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Re: Gutter Guards - mbw - 07-05-2015
My brother, against my advice installed gutter guards on his rancher surrounded by trees. My advice to him was to hire someone twice a year to clean his gutters. Instead he spent $5000, for the guards . As others have stated in heavy rain the water just overflows, defeating the purpose of the gutters.
Re: Gutter Guards - K. L. McReynolds - 07-05-2015
Broken record time---- These!! can be cleaned by spraying off a couple times a year(LOTS faster/easier than cleaning the gutters), work even when partially clogged in heavy rain, and keep out everything but dirt--including maple seeds, oak floss, sycamore floss, and cottonwood floaters.
Re: Gutter Guards - Forest - 07-05-2015
I had "Leaf Relief" brand installed with a new roof.
Works pretty good.
I was told the leaves would BLOW away with a wind
after they dried. Not effective like that but are easily
removed with my blower
Re: Gutter Guards - Herb - 07-06-2015
I have Leaf Guard Gutters and they live up to what they claim--never needs cleaning.
Re: Gutter Guards - Terry W - 07-07-2015
We have pine trees. Nothing works for pine needles. Nothing.
Re: Gutter Guards - comfun1 - 07-09-2015
When I had my seamless guttering installed they told me I had the option of standard downspouts or a larger downspout. I opted for the large. It's been four years and I think I had one downspout partially clog. In four years I think I have inspected my gutters twice and have had very little to remove. I flush whatever there is down down the gutter to the downspout with a hose. Any sticks I have to pick out. No gutter guards for me. I asked my gutter installer about guards, he said he didn't recommend them. Of course if your gutter man sells guards I'm sure his answer would be different. Also I have lots of trees.
Re: Gutter Guards - Bit_Fiddler - 07-10-2015
Herb said:
I have Leaf Guard Gutters and they live up to what they claim--never needs cleaning.
Had leaf guards installed a month ago - had several down pours since with no overflow at all. Very impressed so far.
Dave
Re: Gutter Guards - Axehandle - 07-12-2015
A nephew who will work cheap to clean them out as needed.
Re: Gutter Guards - sleepy hollow - 07-20-2015
I am a huge fan of the Slim Guard gutter protector product.
I installed them myself after having my house resided (Hardiplank), new windows (Marvin Infinity) and new gutters installed. I think the Slim Guard materials may have cost me $250, but I cannot recall exactly.
Once you get the hang of it, it goes fast. All you need is access to the gutters and a pair of scissors. That really is it.
They have been up in my gutters for 2.5 years and the water continues to flow beautifully.
Previously, I had to clean my gutters multiple times per year. I live in VA near DC. Lots of trees, lots of storms, lots of junk falling all the time.
Check them out. I looked at dozens of systems before selecting this one. I had about 130 ft of gutters to protect.
Re: Gutter Guards - Jeremy s - 07-21-2015
I have Smart Screen gutter guards. Very happy with them and highly recomend them. I have had them on my house for 9 years now.
There are a lot of brands/types out there it can be very hard to make a decision.
http://www.thesmartscreen.com/home/index.php