Home Depot Gutter Guard

[@ColinStudentoflife]

Using for a year now. Had a handyman buddy come and install them. Been working great but haven't experienced heavy rains.

[@jackwilson8051]

The filters will eventually clog up

[@CaliSportsTraveler]

Use a blower and you’re good, my boy

[@patrickfreeman7441]

Installed them myself….easy job even for a 76 year old!

[@dkat1108]

Ya that's where I'm coming from too LOL

[@joelabore3282]

After 3 years mine are working great. Bought them at Costco. Installed myself. Its very easy. I have a steep roof so needed to put a bend in the screen. This does allow some debris to accumulate but not much. On the south side I have a western red cedar that is always dumping something. I clean that about once a year with a brush from the ground the biggest issues is inside corners. My cedar dumps so much debris I have to clean that one inside corner almost monthly during the winter. takes about 5 minutes which includes pulling out the step ladder but that is still much less work than having to clean the 200 feet of gutter twice a year. Installation is about 4 minutes per straight section and 10 minutes per corner section. A cut off tool works much better than a sheet metal shears.

[@heritagecarving]

contacting you regarding the guards. I installing the costco mesh guards today.. any I wish I had .... recommendations. I have steep metal roof but have had the gutters ice up in the past. they are 3 years new and found that I still get to much degree in the gutter so adding these covers.

[@lionroots11]

How much was them?

[@ValeriaRodriguez-ct4qh]

"You won't get a heavier rain than this" yes you will. Rain hits your entire roof at once, then accumulates as it runs down. I have used gutter guards on all my houses and they work great....but that was a stupid thing to say. And yes, needles do sometimes get stuck from my many pine trees, but the needles dry and break off in the next wind storm, but I don't have anymore maple trees growing out of my gutters or leaves clogging the gutters.

[@securethebag1613]

Home ownership looks so fun

[@WyomingSkysAboveMe]

As opposed to what coming home to an apartment?

[@babozalit]

It's the equivalent of a cat licking itself forever, to upkeep itself. You gotta have a shell of some sort, and you gotta have something to obsess about besides waiting for death to come. A Home is as good a thing to obsess about as any.

[@MikeRoeser]

The main negative for me is they drip. Heavy rains cause drips all the way down the gutter that I never had before. However, its better than cleaning the gutters.

[@Mrtzhmd]

Pine needles will get through the holes and also this system will cause you some serious ice dam in winter

[@atomicpunk520]

if you are going with the adhesive tape only i recommend wiping that lip on the gutter.

[@340rps]

You just lifted the friggin shingles, Good luck with water and ice dams!

[@jerryw4471]

I put Home Depot stainless steel micromesh Gutter Guards by Gutterglove on my home about a year ago. If you have a one story home it is a cake walk to put them on. I installed mine using a step ladder. Gutterglove is a great company and will offer you the best customer service there is. They have a great video on how to install the gutter guards also on KZbin. Also, you will get a great instruction booklet with your order. I was able to install almost all of mine with the one side under the shingles. The self tapping screws which i choose to use works great. It is a big cost savings if you do them yourself. I only did the gutters where there are problem areas with leaves. I did not see any reason for installing them where there is never a problem like my garage was. Gutterglove gave me a free gutter broom to clean my gutter guards if it was ever needed. Now that I am older I do not have any worries with gutter stoppages! A great warranty too.

[@JoeFidler]

How are they holding up?

[@jerryw4471]

Great with no problems!@@JoeFidler

[@JoeFidler]

@@jerryw4471 That’s great to hear

[@righteyeartistry156]

They told me itwould void the warranty if I self installed them.

[@jerryw4471]

@@righteyeartistry156 There is no warranty if you install them yourself. Easy to install on a 1 story home. Just follow instructions you will get.

[@lauraatkins5364]

I get ice dams build up in the winter, should I remove the guards after the leafs have fallen?

[@michaeltangusso9801]

Run heat wires in your gutter problem solved!

[@user-rc8eq9jq4f]

great video, but what can i do about the little space between each section, any recommendation so the debris doesn't get caught up on the rough edges?

[@chris_in_HD]

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[@MrChappy39]

...and the debris ends up where? I believe it blows off, sticks to the house siding, resulting in more cleaning elsewhere.

[@fluffylittleclouds6642]

Great, so how do I hang icicle lights during the holiday season without damaging the fine mesh gutter guard? Other videos show metal hooks that fit through the gutter guard, but the style shown in those videos have bigger holes to fit the hooks. Give me a solution please.

[@benbonesalive]

I like to pull fabric screen off because of water shooting right over guard and flooding basement.. yes it happens with gutter guards .. you still have to clean them .. this all depends on roof pitch and where you live also .. trees etc etc.. do not ever use the leaf guard system unless your in Arizona

[@SandraKay-vl8el]

Anyway to make them fit a 4 inch gutter???

[@eyeonart6865]

I saved $9,000 dollars today by not buying leaf guard or any other guard.

[@bobshanery5152]

Thats one big house. Stuff is like 100-200 bucks for around 80ft depending on what you get. Some are 2 bucks a pop for 3 feet each. 100 bucks would give you about 150 ft.

[@chris_in_HD]

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[@jackwilson8051]

Smart move. None of these leaf guards work

[@SurfingWithTheMartian]

I didn’t use any brand name leaf guard. I bought a roll of hardware cloth (galvanized steel mesh) with 1/4” spacing from the hardware store, cut it in 3’ x 6” sections, install one side under the shingles and secure the other side to the edge of the gutters with screws. Total material cost $175. Works great. Took me about 8 hours for my 2500 square foot home. Easy, cheap and effective.

