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What are Gutter Guards?
Gutters are fairly simple and low cost considering the purpose they serve: protecting more valuable areas of your house. Gutters keep rain water off the wood or siding, windows, porch, deck and basement, directing it away from your foundation.
Therefore, anything that protects your gutters from damage and helps them work even more efficiently is a great investment too.
Gutter guards are an affordable product you can add to any type of gutters, and they work as a protective barrier for your gutters so debris and animals aren’t able to get inside of them. Installing gutter screens can be a money-saving choice that you’ll happy with for many years.
There are many types of gutter guard. The type you install depends on your available budget and the type of gutters you have on your home. Gutter guards are made of either aluminum, nylon or plastic.
Hometown Gutters installs all styles of gutter guards in Hackensack. Call 551-209-2400 or click here for a FREE gutter guard installation quote today!
Benefits of Gutter Guards
Typically, gutter guards cost about as much per linear foot as the gutters themselves. In the long run, you will 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 most debris out of your gutters. Otherwise big pieces settle in the gutter first, then smaller pieces pile up around them. Of all the many gutter guard styles, all of them block larger pieces of debris from becoming stuck to begin with.
Reduce Mold & Mildew Growth – Gutter guards help water to stream through the gutters quickly because it is unhindered by any large debris or leaves. Water is one of the main reasons for mold and mildew growth, so moving the water faster through the gutters limits the time rain is 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 stops pests from building nests inside of the gutter. Some homeowners choose to install gutter guards for this reason alone.
Gutter Cleaning Less Often – Gutter guards need to be removed in order to clean the gutters, but if they are present, this project won’t have to be done nearly as frequently. Leaf guards can cut down the frequency that you have to clean out the gutters – or or hire a company to do the work for you – so that you may only have to have them cleaned only once a 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 becomes too large and damages the roof, and then the entire house. A standard 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 sleet, you’ll be interested to know that gutter guards can help stop snow and ice from staying up on your roof. Their designs purposefully redirect melting snow and ice to get it off your roof much faster.
These are all problems that affect hundreds of thousands of homes every year. Gutter guards protect an important system that protects the rest of the home. 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
You can see, there are several benefits of gutter guards. While it may be tempting to run out and purchase the type you think will work best – how much different could they be, right? – you still have to install them properly. All things considered, you’re much better off having 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 professional gutter guard service and installer will be able to recommend the best type of gutter for your house in the first place. They are familiar with all of the options, and they will consider each factor in detail when deciding their recommendation.
Here are a few of the factors a gutter guard installer will think about when recommending the best gutter guards for your home:
Material – Gutter guards can be made of aluminum, plastic, foam or a handful of different materials. Some gutter guards are made for temporary use while some are built to last as long as your gutters. The construction plays a key factor 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 type that don’t require any fastening to the gutters. Installing the other types, including snap-in and screw-on gutter guards, could destroy your rain 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 others are visible. If this is an important requirement, you will be 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 “invisible” gutter guards, it may be necessary for you to install new gutters as well.
Warranty – Many gutter guard styles will come with a short manufacturer’s warranty, but most of the aluminum models are guaranteed to last for 10-20 years. By having a licensed gutter guard installation company in Hackensack (rather than doing it yourself), 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 about having Hometown Gutters install your new gutter guards is that we’ll return and fix them for FREE if there is any 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 every budget, and will provide the benefits listed above, to one degree or another.
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