What Gutter Protectors Do You Have ?

[Nyboy]

2 years ago I ripped the old roof off and replaced with a new one. With new roof came new gutters, professional installed by company that only does gutters. During a heavy rain last week I noticed water was spilling over rather then draining though down spout. When I checked the gutters I was shocked they had no cap or filter, nothing to stop leaves and debris. The old gutter had hardware cloth over them doing a good job keeping gutters free running. I see online a gutter foam, you place in gutter, so debris can't collect, seems simple enough, anyone use it?

 

[canesisters]

Sorry.. no help..
When the water starts to overflow so bad that I'm walking through a curtain of water, I clean out the gutter...

 

[so lucky]

I have seen a plastic mesh that you just kind of roll into place. It holds itself in, no cutting, no weight. The mesh allows smallish things through--I think it's about a half inch mesh. Leaves shouldn't be a problem, but maple seeds might gather.

 

[majorcatfish]

really wished we did that when we had the gutters put up.. 2-3 times during the fall i'm up on the roof with the leaf blower cleaning them out....
maple, gum, oak the east gutters are like a magnet....

 

[Carol Dee]

We have the gutter guards that So Lucky mentioned. We had a real mess with them when neighbor had the Silver Maple. It held EVERY one off the seeds tight, in an upright position. They looked like a LONG Indian headdress. Then they all GREW! What a mess. DH took them off to clean and never put back up... we will see how that works.

 

[Nyboy]

sorry Carol but I think thats funny

 

[Carol Dee]

sorry Carol but I think thats funny

I love you, too!

 

[thistlebloom]

No protectors at all. Oh wait! No gutters either!

 

[Smart Red]

No gutter protectors here. Cleaned them twice a year for nearly 40 years. Now son does the cleaning. Oak trees drop a mess three times a year -- flowers, acorns, and leaves. Messy, messy, messy!

 

[Nyboy]

@thistlebloom how do you get away with no gutters? I hate them, tried rain chains didn't work in heavy rains.