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How To Pick A Good Leaf Guard / Gutter Care Protection System

It is the fall time of year again.  Leaves and debris get into your gutters all year long.  People seem to think about leaves and debris in the the fall and spring when rain or ice damming occur the most.  We need to think about keeping our gutters clean all year round.  People have water in their basements many times because their gutters are clogged with leaves and debris.  If you are experiencing basement water  problems, look up first and then look down.     We need to always keep the house gutters free and clog  free to keep our houses safe from severe damage.

Just yesterday we were chatting with a gentleman who said his friends house next store to him had a very popular leaf guard system which make you tear off your old gutters in order to use it.   This is because the leaf guard top is a solid one piece type system which lets water in the front of the gutter were there is a slot.  I am still not sure how debris does not get into this system as it has a open hole in the front of the gutter.  Well sure enough as we were talking the gentleman said the company who put the system in has to come out in spring and fall and clean his friends gutters to get the leaves and debris out of them.  Well they honor the fact they will clean your gutters if debris gets in,  I thought  the point of a leaf guard was to keep the gutters unclogged and free from debris.  I have said many times myself that the lid or one piece leaf guard systems cannot stop debris from getting in.   What is the point to pay such a large amount of money for a gutter cover protection system to only have to have a company representative come out and clean it twice a year.

The gutter covers or lid gutter protection systems were thought to be the best you could get.  People also thought this was true because of  the high dollar amounts they had to pay to get them installed.   The old idea,  I paid alot of money for it,  so it must work.  Well people have found that they paid alot of money,  even some having to get loans in order to get some of these leaf guard systems put in,  and are still paying for systems that don’t keep their gutters free from debris.  Now paying a smaller amount and finding out the system don’t work is a learning process which cost you some but didn’t break the bank isn’t fun either.  It is a easier process to accept.  Just like buying a car and your making payments on it, but it is running poorly.  Yeah it gets you around,  but it is still very irritating.  

The big box hardware stores have lots of  look alike copies of more expensive gutter protection systems and they still have just plain old junk that people just end up ripping off and throwing it away after a couple years of  having their gutters still clog and having to clean their gutters, only taking twice as long because they have to take the lids / covers off first to clean them.  Where they are not helping is by selling the look alike systems,  these systems still actually cost more in the long run then if  the home owner would have not got dupped by what appears to be a lower price for the same product.    There are gutter insert systems that the big box stores sell that really look like high end gutter care insert system,  the difference is it is only slightly cheaper and you have to install it yourself.    The big difference is try to get any warranty for no clog or free cleaning if it does clog.  The look alikes don’t last either.  The foam they make the gutter insert from breaks down in the weather after time.  That’s why their warranty if you want to call it that,  is only five years. 

The way to get a good gutter care II system is to find a dealer in your area to help you get the real gutter care II system in and done right.  I encourage people to let me know if they have found a system that works and is cost affective also.  There are so many gimick type gutter protection devices out there,  thats why we ask for people to let us know what they have seen and used.  It really comes down to if the gutter protection system works or not.