I dont think there is a gutter guard that has butter on it and makes the leaves slide. You have to still clean them! But its less than having the leaves inside the gutter.

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

I put butter on all my gutter guards!

@georgea6403

Жыл бұрын

@@roofingtipsmy leprechaun buddy told me long time ago when I was a little boy to use Kerrygold grass fed butter. I’ve never had to clean a gutter.

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

That’s the best butter, so I can understand why it would work so well!

@beckysartor

9 ай бұрын

Leaf Filter told us we would never have to climb a ladder again!! Guess we can just fly up and clean them out!!

@johnts1

8 ай бұрын

​@@roofingtipsI'm not the brightest bulb on the tree. What do you mean by putting butter on your gutters?

Ive cleaned out hundreds of gutters. Gutter guards need serviced almost as much as open gutters. Extra large gutters and downspouts to match are better than guards in most cases.

@kroalex81

9 ай бұрын

Tottaly agreed

@Mojo32

7 ай бұрын

I second that. The "guards" are a scam.

There is no gutter guard in existence that will do anything if you have any kind of evergreen tree (spruce, pine, fir, etc.) nearby. In those cases it's better to use literally nothing or else you will run into clogs almost immediately. That goes for gutter guards, downspout strainers, etc. get 3x4 downspouts, call it a day.

@drrydog

10 ай бұрын

pretty true, but if you own a blower, and go up there, the guard will make blowing it off into the lawn super easy. :)

Get larger gutters than those 1950’s ones on your house. Get the slope right. Oval downspouts

@roofingtips

11 ай бұрын

I love some round downspouts!

Need wider facia board to get that kinda sloped roof to install guards correctly

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

Raindrop gutter guards can be installed at a pitch. If you don’t get pitch going under the shingle, you can always flip the flange down and do a fascia mount install. Thanks for the comment!

Every gutter guard on the market is a scam.

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

I respectfully disagree. There are a lot that are a complete waste of money, but there are a few that work very well

@Kenjiro5775

Жыл бұрын

@@roofingtips Name one. There isn't a guard out there that does not make cleaning gutters an utter chore.

@Kenjiro5775

Жыл бұрын

@@roofingtips Just so you understand. I just moved from a location surrounded by 180 foot tall Douglas Fir trees. I lived there for a long time. There is no gutter guard in existence that will keep a gutter clear of fir needles. Ask me how I know.

@Kenjiro5775

Жыл бұрын

@@roofingtips There is no such thing as a gutter guard that will keep fir needles from clogging a gutter. If the gutter does not clog, then the guard will. Fir needles matt together because each needle is coated in sap. You can respectfully disagree all you want, it won't change the fact that gutter guards are all a scam because they don't do what they promise.

@Kenjiro5775

Жыл бұрын

@@Jackboy497 Uh, sure pal.

Seems easier to clean than a clogged gutter

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

These basically clog your gutter the second they are installed

those gutters are incorrectly installed I believe. sint the outside lip supposed to be underneath the roofline so that ice/debris doesn't just fall right into the gutter?

Isn't this the whole point. Like this is exactly what I'm thinking I want gutter guards to do if I buy some. I don't wanna dig leaves and shit out of my gutter, I wanna blow em off the guard.

@roofingtips

9 ай бұрын

That is how these work, yes, but there are other guards out there that you don’t even have to blow off because they are sloped away from the house.

Those are the wrong gutter guards regardless the aggregate from the roof is going to go through those small holes . Those are leaf guards trapping the leaves on top of the guard and letting the sand slide through the holes in the gutters making it more time-consuming to clean

@roofingtips

6 ай бұрын

You are 💯 correct

I have LeafGuard myself. See my videos for how they work in the rain. They get dirty like the ones shown here and the water then sheds off the surface and does not roll into the gutter itself. So, they turn into a very expensive drip edge. The only solution is to clean the outside surface of the gutter. I have a 2 story house in some sections, so that is not something that is easy to do. It costs a lot more to clean the outside of then the inside of the gutters...so installing these more expensive gutters does not save you from cleaning the gutters and it incurs more expense in cleaning them. I just had the gutters removed from my house and I will be replacing them with standard seamless

@roofingtips

9 ай бұрын

Wow, I have never heard of this but it makes sense. The algae and dirt probably ruins the surface tension effect.

