Home curb appeal photos are ideal if you’re designing your home’s landscape or finding ideas to improve your home’s appearance. There are numerous photos you can look at to find inspiration for your home’s exterior.

Periodically on this site, we add home curb appeal photos for you to enjoy. Here are several more home curb appeal photos you can use to find ideas for your home.

The tree in front of this home provides shade and a nice canopy of green leaves for the shrubs below it. The owner of this home as also bordered the dark green shrubs with lighter green shrubs and white flowers in a multidimensional landscaping technique. The light tan exterior home paint color goes nicely with the reddish brown brick.

Those that like a wild flower garden will enjoy looking at this garden of white and pink flowers. The garden is a nice view from the street as well as the charming vintage covered porch. The beige tones of the porch and the columns give this home a cozy curb appeal.

The olive green door on this home is inviting and tranquil. The warm green front exterior door provides a contrast to the pale pink exterior paint on the house. Flower pots line the walkway leading visitors to the front door. Bright little sunflowers dress up the front of the house.

The homeowner of this house has chosen to create some curb appeal by bordering the outside of the home with low shrubs. The small evergreen shrubs will provide color all year around. The home’s covered porch adds a lot of charms and features an inviting arrangement of patio chairs.

These two windows provide the perfect location for six terra cotta flower pots holding red geraniums. The blue trim around the exterior of the windows contrasts nicely with the red flowers providing bursts of color.

There are some options to reduce how often you have to clean your gutters and downspouts. One option is to purchase gutter guards for your home. There are a variety of gutter guard systems to choose from. Do gutter guards work? Yes. They do as long as you correctly install the right system for your home.

Before we discuss the various gutter guards available, let’s take a look at some facts about gutter guard systems and how they work.

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There are six basic types of gutter guards. There types are the bottle brush, foam type, mesh, non-gutter cover, nylon and reverse curb.

The bristles of the bottle brush guards face upward catching the debris while the water flows below. The foam filter type is made of plastic and fits over the gutter.

The small holes of the mesh guards stop debris from entering, but allow water to flow. Non-gutter is just as it sounds. It’s a thin sheet that allows water to fall off of the roof.

Nylon guards can attach to the gutters without attaching to the shingles. Reverse curve gutter guards have a tiny slit that encourages water to enter, but deflects items such as leaves from entering.

Gutter guards don’t prevent all debris from entering. Nothing is perfect and your gutter guards won’t be perfect either. You’ll still have to occasionally check your gutters, but with a gutter guard system you won’t have to do it as often. That means less trips up the ladder. If you make the monetary investment, keep that in mind.

Install yourself or hire a professional. Depending on the intricacy of your gutter guard system, you’ll feel either comfortable hiring a professional or up to the challenge of installing them yourself. The key is to make sure that the guards are installed properly no matter who installs them.

Now that we’ve discussed the three basic facts about gutter guard systems, you can decide what’s best for your home’s needs. We’ll soon discuss the different brands and weigh the pros and cons of each.