can gutter guards be attached to gutters 30 years old? where to buy???


no they are not adaptable but you can buy gutter shields….mesh plastic at home depot. they work great have had them 2 years on my gutters and i haven’t had to clean them since. they are 3 feet long and cost like $2.00 each

2 Responses to “can gutter guards be attached to gutters 30 years old? where to buy???”

  1. drdemento61 says:

    no they are not adaptable but you can buy gutter shields….mesh plastic at home depot. they work great have had them 2 years on my gutters and i haven’t had to clean them since. they are 3 feet long and cost like $2.00 each
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  2. byersmoney says:

    I was a former gutter installer. I would recommend that if you’re thinking of attaching gutter guard to 30 year old gutters … you should really think about replacing the gutters first. Considerations:

    1. Gutters that old are probably held in place by spike/furrow … and probably into old fascia board … possibly rotting. More likely to fall out of place … and if made of galvanized … likely to be rotting or already rotted. (Check for leaks or brown spots.)

    2. If your gutters are in good shape … and also made from aluminum or copper … you might be well off to do the gutter guard.

    3. Gutter guard is a very expensive system. DO NOT go with the screen mesh, the plastic roll-in, etc. They make things worse. If you’re going to install gutter guard … buy the big name stuff and have someone install it. IMO … you’re better off to pay someone to clean them out once a year after the leaves fall.

    (Wanted to respond to the above answer as well … STAY AWAY! … what happens is that you will get a leaf build-up on top of the mesh … this can take time … eventually this adds up and ‘collapses’ the mesh. What you then are dealing with is a large mass in the middle of the gutter … held in place by the mesh itself … far more of a blockage than you would have had without the mesh in the first place.)
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