| When you make a search on the web or when | | | | which is the main problem with their plastic |
| you go to the store looking for gutter guards, the | | | | counterparts. These qualities make the metal |
| models that will appear first are the mesh metal | | | | screens quite durable. This is a superb advantage. |
| screens. They are definitely among the most | | | | So far, the metal screens may seem the best |
| popular on the market. They have been around | | | | gutter guards, but this is just one side of the coin. |
| for quite a long time to gain the favors of | | | | The installation is easy, but the clips do not |
| customers. But does their popularity make them | | | | provide for very good stability. The screen panels |
| the best gutter guards you can possible get? | | | | will not get blown away by the breeze, but they |
| The metal screens have a number of advantages. | | | | might not be able to resist strong winds. |
| The first one is that they are easy to install. They | | | | Perhaps the main problem of the metal screen |
| usually have clips on the side, so you can get | | | | gutter guards is that they do not offer the best |
| them securely in place quickly without using any | | | | gutter debris protection. Additionally, they can get |
| tools. You simply need to push the clips when | | | | clogged relatively easily. This is because of their |
| placing the panel guard on top of the gutter and | | | | mesh structure. The holes are large enough to |
| then release them. It is as simple as this. | | | | protect the gutter from leaves, but not from |
| The metal mesh screens offer very good | | | | smaller debris, such as twigs, tree seeds and pine |
| protection from leaves. The small apertures do | | | | needles. These pieces can actually block the |
| not let any leaves get inside the gutter. At the | | | | apertures of the mesh and create more trouble. |
| same time, the holes are large enough to let | | | | Even though the metal screens are durable, they |
| water in. This guarantees the optimal water flow | | | | are not particularly strong. Most models are made |
| rate. As a result, the rainwater is prevented from | | | | from relatively thin metal sheets. This makes |
| overflowing and causing damage to the house's | | | | them more susceptible to bending under the |
| structure. | | | | pressure from the snow or ice. |
| These screens are made from metal, which is | | | | Overall, the metal screens are probably not the |
| usually aluminum or galvanized steel. Both | | | | best gutter guards, but they certainly have a lot |
| materials are water resistant. Moreover, they | | | | of functional features. |
| cannot get damaged by the UV rays of the sun | | | | |