I have heard and read about alot of different solutions to the same problem of gutter protection.  I have also read some were scams, some worked well, and some not so well.

Clean them regularly, keep the squirrels from building nests in them, and glue a rubber snake to your roof to keep the woodpeckers from waking you up at 5:30AM trying to make a booty call.

NONE of the "never clean gutters again!" products work.

There's a company around here named "Gutter Helmet."



I refer to condoms as gutter helmets.

Bump for the night/early morning folks.

Anyone have any other experiences?

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I had a perforated metal plate type product installed and it worked as advertised.  Don't remember the brand, as I sold house.  Satisfied customer.

Leaf Guard and Gutter Helmet are the two best products on the market.  They are expensive, but work as advertised.  I am on roofs all day, 6 days a week and I see what works and what doesn't.  The cheap products work for the first year, but will fail.  The edges of leaves and stems get caught in the perforations causing a dam to form on top of the gutter guard.  Water can't get into the gutter and you have a bigger problem.

the plastic gutter guard Homer Depot sells have been working for me for +2 years; they're
a little work to install (have to pry up shigles to slide plastic guard under & they're 3' long)
but once you get them on, they usually don't require much work.

I have pine needles to deal with; they get caught in the slot that the rain goes in, so ocassionaly
you have to get a stick & knock them out, but other than that for a DIY project it was one of the
best investments i've made. They run around $3-4.oo each.

The only thing I've noticed that gets in the gutter is some of the fine aggergate from the roof
shingles, but that's not enough to cause problems. I also do rainwater collection, so yes I get alot of
capture from the roof with them installed. Good luck

I use gutters only where necessary, i.e. entrance areas, over A/C units.....as I have over 50 large oak trees. I go onto the roof with a gas blower 4 - 5 times a year to clean them. I installed two different kinds over the years and wound up taking them down, as they would clog up. Waste of time and money IMO.

Yup  $$ is good though.

I had the gutter helmet system installed on the two story high gutters in the front of my house and some in the back of the house.  It works, PERIOD



http://www.gutterhelmet.com/



It was roughly $10 a feet installed

I'll call bullshit on everyone who claims these amazing products work.  My family tried everything they offered, but it never failed, guess whose ass was up a ladder once a month cleaning em out

I have no personal experience, but products like Gutter Helmet are what This Old House always recommend.