Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of ...

Gutter guards reduce cleaning but are not maintenance free. Learn if they are a smart investment for your home.

Installing gutter guards for metal roofs helps to stop the gutter system from clogging by preventing leaves, sticks, pine needles, and other debris from entering. A roof gutter guard can make this ...

The GutterBrush Simple Gutter Guard surprised us with how well it handled pine needles during testing. At first glance, its bristle-style design looks almost too simple to be effective, but once in ...

Designed to keep small, stubborn debris from clogging up your gutters, gutter guards for pine needles help homeowners avoid constant cleanouts and potential water damage. We tested eight different ...

Do gutter guards actually work? USA TODAY wanted to answer this question, so we asked roofers about gutter guards and whether ...

The national average cost for professionally installed gutter guards ranges from $800 to over $5,000. Material type is a major cost factor, with plastic screens being the cheapest and micro-mesh the ...

Clean Pro connects heavy-rain gutter guard guidance with New Orleans storm exposure, drainage infrastructure, and local service-request patterns New Orleans is one of the clearest examples of why roof ...

Periods of heavy rainfall can create challenges for residential roofing and gutter systems, particularly when components are aging, damaged, obstructed, or not functioning as intended. Roofing ...