Never Clean Your Gutters AgainGutter Guard Installation in Jefferson, IA

Taking off old guards before putting on new

A house that already has guards is a common starting point, and the old ones almost always have to come off. It is tempting to layer a new product over a tired screen, and occasionally a crew will offer to, because removal is the slow part of the day. It is a bad trade. Whatever is trapped under the old guard stays trapped. The old screen becomes a second surface for water to negotiate, and where it has sagged into the trough it now forms a permanent dam. Old fasteners left in place are corrosion sites and leak paths. Removal also gives you the only good look anyone will get at the condition of the gutter and fascia, and that look often changes the job. Doing it properly means pulling every section, clearing what is underneath, dealing with the holes left behind, and then installing. It adds time to the quote and it is the part that determines whether the new guard is worth having.