Never Clean Your Gutters AgainGutter Guard Installation in Carlisle, IA

When a guard puts your roof warranty at risk

Most shingle manufacturers write warranty terms that limit what can be installed under or through their product. Guards that slide beneath the first course of shingles are the ones that raise the question, because installing them means lifting sealed tabs, and some manufacturers treat that as an alteration. In practice this rarely becomes a dispute, but it becomes one at the worst possible time, when there is already a roof problem and someone is looking for a reason to decline. The fix is simple and takes a phone call. If the roof is under warranty, find out what the manufacturer allows before choosing an attachment method, and pick a guard that clamps to the gutter instead if there is any doubt. A guard that does not touch the roof cannot affect a roof warranty. That is worth something on a newer roof and worth almost nothing on one that is out of coverage, which is exactly the kind of distinction that should shape a quote rather than being discovered afterward.