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Save your money! Just hire a company to clean your gutters as needed. It's the type of trees, oak drop long pre acorn seeds, sweet gum spiked balls ,pine tree needles, maple tree seeds, leaf stems get stuck. Don't fall to the pressure sales. And if the "special" price is only good today, nonsense! Good luck, seniors don't be scammed!
There is NOTHING you can put ON, OVER, or INSIDE of you gutters to prevent them from overflowing. Every year, just before it starts to rain, you have to clean out your gutters and also, make sure your DOWNSPOUTS are running because, half the time, your gutters overflow because the downspout(s) are blocked up. If you do this every year, you will have no problems. There is otherwise, no other alternative. This has been my experience!
This product worsened my house. Would never even consider it and wouldn't recommend it to a horrible next-door neighbor.
Just hire someone to clean gutters out when needed. Pine needles, sweet gum trees with those terrible spike-type balls, maple tree flying seed pods, none of these guards will work. "Buyer beware". Cheaper to hire someone to clean out them! Oak trees are another problem in spring when long seed pods are enerywhere. Or move to a desert! Lol
Thanks for the video unfortunately I wouldn't call that very heavy rain i hope you can post a new video with heavy rain and compare it thanks
There are several videos in the series shot in the rain. Sometimes it was torrential, sometimes it was light. Each time it was at the whim of Mother Nature.
@@gutterguardsdirect oh ok thanks
After watching all these gutter videos, I'm starting to think that the best houses are built with two-foot overhangs at eaves and gables, hardscape/landscape features that can handle any amount of rainwater coming off the roof and drain it away from the foundation of the house without erosion, and NO gutters, downspouts or leafguards anywhere. And preferably no trees within half a mile either...
That’s hilarious, Ron. If you can find a nice mid-century modern with 2-3 foot overhangs and those other characteristics, then you will be golden!
@@gutterguardsdirect I forgot to mention that it should also be located in Death Valley. (Rain is not a homeowner's friend, so why live anywhere that even HAS much of it, right?)
I installed vinyl micromesh gutter guards on the back and ran a water hose. The water just rolls off and drips from underneath the gutter. What do i do?
So Leaf Filter charged their customers, in some cases, over $10,000 for a gutter cover installation. Did the company replace or refund customers for the failed systems?
Pretty sure they don't offer refunds. In this case, we swapped LeafFilter for MasterShield at no charge to the customer.
@@gutterguardsdirect I'm sure the money grabbers wouldn't offer refunds. It's good of you to do so. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I installed $hit on someone's home and charged them 10k.
No matter what guard you get, you have to perform occasional maintenance. I installed the GutterGlove covers on my roof, 4 years ago. During that period, I climbed up on my upper roof, two times and blown off the debris with my leaf blower. For the tenacious "tassels" which clump in some areas, I drag the front of my leaf blower on the guards to loosen them up and blow them off. For my lower roof (garage and family room) I knock off any debris I see with a brush mounted on the end of an extension pole. For my house, I find the "tassels" are more likely to gather on certain sides of the gutter, dependent upon where the upper trees are, as well as the direction of the prevailing winds. Note: My property is wooded and I used to have to clean my gutters from 4 to 6 times a year. The GutterGloves I installed have been a Godsend. I just turned 71 and wanted to limit my time up on the roof. BTW, I was 68 when I installed them, so if you are an able, DIY'er, it is not too much of a challenge.
Do you realize the products he is showing is installled under the shingles? Installing this product under your shingles lifts your shingles. Lifting your shingles voids the warranty to your shingles.
What are your qualifications to make these baseless claims, Matt? I’d advise you to do your homework before simply regurgitating information that was disproven years ago.
This video is very misleading. The producer doesn’t realize that the LeafFilter was installed improperly. The product does not lay flat. It has a slope that allows the debris and snow loads to go over the gutter protection system.
