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Gutter Guides
How gutters, guards and downspouts work, what goes wrong with them, and how to tell a job you can do yourself from one that needs a contractor.
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What to have ready when you call
- Your address or ZIP code
- Roughly what is happening — overflowing, leaking, sagging, blocked
- Single or two story, and how long it has been going on
- A photo on your phone if you have one
Start with the problem you can see. Water spilling over the edge points to the clogged downspout, sagging gutters or leaking gutters guides. Wet ground, a damp basement or stained siding points to the water damage, downspout extensions and underground drainage guides. Planning new gutters or guards? Read how gutters are installed, the guard types and best guards guides, and how to choose a contractor. Costs are on the pricing pages and metals and profiles on the materials pages.
All guides
- Underground Downspout Drainage: Burying Downspouts Right
- Leaking Gutters: Finding and Fixing Seam and Hole Leaks
- Do You Need Gutters? What Gutters Do for a House
- Drip Edge and Gutter Apron: The Strip That Saves Fascia
- Gutter Guard Types: Mesh, Screen, Foam, Brush and Hoods
- Best Gutter Guards: How to Choose for Your Trees and Rain
- Downspout Extensions and Diverters: Getting Water Away
- Clogged Downspout? How to Find and Clear the Blockage
- How Gutters Are Installed: Layout, Slope and Hangers
- Rain Chains and Rain Barrels: Using Your Gutters to Harvest Rain
- Gutter Water Damage: Foundations, Basements and Splash Guards
- How to Choose a Gutter Contractor You Can Trust
- Gutter Maintenance Checklist: A Season-by-Season Plan
- Sagging Gutters: Why They Sag and How to Fix Them
- Gutter Cleaning Tools: From Scoops to Ground-Level Wands
- How to Clean Gutters Safely, Step by Step
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