The pictures say it all.  Too often customers think that since they don't want to deal with the maintenance of their gutters, they will have a cover installed.
This customer has aluminum mesh 
gutter screen and a locust tree which is simply a bad combination if you ask me.  The leaves on the locust tree are small and can fit in anywhere.  There are also tiny stem-like pieces that get trapped under the spike and furl in the gutters.  Then the leaves cause a back up in the spouting.
Covering up your gutters won't save you a cleaning.  In fact now we have something extra to contend with.
Read more about the different kinds of 
gutter guards on our site
Rather than cover up a problem, call us to 
schedule a cleaning and ask about our headache free maintenance plans.