Watch an off-roading video on KZread where the driver of a truck says he or she is driving up a 30-degree plus embankment. You’d probably say, they’re misleading you because it doesn’t look like it’s such a steep slope. Angles and slopes don’t look steep on camera, yet if you’re the one filming it, you know exactly how steep it is. Let’s look at LeafFilter, specifically. It has a slope built into the frame. It’s a little thicker at the back than the front. LeafFilter claims the slope is 11 degrees. Using a slope gauge, we got a reading between 10-11 degrees, after we installed LeafFilter. This was consistent with the product’s claim. However, right next door to LeafFilter sat MasterShield that had a 32 degree forward slope. Neither gutter guard sits perfectly flat, but when comparing a gutter guard with a forward slope 3X more than another gutter guard that is shelf-like, saying that it sits “relatively flat” is an accurate description of the situation. The results were accurate, too. Debris was more likely to collect on LeafFilter than gutter guards with a more pronounced slope. It happened time and time again. Not just 5 months after the product was installed, but for 3+ years that LeafFilter was installed. If you believe that LeafFilter was installed incorrectly and you can somehow show that we misrepresented the product, please share your findings with viewers.
The LeafFilter in the video is installed improperly. Showing it as a flat project. It has a slope, allowing debri to go over the edge.
See comment above!
This is the worst investment I have ever made. The system keeps trapping debris. I have to keep calling them to clean them out. Now I have water spouts on the front and back of my house. I am now noticing mildew around my porch. Please don't put this crape on your gutters. I wish I had never wasted my money.
Such a fake video, stop misleading people. Have some integrity.
Please share why it’s misleading. We’d love to know!
I'm not a fan of leaf filter but this video is misleading Leaf filter installer has more than one option when installing gutter guards on any home They are put together on site It depends on the gutter size they encounter In the video it looks like they used the smaller wire mesh guard If they had used the bigger one it wouldn't be so flat It would be just like the others. I was an installer but for them but the guy who gives work is a pos gave one install a week so obviously I'm not a fan of theirs but I'm a fan of calling out false or misleading videos.
Interesting perspective. Curiously, what specifically are the installation options you were instructed to follow by LeafFilter?
Tried finding MASTER SHIELD and can’t. Can you provide numbers please?
HTTPS://www.mastershield.com
Did you notice these products are installed under the shingles? Voiding the warranty to your roof? A very Brad practice when installing gutter protection!
There’s no truth to that claim. If you’ve been told that, whoever shared that information with you either doesn’t know what they’re talking about or lied to you.
Maybe you need to have a few trees cut. That will be a problem with any product. It obvious no one is doing any maintenance on the house.
Actually, this homeowner had a very well kept home and yard. As a tree lover, she opted to keep the tree in her back yard, which is why she installed gutter guards to begin with. There were also several large white pine trees in a neighbor’s yard that were contributing to her gutter problems. While she had asked the neighbor to cut them down, they refused. But with a relatively low slope roof and being 85-years old at the time we did the work, LeafFilter and the gutters were past their prime. The reason she hired us was to clean everything up and provide a better long term solution that she could benefit from for the remainder of her time in the house. Because MasterShield has a better forward slope than LeafFilter, she won’t be subject to leaves and debris accumulating on her new 6” gutters anymore.
Mastershield end cap looks rigged. It should be a seamless return with the cover screen. Improper end piece install
With MasterShield and other gutter guards made from roll formed aluminum, it would be the installer’s choice or homeowner’s preference to bend the gutter guard or use trim/gutter coil to make an end cap. Either method is acceptable. When installing an extruded aluminum gutter guard, such as GutterGlove Pro, that will not bend, then using gutter or trim coil to make end caps would be required.
It may be installer choice, but the cover return was explained to me from master shield as proper method. The metal cap end piece trapped debris in the corner as viewed in your video. It might be installer choice, but there definitely a better methods to installation.
@@bigmacattk that method would have likely resolved the issue. In that case, it wasn’t the end cap that was the problem. When the cover was cut and installed, an indentation was made in the panel, causing it to dip in that corner. We identified that early on but left it alone as this could easily happen in the field without realizing it. In the end, it had no material impact on the performance. MasterShield performed very well and, even if a little debris collects here and there, it will easily shed as long as the gutter guard has a nice forward slope., which this test piece did. We appreciate your comments. Please share your thoughts on any of the other videos. Where do you install MasterShield? Let us know and provide your contact details in the comments so homeowners in your area can reach out to you.
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Not sure what aspect of the pine cone you're talking about. If you are considering the size of the pine cones, MasterShield will easily keep them out of the gutters. If you are asking about the prickly ends of the pine cones, the sharp barbs won't be able to penetrate the screen. If you're asking about the pollen that comes off certain pine trees, depending on the location of the gutters, you may occasionally get some pollen that would sit on top of the screen, especially if the gutters are in an area protected from wind and the elements. Generally speaking, we have seen that most pollen will wash off the screen, as the screen is too fine for the pollen to penetrate, but there may be occasions where pollen needs to be swept or blown off the top.
