Cleaning out gutters is an unpleasant but necessary task as a homeowner.
Leafs, needles, twigs, pine cones, and other debris that collect in them can damage a home.
Clogged gutters cause rainwater to overflow and can lead to water entering the foundation of the home.
Foundation repairs cost many thousands of dollars.
Gutter screens, which typically are made of metal, allow your gutters to function properly.
They are porous allowing water in but small enough to keep most debris out.
Gutter screens water moving efficiently through the gutters to the downspouts, channeling water away In the absence of gutter screens, leaves, needles, and other debris can accumulate quickly in gutters.
Homeowners then need to spend time cleaning them out regularly or pay a gutter cleaning service to clean them.
Without cleaning, clogging can provide home for different animals and insects.
The leaves, twigs, and needles that collect are perfect for nests for birds, squirrels, other rodents, and insects.
Spiders, termites, beetles, and bees can all take residence in dark, moist crevices of gutters.
Mosquitoes can breed in areas of stagnant water, where water is blocked and unable to freely flow to the downspouts.
Rodents can also take refuge and chew into wood entering your home.
These different intruders can damage your gutters, roof, and exterior of your home.
Gutter screens help prevent animals and insects from moving in to your gutters.
Cleaning gutters is dangerous work.
They can be at significant heights or on slopes and require a ladder to reach them.
More than one hundred thousand Americans are injured each year from falls from ladders and several hundred die.
Furthermore, the work involved in cleaning gutters can cause back, arm, and shoulder injuries.