Quote:
Originally Posted by cabmando
Two words: Gutter Guard. I installed the plastic stuff you can buy at the big box home stores and haven't had a problem with gutters plugging since. ...
|
I tried some of the plastic snap-in ones some years back in one of my rentals....worthless POS for me. A couple of years ago, I did install some metal ones that screw in on another rental...the jury is still out on those. With big ol' oak leaves, etc. they seem just fine, but pine needles and maple "whirly birds" seem to make them a PITA also....nothing like a nice line of tiny maples growing in your gutter garden after a while
. On my primary house, I've opted for gutter removal for all but a few sections. One things for sure...no matter how ya do it...get the water flowing away from your house. I'm fortunate that almost all of mine have landscaping grades which make it feasible to just remove the gutters, so I opted to go that route when feasible....YMMV.
ps: I'm sitting on 160' of the metal gutter guards that I "intend" to install on my dad's house (already removed 120' of his gutters). In his "infinite wisdom" he had the shingles overhung a couple of inches years ago (not his brightest moment), and I simply dread it. I'm also afraid that unless I trim the shingles back, I'll simply make a small PITA of cleaning out his gutters a MAJOR PITA when crap collects between the guards and under the shingles creating a moisture trap.
pps: Welcome to the joys of home ownership Slak and congrats on the purchase!