Don’t go with Leaf Filter, and I’m here to say why. I had them installed only on my back patio gutter, and it was $3,000. That was just a year ago this past March, and the gutter is already clogged. So I called them to have someone sent here to fix that. They said it would cost me $97, because my one year warranty was up. So much for their so called “Lifetime No Clogs Guarantee” 😑
I got new seamless wide gutters along with the leaf filter system. They installed both. I live under an oak tree which covers the roof. I would have to take bags of leaves and debris out every year but not anymore!!. These have been a God send to me. Yes, I have to sweep them once a year but so what. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I haggled the price in half. Just do it. Whatever the quote cut it in half. Worked for me. I'm very happy with this system.
That’s a fair point. Haggle and be willing to clean off the surface as needed. Thanks for sharing your experience.
looks like the gutters where installed below the roof drip edge. Maybe the gutter guards failed due to poor gutter install?
Stephen, thanks for your question. We agree that it's always best to get the gutters under the drip edge whenever possible. However, it's not unusual for gutters to drop below the drip edge pretty quickly on longer runs. It's also not uncommon to find houses without drip edges or gutters screwed through the drip edges. In this case, it was flush with the drip edge on the high side and dropped 1-2 inches by the time it got to the downspout on the left side. We used a level to hang the gutter, so the pitch was good. Had I manually bent the drip edge forward, it likely would have directed more water onto the gutter guards. However, the vinyl LeafFilter frame would have still warped and water would have still overflowed the front of the gutters. There are a lot of homes built and reroofed today without drip edges. For folks who don't have a drip edge or have a drip edge that isn't manually altered by the installer, this scenario could easily occur. The remedy was installing MasterShield. Since it slides under the first course of shingles, it becomes the drip edge and automatically pushes the water onto the screen without modifying anything within the gutter. Also, because MasterShield is made from aluminum instead of vinyl, the warping and water overflow issues wouldn't have happened in the first place.
I appreciate the comparison videos. Every homeowner first needs to know the slope of their roof and the material (locust, pine, sticks??) that ends up in their gutters. These things need to be identified before selecting an option. Something that does well with maple leaves on a steep roof might not do well with locust detritus on a shallow roof etc.
True!
Buy a vacuum and clean the gutter or trim those tree
Trimming trees makes sense when they're overhanging the roof. Often, trees are close to a home, but far enough away from the house, or in a neighbor's yard, and trimming them isn't necessary or an option. Vacuuming out gutters isn't a practical option for those who no longer want to clean or pay someone to clean their gutters.
Bad idea put the gutter Guards I had those once I had to remove as was stop the water flow easily in to the gutter was bounce out on the ground when Rain heavy not recommended
You comment plays well into this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZqmqxsuTg8jKqJM.html. It's important to find the BEST gutter guard FOR YOUR ENVIRONMENT. There are hundreds of gutter guards on the market. If you pick the wrong one, it can be a waste of money and effort, leading to experiences like yours. Follow the steps in the video above and it'll help you pick the best gutter guard for your environment every time!
Leaffilter is a scam. I wished I knew the warranty doesn't include labor. They didn't fix the existing gutters just capped them. They expected me to inspect them in the dark. I had them come back in the morning. They were very unfriendly unprofessional. The gutters on the back of the house are pulled from the house from debris behind the gutters. Leaffilter wants to charge me to come out and honor the life time warranty. SCAM!
The warranty covers clogged gutters not leaves and debris sitting on top of your gutters. In fairness, this is the same warranty virtually everyone else in the industry offers. In the case of LeafFilter, they know that the interior of the gutters won't clog, so I guess that's why they charge to even look at it. That or it's a stiff enough disincentive to follow-through on your end. If they didn't do it right the first time, what makes you believe they'll get it right the second or 3rd time? If you're not getting any help from them, file a complaint with your local BBB. They'll be forced to take action. A big problem with LeafFilter and other hangers-on is that they outsource all the work to 3rd party guys and gals who may or may not have any experience installing the gutter guards. We find that 90% of the time, gutters need a good tune-up before installing gutter guards. Not just cleaning, but actually resetting the gutters to drain properly and positioning them on the fascia boards to have the proper forward slope required to shed leaves and debris. Since LeafFilter doesn't pay subs much to do the work, what's the installer's incentive to jump through hoops for you or them? It's too late for you, but the best recommendation we can provide to homeowners who are looking at gutter guards for the first time, do your homework before hiring Leaffilter or any other company. Check the BBB, Google and Yelp reviews. In the case of LeafFilter, there have also been a series of lawsuits, including a couple of class action lawsuits in which they paid millions of dollars to homeowners. That and the thousands of complaints on www.bbb.com should be warning enough to proceed with caution.
