Comments on: Gutter Covers: Leaf Guard review

By: Gutter Screens

Gutter Screens — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:37:42 +0000

Good article. Deciding which type of gutter screens to use is confusing.

By: Gutter Installer

Gutter Installer — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:48:20 +0000

I have installed many leaf abatement products in my lifetime as a gutter installer. (aprox 20 years) I do not work for alcoa or plygem, but I do like the leaf relief product. Most leaf relief products on the market that I have seen do not keep out 100% of debris. If water can get into your gutters, so can dirt. Depending on the style of leaf relief installed (new constuction or retro), this system can be taken off, gutters cleaned, and reinstalled. As far as moss growing, I install gutters in minnesota, this problem I have not seen here. What leaf relief does do is increase the strength of your gutter by acting like a solid gutter clip along the entire gutter. Great for our snow loads here. As far as leafs sticking to the product, a simple push of the broom and the product is clear. I have also installed products simalar to gutter helmat and leaf gaurd and have found these products to fail with heavy rainfall (the water shoots over the top of these products) I have also had these product fail right out of the box with water shooting over the gutter. Manufacturer told us that grease can form on the product while it is being produced. Needless to say I didnt get paid from that job. Do research and pick the best product for you. Any leaf abatment system over $5/ft in my book is a rip.

By: gutter_guard_reviews

gutter_guard_reviews — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:16:53 +0000

I’ll post the same information to my blog, thanks for ideas and great article.

By: Lebronfan

Lebronfan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:50:32 +0000

Leaf relief is a small piece that is added to your gutters, with Leafguard gutter and guard are all one piece. K guard is the same, it is all different pieces. This review is a sham and sounds like its from a salesman for alcoa/leafrelief.

By: LeafGuard

LeafGuard — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:20:58 +0000

[...] an additional review of the LeafGuard product see this Leaf Guard review. Author: admin on September 24, 2009 Category: Gutter Cover Tags: Gutter Cover Older: [...]

By: Bacc

Bacc — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:58:50 +0000

Considering kguard. Where are you located, Gutterman & how long have you had it installed?

By: Gutter man

Gutter man — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:43:52 +0000

Leaf protection…. hmmm… Ok, I just have a few things to say about leaf guard
1.)DO NOT WAST YOUR MONEY.
2.) Look around on the internet for a picture of a leaf guard job that is a few years old ( leaf guard is very similar to k-guard and will discolor and even turn green after a few years.)
3.) look at the size of the gutter compared to a 5″ k-style gutter (industry standard) wich has much more capacity for heavy rains. And 4.)WINTER TIME

ps: There is no perfect leaf prtection but K-guard is one of the worst over all that i have delt with.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:19:41 +0000

I have had LeafGuard on my home for about two years, but I am sitting with my neighbor, who is considering buying leafguard, to look at what others are saying about it.

Yes, the gutters are aluminum, not plastic, and the best part about the service in Seattle is that if you do have a problem, they come out and take care of it. When people say “that they clogged but they came out and cleaned it” as a bad thing, I don’t understand that. That is what you bought! a gutter you do not have to clean ever again. Yes, they are expensive, about $30 a foot when you consider getting rid of the old stuff and new downspouts and gutters.

If you are in the Seattle area and want to work with the guy I did, let me know and I will find the number I had for him, as he was great, there was no pressure to buy.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:23:23 +0000

I’m confused… I’m looking for a gutter system that can handle catkins well. That’s the stuff that wreeks havoc on my place. I have tons of water oaks hanging all on my home….

Also, the pitch of my roof isn’t very steep at all, so they like to collect in clumps when it rains. Some screen-type guards get clogged with these and the water overflows.

Which comes to the next thing… is there anything that can handle the catkins without overflow happening when it rains really hard?

Help!!! and no one has mentioned the micro-mesh systems or the waterloov systems… what about those?

By: Lori.W.

Lori.W. — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:38:33 +0000

Patrick,
I had LeafGuard installed on my home last year and made my decision for several reasons.

After looking at less expensive topper systems they all seemed to grow significant amounts of moss and things don’t really just ‘blow off’ gutters. Second, I found contractors to be fly-by-night people who either wouldn’t show up, or who tried to oversell their product with B.S. (I found the Leaf Relief system to be a huge moss trap just like Leaf Filter; impossible to remove, clean the moss, and replace in a reasonable way).

The presentation from LeafGuard was very factual. They actually gave me a reference list with names and numbers of over 1,000 of their customers (in a book) and told me to call whoever I wanted, (my neighbor has it and loves it so I didn’t call, but they have over 26,000 customers in just the Seattle area and they can’t convince thousands of people to lie.)

The GoodHousekeeping Seal is impressive because it’s a free 2 year warranty on top of the warranty from LeafGuard. Beldon Enterprises, a very reputable organization, bought LeafGuard in 1996. So when my neighbor had a problem with her system and LeafGuard came and took care of it for free, it just reinforced my decision and the reputation of the company.

They actually received the Better Business Bureau’s Innovative Practices of the Year Award in 2006 for the Pacific Northwest, and they don’t use subcontractors.

My system is 100% substantial metal, aluminum I think, (not plastic like someone above said), and I read on-line after the presentation when I checked them out, that there are gobs of patents surrounding the system, from the brackets to the actual system.

I paid $7,300 and I’m glad I did, if I ever have a problem I’m holding them to their end to fix it for free, but so far, not a hint of a problem.

…hated cleaning my gutters along with all yard work. I’m looking at turf grass so I don’t have to mow!