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Is Gutter Guard Installation a Complex Process?

Posted on by Phillip Valencour

Installing a gutter guard is not as complex as it might seem. It does require you to be careful and thorough, however. You should also ensure that you have all the necessary tools and materials before you begin work.

Contacting professionals to install your gutter guards is the best option as they will be able to do the job more quickly and efficiently. In addition, they’ll have the right tools and knowledge to ensure that your gutter guards stay in place.

If you decide to install your own gutter guards, here are some things you need to know.

What Are Gutter Guards For?

The purpose of gutter guards is to keep leaves, debris, and other materials from getting into your gutters. If these items build up in the gutters, they can cause blockages that prevent water from flowing freely.

Gutter guards can also prevent the growth of mould and mildew. They keep rainwater from pooling in the gutters, which can otherwise promote the growth of bacteria and microorganisms. Additionally, gutter guards will help keep out debris that may damage your roofing.

Benefits of Gutter Guards

You can use gutter guards for protection, water damage reduction, mould and mildew growth prevention, and debris protection. The guards will also help you save money on roof repairs and gutter cleaning by preventing clogs that can eventually lead to a leak in your home.

Budget-Friendly

Gutter guards are budget-friendly as they can help you save money on gutter cleaning and repair. However, if your gutters become clogged with debris and organic matter, it could eventually lead to a leak in your home. Damages can be costly, especially if you have to hire a professional to come and fix them for you.

Filtration Systems for Drinking

Your gutters can collect leaves, dust, and dirt from your roof that may end up in your drinking water if not cleaned regularly. 

Installing a gutter guard can prevent this from happening because it will stop debris from clogging your downspouts and getting into the stormwater drainage system.

Installing Gutter Guards

Installing gutter guards is an easy way to protect your home and garden from soil erosion, water runoff, and excess debris.

Gutter guards help keep yard debris out of gutters and prevent clogs. They also reduce the amount of water that flows over the top of your roof, which can cause damage in high winds or heavy rainstorms.

Traditional gutter guards can be attached to your gutters using screws or zip ties and covered with a decorative cap that blends with your siding color. You may want to consider hiring a professional installation company if you’ve never installed gutter guards before or if they’re more complicated than what you’ve used in the past.

Getting them installed by professionals can also be a safer option since there are many accidents that can happen at heights. Professionals like Gutter-Vac can install your gutter guards for you while following industry-accepted safety guidelines like ladder safety, working at heights, and how to contain a work area to drastically reduce the chances of an accident. They also recommend Gutter-Flow gutter guards which can save you money and further reduce the risk of damage to your property.

Gutter-Vac: Have Your Gutter Guards Installed Today!

Gutter guard installation is not as complex as it seems, especially if you hire professionals like Gutter-Vac to do it for you. 

While gutter guards are easy to install, they do take certain tools, equipment, and know-how. As gutter experts with over 20 years of experience, we can visit your home and perform a professional-quality installation. In addition, you can count on us for maintenance services that will keep your gutter guards in good working order year-round. Call us at 1300 654 253, request a quote, or visit our website for more information.

The Pros and Cons of a Permanent Gutter Guard

Posted on by Phillip Valencour

Gutter guards are a useful maintenance tool. They come in many forms, from a simple mesh over the gutter, to long brush-like concoctions with bristles attached. Permanent gutter guards are also available now and quickly gaining popularity. Made from lightweight metal, these are permanently affixed to the top of your gutters. 

Permanent gutter guards do come with some advantages but have considerable drawbacks too. Here’s a list of both to help you decide if a permanent gutter guard is the right solution for your gutters. 

Gutter Guard Pros:

Reduction of Foliage, Litter, and Debris

Permanent or temporary, gutter guards prevent leaves, twigs, and other debris from clogging your gutters. They keep your gutters clean which in turn reduces some of the maintenance work required when compared with open gutters.

Allowing Water to Flow Smoothly

With the debris and pests out of your gutters, the water collected inside is free to flow through the gutters and into your downpipes. It keeps your walls, doors, and ceiling protected against water damage.

Gutter Guard Cons:

Difficult to Clean

Despite getting a gutter guard affixed, your gutters do require regular cleaning. Even the best gutter guard cannot filter out the dirt and sludge in water, which can eventually lead to blockages and mould growth. 

One obvious drawback of permanent gutters is that they’re permanently affixed. This means you cannot remove them when you wish to clean your gutters.

Perfect Hiding Spot for Pests

Since the guards are permanently affixed, they also become a suitable hiding spot for rats, snakes, and other vermin

While the pests living in your gutters are a big problem, a bigger issue is these pests getting stuck or perishing inside your gutters. In such instances, you will have to bring in a professional to remove the gutter guards.