Of course there are leaves. It’s not a magical solution. When you have so many trees, you have to maintain the roof and gutters. Even when you have gutter guards
Been seeing their adds on instagram and was about to pull the trigger. Thanks for this review 💯
Yeah, they’re everywhere. Take a look at more of the testing videos and factor that into your environment and situation. If you like the micro mesh concept, look for MasterShield. It was the 2nd generation micro mesh invented by the same guy who created LeafFilter. It’s much improved and was the top performer in our tests. Visit MasterShield.com to get more info.
I am so glad to see someone making a common sense observation. I have long said that the entire concept of gutters themselves is one of the biggest frauds ever perpetrated on the public. It is almost "Twilight Zoneish" that almost everyone has blindly accepted this nonsense (reputable contractors included, because they make a fortune selling and/or installing these things called "gutters," which are not only useless, but actually harmful. I have heard all the sales hype about how going without gutters will ruin your foundation, blah, blah, blah. There are many fine homes in my city that do NOT have ANY gutters, and the owners report zero of those issues. I am having my gutters removed soon, because I am sick and tired of the problems THEY continue to create (mainly roof leaks and labor intensive and costly cleaning).
Homes that have long overhangs are candidates for no gutters. These often include homes built in the 1940s and 1950s. If you have a 2-3 foot overhang, and the earth slopes away from your home, then you may be able to go for it. I have also seen homes in some western states, such as Colorado and California without gutters. Lack of rain and heavy snow loads are often reasons to skip gutters. Not everyone has that luxury. Here in the Midwest, where we have lots of rain and sometimes folks have no overhangs whatsoever, we've seen plenty of water damage resulting from water cascading downs the side wall. Even on my own house, when it was remodeled well before I lived there, the contractor left off a gutter due to a strange roof transition. Water rolled down the walls for decades and turned the wooden Pella window frames into dust. I always say that the best gutter is one that is open and unclogged. Unfortunately, that's not an option for everyone. Good luck with your gutter removal, and thanks for your comment.
Discussion of pitch, slope, installation expertise, matching best product to situation=invaluable, thank you!
Does your company work on commercial buildings?
If the building has traditional k-style and box gutters. Where are you located?
An other question: MasterShield covers you were talking about are manufactured in which states? Can you show their logos please? Thank you!
New Jersey
I really liked your videos which compared different gutter covers but I didn’t see you mentioned products of Leaf Blaster at all. If you could make a video about this product, it would be great! I also would like to know if you could provide any services in MO. TIA!
LeafBlaster was more or less covered by the Easy-On gutter guard that we reference as Easy-on and LeafBlaster. The screen pattern is a bit different, but you should expect similar results. We hope this helps!
I got scammed with leaf guard. I live in the townhome. The corner of my roof is always packed with garbage. They just come to sell it to you, but have no remedy for the problem. They’re expensive garbage. Do not put yourself in debt with the company is horrible. I wish I would’ve went with another company. I have to get up there every month almost every week. They only cover the install for one year. I regret getting leaf guard.
Best review of the different systems. Do you have any comments on pollen build up and what does the best?
Thanks for your comment and question. I think MasterShield would be the best bet in the micro mesh category. There are different factors that impact pollen. If it’s dry and breezy, then pollen isn’t a problem. But if rainwater combines with pollen, things can get sticky, and it can and will adhere to stuff. I’d probably buy a gutter guard that will best handle leaves and debris and know that you may have to wash pollen off a gutter cover at some point. And that takes me back to MasterShield. It has a very fine screen. Pollen can’t really penetrate it or cling to the screen, but you might find spots here and there where it mats down on the screen. Valleys might be one of those areas. Also areas protected from wind. Otherwise, you should be good. A leaf blower or good nozzle attached to a hose may be all you need to remove it from the screen. If you opt for a solid gutter cover, you may have to hose off the nose where pollen will stick. If you go with a perforated panel, such as Gutter Rx, then you may or may not have to blow off the tops of the covers. No system will be perfect. Buy for your environment and budget and know that pollen can be easily dealt with if and when it settles in. In any of these scenarios, most water should still pass through into the gutter, and it may resolve itself without intervention.
