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Gutter Guards
#3930023
06/23/23 08:53 AM
06/23/23 08:53 AM
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Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,266 Greene County, Ala
Happysappy
OP
8 point
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OP
8 point
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,266
Greene County, Ala
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Anybody installed gutter guards? Im looking to install some without breaking the bank….
If at first you dont succeed, You may not want to try parachuting
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
#3930027
06/23/23 09:07 AM
06/23/23 09:07 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,057 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,057
North AL
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Biggest rip off in home improvement.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: AU338MAG]
#3930031
06/23/23 09:17 AM
06/23/23 09:17 AM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 20,098 Northport, AL
GomerPyle
Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
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Impatient Stinky Britches Wearin’ Off-Roadin’ Guru
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 20,098
Northport, AL
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Biggest rip off in home improvement. I've never heard anyone especially happy with them.......the screen type end up clogged with those little curly/twisty things or leaf stems get stuck in them and they end up clogging. The hard covers with the small gap on the edge seem to work well in a light rain but most will tell you that a heavy rain will just wash straight over them like you don't even have gutters. Best answer seems to be that there isn't any shortcut....just roll with regular gutters and accept that they have to be cleaned periodically.
There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:
1. All Politicians Are Liars 2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement 3. Taxation Is Theft
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
#3930036
06/23/23 09:28 AM
06/23/23 09:28 AM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 21,445 HSV AL
jmudler
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 21,445
HSV AL
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Watching
I have a tree over one side of my house. Was going to do those cheap metal covers from home depot.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
#3930038
06/23/23 09:33 AM
06/23/23 09:33 AM
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 4,115 miss'ippi state
donia
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 4,115
miss'ippi state
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The only people I hear lauding them, have just had them installed...never from anyone that has had them a while.
experience is a freakin' awesome teacher....
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
#3930047
06/23/23 09:57 AM
06/23/23 09:57 AM
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Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 3,553 Lower Alabama
Andalusia
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 3,553
Lower Alabama
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Best gutter guards are no gutters and perimeter french drains.
"If you are the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"
"How you do Anything, is how you do Everything"
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
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06/23/23 10:17 AM
06/23/23 10:17 AM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 63,842 Luverne, AL
Skinny
GUVNER
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GUVNER
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 63,842
Luverne, AL
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I took the gutters off my house and have been happy with that decision for over 18 years.
Never Trust Government
"You can be broke but you cant be poor." Ruthie-May Webster
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
#3930082
06/23/23 11:16 AM
06/23/23 11:16 AM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 866 Society Hill, Al
Kevinpmac
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 866
Society Hill, Al
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I had them installed several years ago. Recently noticed water leak in same general area.
Roofing estimator advised me to get rid of the gutter guard as it caused the problem. Said they are the number one cause of roof leaking issues that they deal with.
May we all die in bed at 95, shot by a jealous spouse
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Skinny]
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06/23/23 01:48 PM
06/23/23 01:48 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 11,949 Satsuma
kodiak06
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 11,949
Satsuma
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I took the gutters off my house and have been happy with that decision for over 18 years. I would but we get too much rain. We get Mobiles average rainfall in roughly 8mos here. If not for hunting, I'd move lol
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: GomerPyle]
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06/23/23 01:55 PM
06/23/23 01:55 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 14,285 Hoover
Fattyfireplug
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 14,285
Hoover
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Biggest rip off in home improvement. I've never heard anyone especially happy with them.......the screen type end up clogged with those little curly/twisty things or leaf stems get stuck in them and they end up clogging. The hard covers with the small gap on the edge seem to work well in a light rain but most will tell you that a heavy rain will just wash straight over them like you don't even have gutters. Best answer seems to be that there isn't any shortcut....just roll with regular gutters and accept that they have to be cleaned periodically. I have a screen type that mount flat, flush with the gutters. They don't get clogged and they work. I'm a home inspector. Gutters are the third most important part of any home, behind 1. Foundation and 2. Roof. Gutter guards should not be considered home improvement. They should be considered maintenance freedom. Properly installed and maintenanced gutters, that terminate an adequate distance from the home, can reduce or prevent moisture issues with a foundation. That's their purpose.
