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Gutter covers - anything work? RichK 06-13-2005
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Posted by Phisherman on June 17, 2005, 9:23 pm

>HI All,
>
>Wondering what the "state of the art" is in rain gutter covers. A couple
>years ago, we had the roof shingles installed, but the roofing guys could
>not recommend a good gutter covers.
>
>Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
>was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat plastic
>covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
>maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water makes
>it past it. How - don't know.
>
>What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.
>
>Rich
>

I have the flat vinyl covers with diamond-shaped holes in them. I'm
sure you can drill more holes if you have a problem. Mine are 15
years old and going strong. Still, once a year I'll slide one off and
clean out the gutter with a garden hose. Pine needles get inside and
I'm not about to cut down 50' pine trees.

Posted by Ronald Carter on June 18, 2005, 7:10 pm
In a previous posting, Usenet was endowed with the following text from

> Originally, the gutters were covered with a nylon mash type cover, but it
> was flimsy and buckled up in many places. I installed a white, flat plastic
> covers from Home Depot. It looked like they should keep the leaves and
> maple seeds out - but it did not work too good. Fair amount of water makes
> it past it. How - don't know.

The plastic screens have a wide, flat mesh. They actually cover most of
the rain gutter opening. That's why so much rain water makes it over the
gutters

> What should I try next ??? :-) Don't enjoy climbing anymore.

Take a look at http://www.gutterscreen.net. Their screens are easily
installed, very rigid, and don't restrict rain water going into gutters.
Theoretically, most anything that gets through the mesh will wash out in
a good rain, except for some minor sediment.


RC

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