I have never protected our 5in K channel gutters on a concrete tile roof for 20 years here north of Seattle, and as a result I have to clean out all the short pine needles and cones from the nearby 100ft Douglas firs. I want to buy gutter protection, but can't find a system that is expected to perform well over the near term, 3-10 years. I was optimistic about MasterShield after watching some of your videos, but two contractors told me that regardless of the type of metal screen or mesh, the upper surface, the filter, will become clogged in a few years. One contractor sells their own mesh product, and the other recommends Alu-Rex Double Pro with 6in K gutters for my house. They said never come back to us if you buy a mesh product and it fails, because we told you so! One said that his national company removed 80 million feet of filter/mesh/screen filter protection systems across the US last year alone because of poor performance (clogging of the screens), and installed non-screen protection instead. It looks like the Double Pro would require cleaning from the top side (roof or ladder) because the filter system slopes toward the roof to collect the water, and there is a 14mm high edge at the top of the face of the gutter that will prevent debris from being blown off the filter surface. Any system that is flat or has such a shallow slope will just act as a shelf for debris as you have said in your videos. The contractor agreed that maintenance would be required, but suggested wiping the filter surface clean with an extension pole from the ground. I can’t believe that would work well, especially as the pile of debris is pushed down the length of the gutter toward the end cap. The other contractor recommends Gutter Helmet, but this is very similar looking to LeafGuard, which has a very poor performance rating because debris and even birds can enter the system under the bull nose, and heavy rain will just spill off the cover onto the ground given that surface tension is not sufficient to carry large volumes of water around the nose into the gutter, especially after the surface of the cover has collected dirt over 2-3 years and has changed the properties of the surface. So I am not confident any system would work well in the near or long term. What do you suggest?
I believe Leafless in Seattle sells MasterShield. They used to sell LeafFilter back in the day, so they have a lot of experience with two popular micro mesh gutter guards. The key to the success is forward pitch. If it is designed to sit flat in the gutter, then, logically, debris will accumulate on top of it. If it installs with a decent forward slope, such as MasterShield, that shouldn't be much of an issue. I wrote a blog story that compares perforated aluminum gutter guards to micro mesh gutter guards. The article's premise is that both gutter guards install relatively flat within the gutter. Here's a link: www.gutterguardsdirect.com/customer-case-studies/perforated-vs-micro-mesh-gutter-guards-which-is-better/. MasterShield is designed to install with a forward slope, so it remedies the problem of the "shelf-like" gutter guards. You can always have them install a few panels to see how it works before you make the leap, but if you or they follow what we talked about in this video, then you shouldn't have any problem. I'd take the pie-in-the-sky stories you hear from contractors with a grain of salt. We had heard from a manufacturer last year that that LeafFilter bought 1 million feet of their perforated gutter guards. It's possible that they were swapping out LeafFilter with an alternative. If true, the article above is all the more important. In terms of removing 80 million feet of product from houses, I've never heard that. It would take years to remove that much material and somebody would have reported on it. It doesn't seem plausible nor does it seem like something LeafFilter would do for its customers. After the sale customer service isn't their strong suit nor is admitting that their plastic gutter guard has a lot of warping issues (see this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4Cg0JmhZM_Zn5M.html) I'm leery of solid gutter covers in heavily wooded areas. If you have oaks and pine trees, it can be a real disaster. Buying a properly installed micro mesh gutter guard that installs at a good angle (25+ degrees) is the way to go.
They cost very high , but FIRST THING I TROUGH OF IT IS FLAT AFTER A SLOPPING ROOF . GEOMETRY PROPERTY'S SAY THAT WILL NOT WORK
Even these, like leaf filter, aren’t that great the only ones that work wonderfully are the gutters that have a smooth top, rounded front top edge and a small opening in the front of the gutter that allows the water to run down over the top and around the front curved lip via capillary action into the gutter. That is the only style that really works wonderfully and I’ve had them installed on my house for over 15 years and never had a clog and I have plenty of trees in my area. It’s called the leaf guard gutter system… no filters…no screen…. No mesh…. No clogs! Just a better engineered design.
