreetly away from your house.
Therefore, anything that can protect your gutters from damage and helps them function more efficiently is a great investment too.
Gutter guards are an inexpensive feature you can add to almost any type of gutters, and they work as a protective screen for your gutters so debris and pests won’t get inside of them. Buying leaf guards can be a money-saving decision that you’ll happy with for many years.
There are a lot of types of gutter guard. The style you install will depend on your budget and the type of gutters you have on your home. Gutter guards are made of either aluminum, nylon or plastic.
Eden Prairie Gutters installs all styles of gutter guards in Eden Prairie. Call 612-429-3998 or click here for a FREE gutter guard installation quote today!
Benefits of Gutter Guards
On average, gutter guards will cost about as much per linear foot as the gutters cost themselves. But in the long run, you’re going to save time and money by 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 keep leaves and most debris out of your gutters. Otherwise big pieces of debris settle in the gutter first, then smaller pieces collect around them. Of all the different gutter guard models, all of them prevent larger leaves and pieces of debris from becoming stuck to start with.
Reduce Mold & Mildew Growth – Gutter guards help water to stream through the gutters faster since it isn’t blocked by large debris or leaves. Rain is one of the main causes of mold and mildew to grow, therefore moving the water faster through the gutters reduces the amount of time rain spends sitting still, leading to mold and mildew.
Prevent Pests from Nesting – Keeping squirrels, chipmunks, birds and insects out of your gutters and off the roof can be an endless struggle. Every style of gutter guard prevents pests from building nests inside of the gutter. A lot of homeowners decide to install gutter guards just for this reason.
Gutter Cleaning Less Often – Gutter guards need to be removed to clean the gutters, but if they are installed, this project doesn’t have to be done as often. Leaf guards cut down the frequency that you have to clean out the gutters – or hire a professional to do it for you – so that you may only have 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 gives the fire fuel until it grows and damages the roof, and then the entire house. A simple gutter guard installation can protect your home from the risk of fire.
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 stop snow and ice from staying up on your roof. Their designs redirect melting snow and ice to get it off your roof faster.
These are all problems that impact hundreds of thousands of American homes each year. Gutter guards protect an important system that protects the rest of the house. If you haven’t considered 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 several benefits of gutter guards. While it may be tempting to go out and install 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 letting a professional gutter guard installation service do the job for you.
Not only will professional installation be a lot more reliable than DIY work, but a local gutter guard service and installer is going to be able to recommend the best type of gutter for your home in the first place. They know all of the choices, and they will consider each factor when deciding their recommendation.
Here are a few of the factors a gutter guard company will think about when recommending 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 designed for temporary usage and some are designed to last just as long as your gutters. The material is a key role in how long the gutter guards will last.
Installation method – The only type of gutter guards we would recommend for a homeowner to install on their own is the drop in type that don’t require fastening to the gutters. However, these are not as dependable. Installing the other types, including snap-in and screw-on gutter guards, might destroy your rain gutters if they are not installed the right way.
Appearance – Some gutter guards boast a low profile so they cannot be seen from ground level, while others are very obvious. If that is an important condition, you will be limited on the type of gutter guard you can install, and limited even more by the type of gutters you have. If it is very important for you to have low profile gutter guards installed, it might be necessary to buy new gutters.
Warranty – Some gutter guard styles will come with a short manufacturer’s warranty, but most of the aluminum models are guaranteed to last for at least 10-20 years. By having a licensed gutter guard installation company in Eden Prairie (rather than doing it yourself), 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 about having Eden Prairie Gutters install your new gutter guards is that we’ll come back and repair them free of charge if there is an issue due to the installation from our team.
Your budget is, of course, the last factor in deciding the gutter guards you will have installed. We provide a range of options for all budgets, and will provide the benefits listed above, to one degree or another.
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