Gutter covers - anything work?
 

HI All,

Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
not recommend a good gutter covers.

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat plastic
covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water makes
it past it. How - don't know.

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Rich

Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
not recommend a good gutter covers.

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat plastic
covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water makes
it past it. How - don't know.

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Take the gutter off. Install another fascia attached to the first
with spring-loaded hinges. When you need to clean the gutters,
reach up with a gaff, and pull down on the gutter until it flips
upside down.

--Goedjn

Spring loaded hinges? Has anyone ever actually done that? Sounds like I
could pay someone to clean them for me 5 years in a row before I could pay
for new facia with funky "micky mouse" spring loaded hinges.

When the downspout clogs and the gutters fill up, do they suddenly flip open
and dump the water all over.

I don't know of any that are perfect.


"Goedjn" wrote in message
...

Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
not recommend a good gutter covers.

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat
plastic
covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water
makes
it past it. How - don't know.

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Take the gutter off. Install another fascia attached to the first
with spring-loaded hinges. When you need to clean the gutters,
reach up with a gaff, and pull down on the gutter until it flips
upside down.

--Goedjn

"Goedjn" wrote in message
...

Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
not recommend a good gutter covers.

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat
plastic
covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water
makes
it past it. How - don't know.

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Take the gutter off. Install another fascia attached to the first
with spring-loaded hinges. When you need to clean the gutters,
reach up with a gaff, and pull down on the gutter until it flips
upside down.

--Goedjn

Have you ever seen gutters filled with ice? The weight of the ice made them
almost tip on their own without hinges. Your way, while creative, would be
nothing but trouble.
MLD

In article , Goedjn wrote:

Take the gutter off. Install another fascia attached to the first
with spring-loaded hinges. When you need to clean the gutters,
reach up with a gaff, and pull down on the gutter until it flips
upside down.

Forgot about the downspouts, did you?

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

MLD wrote:

"Goedjn" wrote in message
...

Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
not recommend a good gutter covers.

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat

plastic

covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water

makes

it past it. How - don't know.

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Take the gutter off. Install another fascia attached to the first
with spring-loaded hinges. When you need to clean the gutters,
reach up with a gaff, and pull down on the gutter until it flips
upside down.

--Goedjn


Have you ever seen gutters filled with ice? The weight of the ice made them
almost tip on their own without hinges. Your way, while creative, would be
nothing but trouble.
MLD


not in the south.:)

"PipeDown" wrote in message

When the downspout clogs and the gutters fill up, do they suddenly flip
open
and dump the water all over.

I have an unusuall problem. There's only one downspout and it seems to be
at the higher end of the house. There's is always some water at the oposite
end. Debrish, whatever makes it past the cover, slowly accumulates at that
end.

Not sure if the house has settled over time, or the gutters have. There
does not seem to be way to lift the existing gutters up, or bend them up.

Rich

You can buy an attachment for your leaf blower that reaches into the gutters
and blows them out. Sounds interesting. Anybody try these gizmos?

--
Walter
www.rationality.net
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"RichK" wrote in message
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HI All,

Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
not recommend a good gutter covers.

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat
plastic
covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water
makes
it past it. How - don't know.

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Rich

"Walter R." writes:

You can buy an attachment for your leaf blower that reaches into the gutters
and blows them out. Sounds interesting. Anybody try these gizmos?

Yeah, blows the crap right on your head.

You can buy an attachment for your leaf blower that reaches into the gutters
and blows them out. Sounds interesting. Anybody try these gizmos?

Yeah, blows the crap right on your head.


Wear a hat :-) At least the gunk is not in the gutters.

I've had expended metal screens over mine for the past several years
and while they worked early in their life their performance is getting
unaccepable now (I was just up cleaning the other day.) The screen is
getting bent, it is hard to reinsert under the shingles and I'm still
getting a lot of gunk coming in under the screen, which means the
screen needs to be lifted to get to it, which makes its effectiveness
even worse. I'd be willing to try the blower attachment.


John Keith

John Keith writes:

You can buy an attachment for your leaf blower that reaches into the gutters
and blows them out. Sounds interesting. Anybody try these gizmos?

Yeah, blows the crap right on your head.


Wear a hat :-) At least the gunk is not in the gutters.

Maybe I don't clean my gutters enough, but I'd have to throw
the hat out, along with all my clothes.

(No, I'm not going to clean my gutters naked.)

I've had expended metal screens over mine for the past several years
and while they worked early in their life their performance is getting
unaccepable now (I was just up cleaning the other day.) The screen is
getting bent, it is hard to reinsert under the shingles and I'm still
getting a lot of gunk coming in under the screen, which means the
screen needs to be lifted to get to it, which makes its effectiveness
even worse. I'd be willing to try the blower attachment.

I have the screens with similar problems.

My neighbor swears by his system, there is no gutter at all
just these deflectors. The water runs off the roof, hits the
deflectors and the water sprays out over a few feet instead
of dropping directly on the ground.

Leaves fall right thru.

"Walter R." wrote:

You can buy an attachment for your leaf blower that reaches into the gutters
and blows them out. Sounds interesting. Anybody try these gizmos?

I'm lucky, I have a Mansard roof and have restored the old wood
gutters. The are located just below the dormer style windows. So I
bring the leaf blower into the house, lean out each second floor
window and blow all the crap out!

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:17:49 -0400, "RichK" wrote:

HI All,

Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
not recommend a good gutter covers.

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat plastic
covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water makes
it past it. How - don't know.

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Rich


I have the flat vinyl covers with diamond-shaped holes in them. I'm
sure you can drill more holes if you have a problem. Mine are 15
years old and going strong. Still, once a year I'll slide one off and
clean out the gutter with a garden hose. Pine needles get inside and
I'm not about to cut down 50' pine trees.

In a previous posting, Usenet was endowed with the following text from
"RichK" :

Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat plastic
covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water makes
it past it. How - don't know.

The plastic screens have a wide, flat mesh. They actually cover most of
the rain gutter opening. That's why so much rain water makes it over the
gutters

What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Take a look at http://www.gutterscreen.net. Their screens are easily
installed, very rigid, and don't restrict rain water going into gutters.
Theoretically, most anything that gets through the mesh will wash out in
a good rain, except for some minor sediment.


RC

In a previous posting, Usenet was endowed with the following text from
John Keith :

I've had expended metal screens over mine for the past several years
and while they worked early in their life their performance is getting
unaccepable now (I was just up cleaning the other day.) The screen is
getting bent, it is hard to reinsert under the shingles and I'm still
getting a lot of gunk coming in under the screen, which means the
screen needs to be lifted to get to it, which makes its effectiveness
even worse.


The expanded metal screens are junk. Take a look at Steelco screens:
http://www.gutterscreen.net. Galvanized steel, reinforced edges. Quality
product. Whatever settles in the gutters can easily be washed out with a
water hose without having to remove the screens.


RC

No one mentioned Gutter Helmet? http://www.gutterhelmet.com/

Conceptually, this is the only product I imagine working. I don't have
any deciduous trees tall enough to get leaves in my gutters, but if I
did, I'd install gutter helmet. The problem with screens is they get
clogged.

In a previous posting, Usenet was endowed with the following text from
"Bobby_M" :

No one mentioned Gutter Helmet? http://www.gutterhelmet.com/

Conceptually, this is the only product I imagine working. I don't have
any deciduous trees tall enough to get leaves in my gutters, but if I
did, I'd install gutter helmet. The problem with screens is they get
clogged.


LOL The problem with Gutter Helmet is that it's more of a gimmick than
a solution.