Ask the Builder: Gutter Guard Facts You Need to Know

Living near trees means you'll likely need a good gutter guard.
Ask the Builder: Gutter Guard Facts You Need to Know
These are micro mesh gutter guards. I installed them myself 10 years ago. Organic debris, algae, and moss clogged the tiny openings, causing them to fail. A pressure washer restored the guard on the left to its original condition. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS
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Do you attend home and garden shows? These events are almost always held in the spring. They’re a great place to see new products for both the interior and exterior of your home.

I recall 30 years ago, when the gutter guard industry began to gain momentum. This was just after I started writing this syndicated column. New styles and designs of gutter guards—also known as leaf guards or gutter covers—were popping up as fast as dandelions in my lawn. The manufacturers all said you’d never have to get up on your roof to clean your gutters again. Most of them were not telling the truth.

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Tim Carter is the founder of AsktheBuilder.com. He's an amateur radio operator and enjoys sending Morse code sitting at an actual telegrapher's desk. Carter lives in central New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Willow. Subscribe to his FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. He now does livestreaming video M-F at 4 PM Eastern Time at youtube.com/askthebuilder. (C)2022 Tim Carter. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.