At Roofing By The Book, LLC, we want to help you take care of your roof, and that includes taking care of your gutters. Gutters play a key role in protecting your roof, siding, and foundation from water damage, so our team offers a full range of gutter services to ensure they can do this job effectively. One of the most frequent problems we hear about when it comes to gutters is the gutters becoming clogged with debris, so we offer gutter guards to help prevent this. In this article, we will go over a few reasons why we encourage you to invest in gutter guards.
- Increase Gutters’ Effectiveness – Gutter guards are mesh screens that go over the open top of your gutter troughs to prevent leaves and debris from getting in while allowing water to flow through. By blocking out debris, gutter guards prevent your gutters from becoming clogged, which makes them more effective at protecting your home from water damage.
- Prevent Plant Growth – Gutter guards also help prevent plants from growing in your gutter troughs. As leaves, twigs, and other debris collect in gutter troughs, this material can then act as a growth medium for seeds, allowing plants to grow in the gutters. This in turn creates a variety of problems, including an increase in clogs, but installing gutter guards can stop this process before it can start.
- Discourage Pests – A third reason to invest in gutter guards is because they discourage pests from taking up residence in your gutters. Gutters clogged with leaves make an attractive nesting site for birds, rodents, and insects, so we recommend keeping the leaves and pests out by installing gutter guards.