Character is not developed in moments of temptation and trial. That is when it is intended to be used.
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Fattyfireplug]
#3930483
06/24/23 07:53 AM
06/24/23 07:53 AM
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Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,266 Greene County, Ala
Happysappy
OP
8 point
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OP
8 point
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,266
Greene County, Ala
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Biggest rip off in home improvement. I've never heard anyone especially happy with them.......the screen type end up clogged with those little curly/twisty things or leaf stems get stuck in them and they end up clogging. The hard covers with the small gap on the edge seem to work well in a light rain but most will tell you that a heavy rain will just wash straight over them like you don't even have gutters. Best answer seems to be that there isn't any shortcut....just roll with regular gutters and accept that they have to be cleaned periodically. I have a screen type that mount flat, flush with the gutters. They don't get clogged and they work. I'm a home inspector. Gutters are the third most important part of any home, behind 1. Foundation and 2. Roof. Gutter guards should not be considered home improvement. They should be considered maintenance freedom. Properly installed and maintenanced gutters, that terminate an adequate distance from the home, can reduce or prevent moisture issues with a foundation. That's their purpose. I agree, my problem is I went as cheap as I could when I had gutters installed, biggest mistake Ive made. Now Im looking at replacing them with a reputable company. My problem is to add a gutter guard that is supposedly has a lifetime warranty against clogging or damage cost more than the gutter. What type of flat screen are you talking about? Ive looked at several, they vary in price. I just want something that does what they say it will do. Thanks
If at first you dont succeed, You may not want to try parachuting
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
#3930547
06/24/23 10:51 AM
06/24/23 10:51 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,057 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,057
North AL
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Biggest rip off in home improvement. I've never heard anyone especially happy with them.......the screen type end up clogged with those little curly/twisty things or leaf stems get stuck in them and they end up clogging. The hard covers with the small gap on the edge seem to work well in a light rain but most will tell you that a heavy rain will just wash straight over them like you don't even have gutters. Best answer seems to be that there isn't any shortcut....just roll with regular gutters and accept that they have to be cleaned periodically. I have a screen type that mount flat, flush with the gutters. They don't get clogged and they work. I'm a home inspector. Gutters are the third most important part of any home, behind 1. Foundation and 2. Roof. Gutter guards should not be considered home improvement. They should be considered maintenance freedom. Properly installed and maintenanced gutters, that terminate an adequate distance from the home, can reduce or prevent moisture issues with a foundation. That's their purpose. I agree, my problem is I went as cheap as I could when I had gutters installed, biggest mistake Ive made. Now Im looking at replacing them with a reputable company. My problem is to add a gutter guard that is supposedly has a lifetime warranty against clogging or damage cost more than the gutter. What type of flat screen are you talking about? Ive looked at several, they vary in price. I just want something that does what they say it will do. Thanks When I built houses years ago, one homeowner got a price for adding gutter guards to his new home. When he told me the price, I told him that was FOUR times the cost of the gutters and downspouts. Let him know he would be better off investing the money and using the earnings to pay someone to clean his gutters once a year. The scam artists selling this garbage are making HUGE profits selling some thin metal. It's all a sales scam, which is why we are bombarded with their ads on TV and radio.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: Happysappy]
#3930615
06/24/23 01:23 PM
06/24/23 01:23 PM
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Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,266 Greene County, Ala
Happysappy
OP
8 point
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OP
8 point
Joined: Apr 2020
Posts: 2,266
Greene County, Ala
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Metal,
What you just described I just went through with AFS. Dude come at 4:30 wouldn’t talk price until he went through his sales pitch. At 7:15 I told him enough was enough. Don’t understand how these salesman think people want to listen to 3 hours of BS. Needless to say, AFS is OFF my radar!!!
If at first you dont succeed, You may not want to try parachuting
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Re: Gutter Guards
[Re: 3% outdoorsman]
#3930675
06/24/23 03:52 PM
06/24/23 03:52 PM
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Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,511 Eclectic
DoeNut
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,511
Eclectic
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Yeah gutters cause more problems than they fix Unless you have a basement
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