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Posted: 9/18/2020 2:16:52 PM EDT

What gutter guards do you guys have the best experience with?

The back of my house the gutters are over 20' high and I am just tired of getting the ladder out 2 times a year to clean them out.

I have seen the foam kind collect to much debris in it but I dont have any experience with any other.

Posted: 9/18/2020 2:45:15 PM EDT

[#1]

Leaffilter is what I had installed. Expensive, but no more cleaning again EVER. Also I now don't have gutters overflowing and I noticed my sump pit never fills up even after many heavy rains. They are the only one Consumer Reports recommended.

Posted: 9/19/2020 1:20:12 AM EDT

[#2]

Costco has some that get extremely good reviews. I'm debating it.

Posted: 9/19/2020 1:40:35 AM EDT

[#3]

I'd hire out the gutter cleaning every year before putting gutter guards on my house again.
If you live somewhere it snows, the snow builds up on them and forms a big ice dam, preventing roof snowmelt from getting to the gutter.
Yanked mine off last year and i'm still dealing with problems from them.

Posted: 9/19/2020 8:31:36 AM EDT

[#4]

The stainless steel mesh ones are awesome. I installed them around the house and have been impressed.

Posted: 9/19/2020 8:00:23 PM EDT

[#5]

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I'd hire out the gutter cleaning every year before putting gutter guards on my house again.
If you live somewhere it snows, the snow builds up on them and forms a big ice dam, preventing roof snowmelt from getting to the gutter.
Yanked mine off last year and i'm still dealing with problems from them.

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Thanks for the info
I had not thought about the snow and I get a decent amount each winter

Posted: 9/19/2020 8:06:46 PM EDT

[#6]

I also think you should just hire it out. I did gutter work a couple decades ago. None of the gutter guards back then were that great. Gutter cleaning is fairly cheap. A lot of companies will just put you on their list for a cleaning or two a year.

Posted: 10/2/2020 11:06:20 PM EDT

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What gutter guards do you guys have the best experience with?

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"it depends"

read this for *why* it depends:

https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Which_gutter_solution_/139-1337710/#i34463872

this is a good topic. let me preface this post with the fact that i am an OCD-burdened engineer.
for that matter, when i built my workshop i installed 3 different types of covers to see which was best.

in addition, the house we bought had the aluminum screen type covers on the gutters, via the prior owner.

i have learned that the performance of the "gutter solution" is not only dependent on the product itself, but three other factors:
(1) how steeply the roof is pitched,
(2) the size/type/biodegradability of the debris getting into your gutters,
(3) whether your gutters/downspouts are installed correctly in the first place.

so... ---> continues at link above

also see
https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Foam-gutter-guards---do-they-work--/139-2099205/
and
https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Gutter_Helmets_vs_Leaf_Filter/139-1482162/
and
https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-Rain-gutter-guards-What-works-and-what-sucks-/5-2294324/?page=1

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gutter guard

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