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Finding Weird Animals, Critters, Wasps, or even Squirrels in your Gutters or Downspouts?

As we speak with more people, we have come to notice most don’t realize they need an endcap when they are installing a gutter protection system. You may not have thought about this either. All gutter guards are attached differently but all need an end piece to keep out the unwanted pests.

Endcaps don’t just keep your water from spilling onto the ground anymore, they give extra needed protection from many different creatures. Animals love to build their little homes in your nicely shaded gutters. There are many types of critters that can live within your gutter system. Some of the most common animals and critters are Birds, Squirrels, Rats, Mice, Possums, Wasps, Bee’s, and their nests.

Endcaps are not only important, they are crucial. Not installing an endcap with your gutter protection system would allow all types of animals and critters into your gutters. When these animals nest in your gutters, they clog it with leaves, branches, grass, and other various debris. This debris builds up and before you know it, the water is running over the gutter guard and not through it. If you are in a colder climate with snow, it can melt during the day, run down the roof, over your gutter guard, now clogged, and fall to the ground just to refreeze into ice. This is a death trap for walkways and doors that are under gutters.

Endcaps are the components at the end of the gutter that encapsulate the trough of the gutter to prevent the ends from leaking out water. Depending on your home or office building, roof, and fascia board, they come in many shapes and colours. There are many different gutter guards to choose from and each can use a different type of endcap. Both gutter and gutter guard endcaps are important as they keep out any animals from entering the gutters and building nests, which would most certainly lead to your gutters becoming clogged.

There’s a reason why people hate cleaning their gutters. It’s dangerous. Nobody likes to drag the ladder around or twist their back to get to places that are difficult to reach. Ignoring the task, however, can do long-term harm to your roof, basement, foundation, fascia, and even your home's interior. A permanent solution to these issues is gutter security.  A gutter protection system is a guard that is mounted without screws over your existing gutters and is customized to suit your roof It prevents the intrusion of leaves, dirt, and debris into your gutter system so that water flows away from your home properly. Call us to install the gutter protection system today!

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