Please dont fall the leaf filter scam they are criminals the way they prey after seniors. Biggest mistake I have ever made. And they wont take them off and return your money. Now I have to go to court unfortunately
Thanks for your work on the series. Have you had any knowledge or experience with the Raindrop guard system?
Yes. We tested it, but haven't posted the videos yet. If I recall, it did pretty well with water, but definitely allowed in debris through the slots. I'd say that it's better suited for larger debris than small debris. If you have maple tree seeds (aka helicopters and whirligigs), you may find that the fins get stuck in the slots.
Yes, and our problems are 2 honey locust trees. That is a challenge. Thanks for replying!
@@Lisa-yp5pm Small leaves and the stems that hold the leaves together probably wouldn’t play nice with Raindrop. That was one of the trees in our test environment, and it wreaked havoc on a lot of the gutter guards.
I noticed this winter that on the wet heavy snows all the different covers I have installed on my place all dripped over some. Solid cover and micro screens. The micro screens were a bit better and usually cleared off sooner.
That's consistent with our findings, too.
Leaf Filter screens were the most expensive mistake I've made in years. Not only do the not let a heavy rain through, they become clogged within a few months from fine particles of something which does not dissolve like dirt would. When I complained they mailed me a special brush to clean their filters. Without a handle. I had them replaced with standard gutter screens a few months later.
That's just not true.
Were you able to get your money back and if so how
Me too. Leaf Filter is the worst gutter protection system EVER. Mine continue to clog and are all warped and uneven. Also a bad installation. They are terrible !
Another waste of money .because it still needs cleaning . You might as well buy a wire ball for the downpipe it will do the same job but ten times cheaper.
Not really, David. Gutter Rx and similar types of gutter guards do a nice job of keeping most debris out of the gutters. The issue with Gutter Rx and any gutter guard that sits flat -- perforated or micro mesh -- is that leaves and debris can build up on top of it. The advantage of a system like this is that you won't have to dig out the gutters each and every time open gutters clog. If anything lands on top of Gutter Rx, Shur-Flo and similar systems, sweeping or blowing them off is an easier chore than cleaning the interior of the gutters. The wire mesh balls at the top of the gutter outlet could clog after a few leaves attach to them, which is why we'd steer clear of that remedy.
Looks like Leaf filter sits way too flat. Was looking into them. I wonder why they have never addressed this in their design
Because they didn't invent the product and don't own the patents on the technology, I believe the inventor has tied their hands. Also, they don't really care about solving problems, just selling as much product as possible. If you are looking for a good gutter guard, there are other options, made from aluminum, that are better than LeafFilter. Since LeafFilter is plastic, it will likely warp over time, too.
Leaf Filter screens will get covered with leaves, debris, etc., and the end result is the same as if your gutters were clogged. Don't buy Leaf Filter.
Don't purchase leaf filter North gutter guards Read the class action law suit against them Zelinski v leaf filter North They are responsible for damage done to people s house s
Leaffilter is not installed properly. It doesn’t sit that flat. Not only that it has a wicking effect so even if some debris is on it , water still goes through and no debris goes in.
Thanks for your comment. LeafFilter did a good job keeping debris from the inside of the gutters. Depending on which videos you watch, there were times when it had more or less debris sitting on top of it. It did a better job on the south side of the garage than the north side. In terms of installation, it was installed correctly. Not sure what you think the correct angle is, but we used to be a dealer of LeafFilter, and know what we were doing.
The leaf filter did the job. Kept the leaves outof the gutter....
It’s all about the warranty! Get more than a clog free or you are paying too much! The product needs a performance warranty to ensure you don’t have to get on a ladder again. Clog free means you have to clean their filter. Don’t settle for a crappy product or a crappy warranty, you will regret it later
Most warranties are not worth the paper they’re printed on. LeafFilter, LeafGuard and every other company only warrants that the interior of the gutters won’t clog. LeafGuard and GutterHelmet - solid gutter covers - are more susceptible to internal clogging. Micro mesh gutter guards are less susceptible to internal clogging. Money back warranties are also limited, and I’m not aware of anyone paying those out because they’re generally related to material damage to one’s home, which could be tough to prove was specifically caused by a gutter guard. LeafFilter generally knows that it’s unlikely that their gutter guards will clog, so they charge up to $300 for service calls after the product has been installed. The best approach is to find a gutter guard that works best for your environment. If you do that, then odds are the gutter guards will outlast the company that installed them.
@@gutterguardsdirect sorry, I thought you knew about gutter guards.