Hello, everyone. We are heading into our third fall at our new house, and we’ve got to do something about the gutters. We’ve got a 70yo elm that is beautiful but a dirty tree, we’re finding out. Little branches all year long that even just a small amount clog up the gutters.
We also have neighbors with two huge oaks on one side, and on the other side a big maple. We love ‘em, shade in the summer. But the last two falls have been a pain, with gutters overflowing. Some of the issues were related to an older ‘hidden gutter’ system that has now been replaced with new standard gutter. But one rare thunderstorm this summer? A handful of branches and dried leaves and it overflowed.
We are looking at some DIY gutter guards as I heard some of the folks selling systems (like Leaf Guard) are pretty expensive. So, I went down to the orange and black big nasty and picked out two prospects (see photos). I’m wondering if anyone locally has had any experience with either, and how well they work/don’t work. Do they clog? Is it easy enough to blow them off from a ladder or do you have to get up on the roof?
I appreciate any and all comments your experience from installation to maintenance. We have a ranch/mid century modern house with 4:12 roof pitch.
(I suspect the stainless steel one would do better for the little branches and less likely to catch and hold big leaves. But I wonder if they’ll get clogged.)
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We also have neighbors with two huge oaks on one side, and on the other side a big maple. We love ‘em, shade in the summer. But the last two falls have been a pain, with gutters overflowing. Some of the issues were related to an older ‘hidden gutter’ system that has now been replaced with new standard gutter. But one rare thunderstorm this summer? A handful of branches and dried leaves and it overflowed.
We are looking at some DIY gutter guards as I heard some of the folks selling systems (like Leaf Guard) are pretty expensive. So, I went down to the orange and black big nasty and picked out two prospects (see photos). I’m wondering if anyone locally has had any experience with either, and how well they work/don’t work. Do they clog? Is it easy enough to blow them off from a ladder or do you have to get up on the roof?
I appreciate any and all comments your experience from installation to maintenance. We have a ranch/mid century modern house with 4:12 roof pitch.
(I suspect the stainless steel one would do better for the little branches and less likely to catch and hold big leaves. But I wonder if they’ll get clogged.)