I have pine needles that accumulated on my guards . Every dew months i simply take a long handle with a brush n brush them off .

@roofingtips

9 ай бұрын

What kind of guards do you have?

@HappyLife-vh2ey

9 ай бұрын

@@roofingtips Amerimax Home Products Lock-In 3 ft. Black Metal Mesh Gutter Guard

Ever cleaned gutters under pine trees with guards? Most annoying shit ever. Pine needles get stuck like a mf. I usually charge twice to clean gutters with guards. Takes me half a day. 😊

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

Yes and they get everywhere and are infested with ants!

What your talking consist of having your gutters lowered. That's fine until it's lower then the drip edge. I'd rather take my push broom and flip the broom part over from the handle and sweep them off from the ground. It's really not hard. Just need commo sense.

Get a backpack blower with the gutter attachment

@roofingtips

4 ай бұрын

🤷🏻‍♂️

A sloped gutter gaurd would mean water runs off the side of the house making it like u have no gutter at all .. I live in Florida and I clean gutters for a living gutter gaurds are a scam

@roofingtips

10 ай бұрын

Gutters have to be sloped 1/4” a foot.

Im from Europe an have never heard of gutter cleaning, we I believe have bigger gutters that never need cleaning

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

Really? What part of Europe?

@StenWasTaken

Жыл бұрын

@@roofingtips Im in Western Europe myself

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

Cool! I hope all is well over there! I appreciate you commenting

You can blow them off easy, atleast you don't gotta take the elbows off.

@roofingtips

8 ай бұрын

What about on a 2nd story? Some people can’t safely get up 20+ feet. It’s dangerous. There’s gutter guards that keep the debris OFF of them.

The leaves will dry up and blow away

@roofingtips

10 ай бұрын

Not unless they get stuck in them

All gutter guards are Junk, This gutterguard thing is a complete scam. Any and all installing it should be thrown in jail. It does not work, They just collect debris and actually cause more problems. If you have gutters they need Cleaned, Basic maintenance. A gutter guard is like saying you never have to change your oil in your car, Or your tires never wear out. Gutter guards are a scam big time.

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

That’s a pretty hard stance you have there. No gutter guard is perfect. But a good gutter guard can minimize the frequency of maintenance. For example, raindrop gutter guards, in my area, are almost maintenance free. I have systems that are very old that are as clean as they day they were installed. On the flip side, these gutters on the homes were clogging up every single fall. So that is actually a huge improvement. There are some, and I mean some, instances where raindrop doesn’t perform well. I have seen them get clogged in inside corners, but it’s always when the flash guard is reinstalled. So it’s not even a raindrop issue, it’s a splash guard issue. Thanks for the comment though and I respect your opinion

@moistpxsc

9 ай бұрын

I'd rather get on my roof twice a year with a blower and blow em off than dig em out

Gutter guards are a scam I’m a roofer I know things and that’s a scam

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you know so much!

Guards are fine. Gutters are installed to high.

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen a flat mesh guard without debris built up on it.

@michaelmorgan6309

Жыл бұрын

The front edge of gutter should be on same plane as roof pitch. You should be to lay a straight edge on the roof pitch and just touch the top outer edge of gutter. Otherwise you will be susceptible to ice dams.

@roofingtips

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelmorgan6309 good point, we didn’t install the gutters. But hopefully we will be replacing them for the homeowner soon

@joshmatthewson7154

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaelmorgan6309 that's completely wrong. The lower you install a gutter.on fascia wood, the weaker it gets.. Inferior air flow to the roof will cause ice dams no matter what