Gutter Protection

Gutter protection comes in many different forms, and to find the best gutter guard http://www.AsktheBuilder.com host, Tim Carter, prepares to test several different models on his home.

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[tvodden]

thanks for using your house as a test lab.

I know you prefer this micro mesh guard but was wondering if you have tested the product that is a type of open celled foam that gets droped into the gutters?

[AsktheBuilder]

@tvodden Yes, I tested it. It failed miserably. After several seasons the foam was clogging with organic debris. If I had left it on much longer, water would cascade over the gutter splashing onto the ground because it had no other place to go. So much debris had started to collect that the lower half of the first course of shingles was covered in a mat of debris. This held in moisture which accelerates deterioration of the shingle.

[eagles6521]

This product might be good for the north but in the south the mesh clogs from the pollen! this stuff is garbage!!!!!!!!!

[AsktheBuilder]

@eagles6521 I have to totally disagree. We have massive pollen in the East, Northeast and other parts of the nation. I've never seen the product clog from pollen. A hard rain washes the pollen away in no time. If your statement is true, then why isn't there a video at your channel showing the product clogged with pollen and a follow up video three months later showing the guard after three or four big rainstorms? You know the old saying: Actions speak louder than words. Take action stop writing.

[AsktheBuilder]

Go to my website. Type in Gutter Guard and you will get a link that takes you to a page where I reveal the company. This is not the right place to post the information. It'll only take you a few moments to discover what I put on my house.

[KingThorin]

Do you hire someone to tape all your videos?

[AsktheBuilder]

I do employ a videographer, but sometimes I tape myself with a little Flip camera. When my head is chopped off and the video appears bouncy, that means it is a DIY video.

[sisdavid]

How do I fix my gutter pro gutters?  How do I clean out from under neith of them? I heared that the clips can break.

[dhamby123]

hmm. the stuff you like and recomend how do you install it does it go under the first row of shingles if so i hat to say this but if you just had a roof put on and you install thistype of gaurd you will void your waranty on your roof ... any roofer will void he or shes waranty if the shingles are tampered with in any way

[zuckie123]

Why buy something you still need to go up on a ladder and clean your gutters. I thought if you buy a gutter guard you should never clean your gutters again. You should check out Gutter Genie.

[blueghist]

You can have that guard you have to shake out, the point is not to have to clean the mess up.

Just save your money and spray your gutter out with a water wand.

I have solid ones and the only downside I have is pollution and stains, and they were a little costly

[steveho75]

Tim

Where can i purchase the gutter guard on the Video?

Steve