When moving in, the home inspector told me that not only were the gutters not functioning due to all the leaves in them, but they may rip off the roof if they don't get addressed. When raining, they would completely fill with water and could and will freeze with all that water in them. In November, the temps weren't to freezing yet, but Jared and I spent 2 hours digging out nasty 'mulch' out of them so that they would work properly. Of course 2 days later there was a big wind storm and all the leaves were back again.
You can see them here.
So I had a gutter man come out to see what we could do. Not only were the leaves a problem, but the gutters themselves were not hung flush to the fascia.
See the gap.
This causes sagging especially when filled with water and even worse, ice.
So the gutters had to be taken down and 1x2's put up and the gutters reinstalled.
Now there isn't a gap. The arrow shows where the 1x2 is added.
Here are the leaf guards on top.
It took one guy almost 2 days to do and then another guy came back a 3rd day for a few hours to finish up.
It cost an arm and a leg, but luckily I was given 2 of each!
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