Expensive

Removing gutter guards is fine if you have detachable gutter guards which can easily be reinstalled. Removal of permanent gutter guards renders them useless.

Considering how frequently gutters must be deep cleaned, this can quickly become a very expensive ordeal for the homeowner.

Weighing both the pros and cons, we suggest every homeowner choose a temporary gutter guard over a permanent one.

The Gutter-Vac Solution

An alternative that solves all your problems while still doing the work is our purpose-designed gutter guard, Gutter-Flow. This is a cost-effective gutter guard that blocks vermin and debris from entering your gutters and is also easy to remove.

Gutter-Vac also offers a range of gutter cleaning services for all kinds of properties. Our advanced gutter cleaning services are safe, guaranteed, and convenient. And our professionals are experienced. Request a quote today for your gutter guard installation project or check out some of our other services offered.

Ceiling Cavity Clean in Branxton

Posted on by Hunter Valley

Gutter-Vac Hunter Valley don’t often work on the weekend, but for commercial building we have no choice.

Gutter-Vac Hunter Valley recently vacuum cleaned Ceiling Cavity in Branxton Post Office.

Ceiling Cavity Clean in Branxton Post Office

The dust and debris in Branxton Post Office Ceiling Cavity was causing a problem inside the Post Office.

Because it’s a commercial building we had to vacuum clean the Ceiling Cavity on the weekend.

To be able to vacuum clean the ceiling cavity, team Gutter-Vac Hunter Valley need to access the Ceiling Cavity , either from the manhole or
from the roof. In This case it was through the roof by removing the tiles.

For safety of our staff working in the Ceiling Cavity we must switch off the power to the entire building of the Post Office in Branxton.

Another Safety consideration when vacuum clean in a Ceiling Cavity is to choose a day where it is not going to be too hot day and we start as early as possible.

We started the Ceiling Cavity job at 7am and done by 12noon using 2 of our vacuum machines.

The Ceiling Cavity in Branxton Post Office is clean and fresh and no longer causing dust problem inside the Post Office.

Gutter cleaning support for women’s refuge in Rothbury

Posted on by Hunter Valley

Team Gutter-Vac Hunter Valley recently did a gutter cleaning job for Jodie’s Place, a women’s refuge in Rothbury.

It was such a pleasure for Gutter-Vac Hunter Valley to be able to support Jodie’s Place by providing gutter cleaning at no cost.

Their gutters had gutter guard installed but had never been cleaned before.

Half of the building gutters were full of grass growing under the gutter guard, and all were covered with debris and leaves.

No matter what type of gutter guard is installed, gutter cleaning is still needed, just not as often.

At Jodie’s Place, despite all the debris and grass growing on their gutters and under the gutter guard, the Gutter-Vac Hunter Valley team performed gutter cleaning with the professional vacuum system.

No job is too hard for our Hunter Valley gutter cleaning team. Gutter-Vac Hunter Valley is proud to support Jodie’s Place.

Under gutter guard growth before job
Under gutter guard after job
Gutter Cleaning at Jodie’s place in Rothbury

If your place needs gutter cleaning, call us today on 1300 654 253

Child Care Centre Gutter Cleaning

Posted on by Tuggerah Lakes
Gutter Cleaning at Folly Foot Farm by Busy Bees on the Central Coast

Gutter-Vac Tuggerah Lakes on the Central Coast understands that sometimes work needs to be done on weekends, especially when it comes to child-care centre gutter cleaning and school gutter cleaning.

We recently performed child care centre gutter cleaning at Folly Foot Farm by Busy Bees in Fountaindale on the Central Coast.  

Child care centre gutter cleaning is always interesting, as the amount and variation of things stuck in the gutters is enormous! 

We’ve removed soft toys, balls, toy cars, coins, cricket bats, boomerangs, pens, hats, and water bottles.

Not removing these items from gutters poses a risk to students, staff and visitors – as with just a little wind these items can blow from the roof and injure those on the ground.

Balls can roll into down pipes and cause blockages. The blockages cause stagnant water that becomes a breeding ground for mozzies.

There are many other benefits of our vacuum gutter cleaning system, but these alone are great reasons to ensure child care centre gutter cleaning and school gutter cleaning is performed at least once a year.

Childcare centres and schools are a place for kids to learn and play. Let’s keep them a clean and safe place for all. 

Gutter-Vac Tuggerah Lake on the Central Coast are specialists in child care centre gutter cleaning, and school gutter cleaning. If you know a facility that needs our attention please get in touch on 1300 654 253

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