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Gutter Covers - Think these will work? DerbyDad03 01-15-2007
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Posted by Jeff on January 16, 2007, 12:03 am


No, so far so good. Sometimes I can see stuff piled on top. Either it's
washed over or blown off. My screens were 3 foot long pieces. They fit
under the first shingle and have groove that slips over the gutter edge.

> Not as of yet and it's been two years they've been on. It could be related
> to the angle I have them set, but either way, nothing thus far.
>
>
>>I too have maples and was always concerned that the seeds would just
>> get caught in the screens and have to be cleaned out anyway. Is this
>> not the case?
>>
>> SBH wrote:
>>> >I don't know how well these would work with heavy rains. I have simple
>>> >gutters guards I bought at HD about five years ago. One gutter is
>>> >underneath a maple tree which dumps lots of seeds and another is
>>> >underneath
>>> >an oak tree. Only had one clog in 5 years. These guards are just a
>>> >screen
>>> >pattern of diagonal shaped holes about 3/8 wide.
>>>
>>>
>>> I second the basic screen type guards which come in a 20 foot roll. I
>>> have
>>> tried a few different types before going to the screen and they are
>>> working
>>> the best. BTW, I also have maple trees. One in the front yard and one in
>>> the
>>> back. Let me add, they are huge and that produces a lot of seeds and
>>> debris.
>>> SO far so good with lack of clutter.
>>
>
>



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 15, 2007, 8:25 pm



SBH wrote:
> >I don't know how well these would work with heavy rains. I have simple
> >gutters guards I bought at HD about five years ago. One gutter is
> >underneath a maple tree which dumps lots of seeds and another is underneath
> >an oak tree. Only had one clog in 5 years. These guards are just a screen
> >pattern of diagonal shaped holes about 3/8 wide.
>
>
> I second the basic screen type guards which come in a 20 foot roll. I have
> tried a few different types before going to the screen and they are working
> the best. BTW, I also have maple trees. One in the front yard and one in the
> back. Let me add, they are huge and that produces a lot of seeds and debris.
> SO far so good with lack of clutter.

the trouble isa small dirt like debris get thru the screens, and
collects. worse with the screens its a big hassle removing them to get
out that dirt like debris.

maples are beautiful, but dont assume the gutter is clean cause its
screened.

I had a home with this trouble, the new owner removed the trees


Posted by Bob F on January 15, 2007, 8:31 pm



>
> >I don't know how well these would work with heavy rains. I have simple
> >gutters guards I bought at HD about five years ago. One gutter is
> >underneath a maple tree which dumps lots of seeds and another is
underneath
> >an oak tree. Only had one clog in 5 years. These guards are just a
screen
> >pattern of diagonal shaped holes about 3/8 wide.
>
>
> I second the basic screen type guards which come in a 20 foot roll. I have
> tried a few different types before going to the screen and they are
working
> the best. BTW, I also have maple trees. One in the front yard and one in
the
> back. Let me add, they are huge and that produces a lot of seeds and
debris.
> SO far so good with lack of clutter.

The screens are next-to useless if pine trees or others with needles or
smaller droppings are an issue.

Bob



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on January 15, 2007, 8:44 pm




> The screens are next-to useless if pine trees or others with needles or
> smaller droppings are an issue.
>
> Bob

maples put out those fliers and seed pods, which get stuck on the roof
and screen turn to dirt fast go thru the screen and clog the gutter and
wherever the downspouts go.

15 years of experience cleaning crud out of those gutters


Posted by Jungle Man on January 31, 2007, 12:49 pm


In a previous posting, Usenet was endowed with the following text from
>
> >
> > I second the basic screen type guards which come in a 20 foot roll. I have
> > tried a few different types before going to the screen and they are
> working
> > the best. BTW, I also have maple trees. One in the front yard and one in
> the
> > back. Let me add, they are huge and that produces a lot of seeds and
> debris.
> > SO far so good with lack of clutter.



> The screens are next-to useless if pine trees or others with needles or
> smaller droppings are an issue.
>
> Bob
>


That just isn't so. It all depends on what you expect. That said, I
don't like the arched screens or the screen rolls. They both have
significant issues. The arched screens blow over and hang from the
gutters. And, when the don't, debris piles up on the back side of them.
They are visible from the street and just don't look good. They're
cheap.

Screen rolls are not rigid and will usually sag into the gutter,
allowing debris to pile on top creating a big mess.

Steelco gutter screens, however, are flat and rigid. They attached
securely to the gutters and won't blow off, even in a hurricane, if
they're installed correctly.

Most pine needles and other debris will lay on top the screen until it
is blown off or washed away by a downpour. Some pine needles will
definitely stand up in the screens, but they will not clog the screens
and will not allow the gutters to become clogged. It may not be pretty,
but it is effective at keeping gutters from clogging. That, after all,
is the goal.

JM

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