Never Clean Your Gutters AgainGutter Guard Installation in Boone, IA

Three ways a guard attaches, and what each costs you

How a guard is fixed to the house matters more than most buyers realise. Some slide under the first course of shingles, which produces a very clean line and a rigid installation, but means lifting roofing material that was not designed to be lifted. Some clamp to the front lip of the gutter and rest on the back edge without touching the roof at all. Some screw into the fascia board above the gutter, which is secure but puts new holes in a board whose job is to stay dry. Each choice has a consequence. Under-shingle attachment is the most likely to create a roofing question later. Fascia attachment relies on the condition of wood you cannot see from the ground. Clamp-on is the least invasive and depends most on the gutter itself being sound. There is no universally right answer, but there is a right answer for a given house, and it should be a decision someone made deliberately rather than whatever the crew does by default.