On Jul 13, 11:00 pm, "Art" wrote:
Leafguard works perfectly for me for both pines and hardwoods. Been up on
my house about 10 years and still perfectly clean. I had Gutter helmut in
my last house. A waste of money. Just made the gutters more difficult to
clean. The only problem with leafguard is that they are very expensive. One
guy posts here that they did not work for him at all and birds built nests
in his Leafguard gutters. I asked him to post a picture but he never did.
I am in NC. My father on Long Island with 6 large oak trees on a tiny lot
also had Leafguard installed as well as several neighbors and they all
worked well. They were cheaper on Long Island than in NC but I have
oversized downspouts whereas on Long Island they put in regular downspouts.
Also corners are expensive and my house has tons of them.

"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message

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I've been planning to have our gutters replaced for some time. They are
not in the greatest shape (lots of slope problems), and collect a lot of
leaves and pine needles because they only have screens protecting the
gutters.

My plan has been to replace the existing units with some sort of solid
gutter cover...

So, I got estimates from 3 sources. One of 'em got ruled out completely
because the price was the highest of the 3 and the offer was "good right
now only". I don't care what you're selling, I smell a sham or a sucker
deal when the offer is "only good right now".

I realize that none of these systems is perfect, and some debris may get
into the gutters anyway. I also realize that some water may come over the
top of the system in hard rains, particularly in places where roof valleys
meet the gutters. Even with these problems, I think the top cover is a
better solution than me climbing a 25' ladder 3 or 4 times a year and
reaching into a filthy, wet gutter to remove debris.

Anyway, what experiences have people had with Gutter Guard, Leafguard,
Gutter Helmet, etc?

Thanks in advance..

KB

*I* posted on here that i had bird nests in 4 corners of my home, and
also explained that i felt
it was due to a faulty installation of the leafguard system. all
corners were open. the gutter installer was
a fly by nighter, came back once and did a quick and dirty fix that
fixed nothing, after that i contacted
leaf guard directly, was told don't worry, we stand behind our
products! yeah right. nothing ever
happened, no one ever came out to look at them, and i ended up pulling
them all off
and now am much happier with my open gutters and no birds.

I don't think i'm the person who was asked to post any pics. never
heard that
request.