The age old question we home owners ponder. Do I get metal or plastic gutter guards for my home. Lets ask the expert Pane In The Glass Window And Gutter Cleaning their opinion. Pane In The Glass Window And Gutter Cleaning has been servicing windows and gutters, in The Bay Area, since 1977. The industry has changed over the last forty years with many new innovative products. One of these products is the gutter guard. The gutter guard is a metal or plastic cover which goes on top of your gutter and attaches by clip or under the roof shingles. Easy to install the gutter guard’s holes prevent large debris from entering your gutter while allowing the water to drip in. Gutter guards are made from metal and plastic. Over the years of servicing both Pane In The Glass Window And Gutter Cleaning has forned an opinion on both types. The plastic gutter guards are inexpensive and have more flexibility. The downside is plastic in sun is never a good thing long term. The heat and elements cause the plastic to be brittle and shrink. The metal gutter guards cost more and last longer. The problem is maintenance. Over time dirt and small debris fill up your gutters and the guards must be taken off for servicing. The metal ones bend but do not break. The plastic ones break. If you decide to leave them in take a hose from one end of your roof and turn the water on in order to move all the debris to the opposite end of the roof. Remove debris by hand.

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