On Feb 19, 11:29 am, Windswept@Home (Jack W) wrote:
Worn-out 64-year-old old fart here again.

While descending, the ladder slipped backwards, but then caught
itself. Result: a damaged piece of gutter and two bruised, bleeding
shins with big knots on each.

So anyway, what gutters with guards do you recommend?

Sorry to hear about the war wounds. Buy a ladder stabilizer and
attach it to the top of the ladder. The ladder stabilizer will allow
you to work without the ladder leaning on the gutter (better for the
gutter and a helluva lot safer), have the stabilizer legs resting on
the roof shingles, or have the stabilizer legs resting against the
wall under the gutter - the stabilizer will hold the ladder away from
the wall so you won't be working out from under any roof overhang.

As far as the gutter guards, I've never found anything that works as
well as the Leafguard gutters. Unfortunately they're a one piece
gutter and not something you can add on to an existing system. Google
the alt.home.repair newsgroup for gutter guards and Leafguard. The
question comes up pretty frequently.

R