Never Clean Your Gutters AgainGutter Guard Installation in Monroe, IA

What lives in an uncovered gutter

An open gutter with a layer of damp debris in it is attractive housing. Birds build in it, particularly at the sheltered end of a run near a corner, and a nest is both a blockage and something you cannot legally or decently remove at certain times of year. Wasps favour the underside of a gutter and the gap behind it. Squirrels and mice use a full trough as a runway and occasionally as a route to a soffit gap. Mice in a gutter are usually a sign of an easier problem: the debris that fed them is what needs removing. A covered gutter removes the habitat rather than the animal, which is the only version of pest control that stays solved. It is a genuine benefit of gutter protection and one that is rarely mentioned in the sales material, probably because it is less dramatic than water damage. For most homeowners it is the one they actually notice stopping.