GEORGE BARISANO, Winthrop A. Instead of a gutter guard, buy 1/4-inch hardware cloth, and secure it very tightly with wires to the gutters so the birds can’t budge it. Hardware cloth is 1/4-inch ...

Galvanized wire mesh, commonly known as hardware cloth, is a good material to use – the holes are small enough that even the tiniest shrew can’t get through, and it lasts for decades. There are ...