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Gutter Screens
Posted on 4/17/19 at 6:15 am
Posted on 4/17/19 at 6:15 am
Has anyone tried these newer looking gutter screens? Between 3 large oaks and 2 large crepe myrtles, my gutters and down spouts are always backing up. I clean gutters a couple times a year but it is such a pain in the butt. Please tell me what brand you have used and the results. Thanks
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Posted on 4/17/19 at 6:38 am to Johnpettigrew
I have the gutter guards (don't remember the brand) and they work great. Very few leaves get through to the gutters. I can't comment on the screens.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 7:17 am to Johnpettigrew
Me and the wife have gone to a couple of the home improvement shows to get ideas for our new house. They had a booth at one of the shows with something like these Leaf Filter that looked like they would work real well.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 7:52 am to lsujunky
They do and are exactly what I am inquiring about. Requested a quote, but looks like they would cost me around $2000 installed according to google. Maybe I can just hire someone to come clean every quarter for $100. Seems like a steep investment.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:52 am to Johnpettigrew
I purchased these from Lowe’s 3 years ago after reading a review in Consumer Reports that these cheap gutter filters were as effective as more expensive alternatives. White or brown color Home Depot also sells them.
Amerimax Snap In Gutter Filter
Installed them myself - easy to do, just watch YouTube videos.
I have crape myrtles and river birch, no large oaks or pines. I have to say, that are working fine, no clogged gutters since the install, and they have held up fine going on their 3rd year.
Prob no more expensive than paying someone to clean your gutters once a year and if they don’t work or hold up you are not out much $.
Also helped a friend install these, before last fall’s leaf drop, on his guttered courtyard patio - he has mega live oaks. He hasn’t said anything about them not working but I’ll check with him and add to the post.
Amerimax Snap In Gutter Filter
Installed them myself - easy to do, just watch YouTube videos.
I have crape myrtles and river birch, no large oaks or pines. I have to say, that are working fine, no clogged gutters since the install, and they have held up fine going on their 3rd year.
Prob no more expensive than paying someone to clean your gutters once a year and if they don’t work or hold up you are not out much $.
Also helped a friend install these, before last fall’s leaf drop, on his guttered courtyard patio - he has mega live oaks. He hasn’t said anything about them not working but I’ll check with him and add to the post.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 10:21 am to CrawDude
Yeah those might be worth a shot. Thanks for including the link
Posted on 4/17/19 at 10:29 pm to Johnpettigrew
I saw the Leaf Filter at a home and garden show, had a guy come out and it was like 8,000 for install. I was able to walk on the roof easily and blow it out in about 30 minutes. Bad news for the salesman!
Posted on 4/17/19 at 10:58 pm to MikeD
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had a guy come out and it was like 8,000 for install
holy hell!
Posted on 4/17/19 at 11:22 pm to CrawDude
I put those in. They work ok but a few spots they have popped off. I need to get up there and check them.
Debris still tends to pile up on top of them it just doesn't fill up the gutters.
Debris still tends to pile up on top of them it just doesn't fill up the gutters.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 5:36 am to CAD703X
Cleaned my gutters last night before these storms. Front of house where oaks are were completely full from this years leaf drop. I have to find something reasonable that works.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 7:52 am to CAD703X
Did you use small metal sheet screws in the gutter to secure them? Watching the Amerimax install videos they are optional, but I decide to use the screws figuring strong wind gust might pop some off. Haven’t had that issue with the sheet screw securing them.
I haven’t had leaf debris pile up with the small light leaves from river birch and crape myrtle but I could see happening with larger heavy leaves of oak. User reviews indicate pine needles seem to be problematic for many different types of gutter guards. I also have steep pitched roof, maybe that helps wash leaves off during rains.
I get the impression reading on line reviews of all gutter guard systems they all seem to hold leaf debris to some extent.
I check mine twice a year, 3 weeks apart, when putting up Christmas lights and taking them down
I haven’t had leaf debris pile up with the small light leaves from river birch and crape myrtle but I could see happening with larger heavy leaves of oak. User reviews indicate pine needles seem to be problematic for many different types of gutter guards. I also have steep pitched roof, maybe that helps wash leaves off during rains.
I get the impression reading on line reviews of all gutter guard systems they all seem to hold leaf debris to some extent.
I check mine twice a year, 3 weeks apart, when putting up Christmas lights and taking them down
This post was edited on 4/18/19 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 4/18/19 at 9:13 am to CrawDude
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Did you use small metal sheet screws in the gutter to secure them?
no but thats a fantastic idea. the ones that tend to fail are the ones i've had to cut for corners or where the pine trees drop 47 cubic tons of needles on my roof each month.
some were hard to snap completely over the existing gutter lip so I think some of the ones that came off were my fault for not ensuring they were secured.
i learned i have a MASSIVE amount of gutters during this process
4200sf on one level means you're gonna be putting up gutter guard for days.Posted on 4/18/19 at 1:56 pm to CAD703X
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ones that tend to fail are the ones i've had to cut for corners
Yep - during Xmas light hanging if I see a problem it’s usually at the corners
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some were hard to snap completely over the existing gutter lip
Same issue, not many, but aggravating nonetheless
With the small, sheet screws (self tapping as I recall), 2 per 3 foot section of gutter screen, each about 1/3 from the end. I found it easier to drill a small pilot hole first (small 12 v cordless drill with 1/8 or 3/16 bit as I recall) and then insert the hex head screw with a small 12 V Bosch cordless impact driver (of course you don’t need an impact driver I just happened to have one). Sheet metal screws were more difficult to drill through the plastic gutter guard without the pilot hole than into the aluminum gutter - hence the pilot hole.
I wore a carpenters apron with lots of pockets, so I could have both drill/drivers and screws at the ready without climbing up and down the ladder or having them slide off the roof.
And as you know having done this, the biggest pain is continually moving the ladder and navigating around shrubs in the landscape bed.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 4:00 pm to CrawDude
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I wore a carpenters apron with lots of pockets, so I could have both drill/drivers and screws at the ready without climbing up and down the ladder or having them slide off the roof.
genius
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And as you know having done this, the biggest pain is continually moving the ladder and navigating around shrubs in the landscape bed
yes. a damn nightmare to try to angle the ladder into some of those positions. my house is on a hill so one side is very high up and there were several 'oh shite' moments when the ladder started to shift and i was 20ft up but aside from setting myself up for a heart attack later in life i survived intact.
Posted on 4/18/19 at 4:12 pm to CAD703X
To the OP; here's what the screen guards may look like in an area with lots of trees after a couple years.
Note the piece that wasn't secured and the debris that still ends up on top of the screens.
Note the piece that wasn't secured and the debris that still ends up on top of the screens.
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