A blocked gutter does not stay a gutter problem.
Water that cannot leave the roof has to go somewhere else, and it works its way down the house from the eave to the footing. Every one of these starts at a gutter.
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01Ice dams at the eave
Water that cannot drain freezes at the edge, builds into a ridge, and forces the next melt back up under the shingles.
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02Rotten fascia board
Water spilling behind the gutter sits against the fascia until the timber goes soft and the hangers have nothing left to hold.
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03The gutter drops out of line
A blocked gutter carries the weight of everything in it. The hangers pull out, the run sags, and the water stops moving.
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04Mould down the siding
Overflow runs down the wall instead of the downspout. Dark streaks first, then algae, then rot in whatever is behind it.
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05Foundation erosion
Roof water landing in one place digs a trench along the wall and washes out the ground the footing is sitting on.
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06A wet basement
Saturated ground beside the foundation is what pushes water through it. Most wet basements start at the roofline.
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07Heaving driveway
Water pooling at the edge of the slab freezes, expands, and lifts the concrete out of level.
Every style sold in Ontario. None of them hold.
Mesh, lattice, perforated metal, solid covers, clip-ons. Every one of these was fitted by somebody who was told it would be the last time they thought about their gutters.
Different names. Different shapes. Same result.
Stainless steel micro-mesh, fine enough that shingle grit sits on top of it. Nothing gets through to sprout underneath, nothing goes brittle in the sun, and nothing warps, tears or lifts through a Toronto winter.
And it never comes off again for the gutter to be cleaned, because nothing collects under it.
Same job. Two very different days.
The guard goes straight onto whatever is already there.
Cleaned, resealed, realigned and reinforced first. Four steps before any mesh.
A guard adds weight to hangers that were already giving up.
Heavy duty brackets go in before anything is fitted on top.
Plastic lattice or fibreglass screen. Both are in the photographs above.
Stainless steel micro-mesh. It does not go brittle and birds cannot tear it.
Covers the part, not the labour, and dies when you sell the house.
Lifetime on the mesh and the workmanship. It transfers to the next owner.
A number over the phone, and a reason to decide today.
An aerial drone survey of your actual roofline, then a number.
Room to come down if you push back.
One number. It does not move.
One gutter. Five steps. Same evening.
Keep scrolling. The gutter changes as each step is done to it.
Clean
Everything comes out by hand. Leaves, needles, shingle grit, the black sludge in the bottom. Then we flush the run until the downspout comes out clear.
Reseal
Every corner, end cap, seam and downspout collar gets architectural grade tri-polymer sealant. This is where an old gutter actually leaks, and you cannot see any of it from the ground.
Realign
A gutter needs a quarter inch of fall for every ten feet. We bring sagging sections back to line and set the whole run to that pitch, so water leaves instead of standing in the low spot and freezing there in January.
Reinforce
New heavy duty hangers go in wherever the old ones pulled loose, screwed through to the fascia and spaced tight enough to carry a winter of snow, ice and standing water.
Protect
Stainless steel micro-mesh goes on last, cut to your gutter profile and fastened down. Rain goes through. Leaves, needles, maple keys and shingle grit stay on top and blow off dry.
One gutter. Five steps. Same evening.
Four of the five happen before any mesh goes on. That order is the whole difference.
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Step 01Clean
Everything comes out by hand. Leaves, needles, shingle grit, the black sludge in the bottom. Then we flush the run until the downspout comes out clear, and the debris leaves with us.
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Step 02Reseal
Every corner, end cap, seam and downspout collar gets architectural grade tri-polymer sealant. This is where an old gutter actually leaks, and you cannot see any of it from the ground.
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Step 03Realign
A gutter needs a quarter inch of fall for every ten feet. We bring sagging sections back to line and set the whole run to that pitch, so water leaves instead of standing in the low spot and freezing there in January.
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Step 04Reinforce
New heavy duty hangers go in wherever the old ones pulled loose, screwed through to the fascia and spaced tight enough to carry a winter of snow, ice and standing water.
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Step 05Protect
Stainless steel micro-mesh goes on last, cut to your gutter profile and fastened down. Rain goes through. Leaves, needles, maple keys and shingle grit stay on top and blow off dry.
What you get, and how long you get it for.
Everything here goes on the quote before you decide anything. If a line below is not on your quote, it is not a promise.
Anything here that is not on your quote is not a promise. Ask us to put it there.
- The warranty
- Lifetime, and transferable On the stainless mesh and on the workmanship, for as long as you own the house. Sell it, and the warranty goes to the next owner with the keys.
- The material
- Stainless steel micro‑mesh Fine enough that shingle grit sits on top of it. It will not rust, go brittle in the sun, or tear when a bird pulls at it.
- Before the mesh
- Four steps, every time Clean, reseal, realign, reinforce. A guard fitted to a failing gutter fails with the gutter, so we do not fit one to a failing gutter.
- The quote
- One number, with photographs Pictures of your actual gutters attached, so you can see what you are paying for. The number does not move if you push back, and it does not move on the invoice.
- On the day
- Most homes take one day We take the debris away with us and photograph the finished run before we leave, so you can see it without going up a ladder.
Precision-formed aluminum frame + stainless steel micro-mesh
A high-performance gutter protection system engineered from premium metal materials. The rigid aluminum frame provides structural strength and long-term corrosion resistance, while the precision stainless steel micro-mesh provides fine debris filtration without compromising water flow.
Fourteen municipalities. One standard.
Same drone inspection, same five steps, same warranty, wherever you are on this map.
The questions we actually get.
Are gutter guards a scam?
Plenty of them have earned the reputation. A guard fitted to a failing gutter fails with it, and that is most of what people have seen. The mesh is not the trick. The four steps underneath it are.
What does the lifetime warranty actually cover?
The stainless mesh and the workmanship, for as long as you own the house. If something we fitted comes loose, lifts, or lets debris through, we come back and put it right at no cost. Sell the house and the warranty transfers to whoever buys it.
What happens at the drone inspection?
A drone flies the full roofline and photographs every run, corner, seam and downspout close up, including the elevations you cannot see from the ground. It takes about twenty minutes, nobody goes on your roof, and you get the images whether or not you go ahead.
Will it still clog?
Debris sits on top, dries out and blows off. That is how micro-mesh is meant to work. If your roof drops something unusual, we tell you at the inspection rather than after.
How much does it cost?
It depends on how much gutter you have and what condition it is in. That is why the drone inspection is free and why we photograph everything. You get one number and we do not move it.
Will it hold up to a Toronto winter?
Stainless steel does not go brittle in the cold. Keeping the run clear and correctly pitched is also the best thing you can do about ice building at the eave.
How long does it take?
Most homes are a single day. We take the debris with us and fly the finished run before we leave, so you get an after set as well as a before set.
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Gutter Proof uses professional drones to inspect your entire roofline up close, capturing every gutter run, corner, seam, and downspout. No ladders. No guessing. No obligation.