[@Trendsthismonth]

​@@jackwilson8051Lies. Mine work.

[@kcmaldonado3948]

I bet they work great. For the first year. Not so much after.

[@chris_in_HD]

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[@Observer-gv5by]

If it's raining bad, will the rain go through the mesh into the gutters and down the spouts or will it be slipping off the guard and down on to the ground?I

[@delhenry9837]

Fine mesh screening will not collect heavy rains. Water will hydroplane over the fine mesh into your yard. No system is without cleaning. Don't trade off water collection, the purpose of gutters, for the "never cleaning sales pitch".

[@Nativtexan2]

"No more gutter cleaning" ROFL! I put a micro mesh on my gutters and they do clog after time. So much that I have to get on the roof, take a broom to it and scrub to get the stuff off (it doesn't just brush off). Just glad I did a small area and not my whole house so I'm not out so much money.

[@headdownharris]

Where do you live? What kinda trees you have dumpin' on ya?

[@mickjager5974]

Have you tried a vacuum?

[@Nativtexan2]

@@headdownharris Oak trees mostly. Those things they call "Catkins" drop like crazy, break down and just form a mat.

[@Alan-yoga-teacher]

Not one person who installs gutter guards can avoid cutting them to go around corners. This video should show how that is done. Very tough to cut the steel mesh type of gutter guards!

[@chris_in_HD]

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[@heidis8713]

2:06 That's b/c they didn't cut them, they just laid them on top one another. Looks low quality, but I guess its not super visible. 😕

[@flynomo]

I hire the Neighbor boy to live on my roof and clean then when they need it. Works out for both of us.

[@HectorDiaz-xk7iy]

@The narrow path 💀

[@tvelazqu1]

Sad it didn't show how to for asphalt shingles!

[@DjWooPig]

1:38 looks like your guards will fill up with muck in no time. No thank you.

[@headdownharris]

I think it's dependent on what type of trees are over the haunt? Like it's way more taxing on the gutter system if conifer type trees are gonna poop all that shwag on the roof. Where I live I mainly have oak and deciduous trees that dump leaves n sticks etc. I think it may work in my environment. dunno. wtf really knows.

[@angelagracioushandscleanin7057]

Pop pop

[@myjunkmail007]

Should those gutter guards be removed prior to replacing shingles? I would hate for them to be damaged in the process. Though, I would also hate to remove and reinstall the guards after the roofing is done!

[@chris_in_HD]

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[@kennydiel4797]

Did not show how to align them and also how about when they are not even at the seems?

[@porcus123]

all fine and dandy but if you dont have the inclination shit will pool there and make water backflow under the tiles

[@alonsomartinez495]

This song is a banger though

[@martind586]

I installed all the gutter guards and my leaves are still in the gutters. Did I do something wrong?

[@kevinwheeland6129]

Yes, make sure they are clean and closed. I have personally installed 200 of these systems. . . . never a leaf, or a single pine needle. They are excellent.

[@robroy4137]

Will redwood pollen get through there

[@joelabore3282]

I have a very large western red cedar that dumps everything onto my roof. I don't think the pollen gets through. If it does it isn't much. Once the screens are up the only way to check is unscrew or unstick and peel it up. I had to do this on one section after three years and the gutters were very clean. The pollen size is very similar for the two. 25-35 micrometers. I still brush off the screens once or twice a year due to the grit from the shingles. The Biggest problem is inside corners. Thankfully I only have one. I have to clean that six inch area about once a month due to large amounts of debris and gravel accumulating. Still much easier than cleaning all of my gutters twice a year with a shop vac which took about an hour.

[@dhimes3]

question" what about pine needles under a redwood tree?

[@chrishoman8841]

Don't bother with these. I put them up over a year ago and today I am taking them off. Debris piles up on top of them and the edge drips water all along the gutter making them useless. Better just to clean your gutters once a year. I've yet to find something that really works.

[@dhimes3]

@@chrishoman8841 Chris...I took your advice..yours and everyone els's...my wife and i signed up and we had 3 days to cancel...I called the same night and the supervisor was a jerk that I cancelled and offered to cut the price almost in half..from 3K to 1600$..keep in mind they started at 4 K$....I told him I was insulted and he got really nasty (so did I )....I told him I wouldn't have them if they gave them to me for free...I wonder about this co.

[@chrishoman8841]

@@dhimes3 That price is ridiculous. Even $1,600. Should be a few hundred I would think unless you have an unusually large house or circumstances. Spend the money and have them cleaned out each year.

[@joelabore3282]

@@chrishoman8841 I installed myself. Its very fast. About 4 minutes for a straigh section and 10 for an inside or outside edge. Plus set up and take down.

[@maverickwindowandguttercleaner]

I spend most of my time throwing them out. So much dirt still gets underneath the guards causing more damage and resulting in a much more expensive clean. Add it to the list of scams right alongside the Microsoft Technical Support con and the classic Nigerian Prince scam.

[@pingpong9656]

A bit pointless if you have to clean them...

[@jackwilson8051]

The gutters will not clog up but the filters will. They will still need to be cleaned.

[@garygwin1741]

Hahaha yah screw your roof up for something that doesn't work.

[@petesspspsps]

The worst decision you can make (other than installing gutter guards) is to screw the gutter guards into your gutters. Not only will they clog in a few years, it will be a mountain of work to unscrew all the pieces. Doesn't sounds like fun!!!

[@headdownharris]

Pete, I don't think it[s that much of a big whoop if folk were able to go hands free for a few years and not have to manage the gutter system. I actually think that if the system works like it's supposed to, on (maybe) the 3 yr mark, then it's time to flush the muck from the system and folk could flush the whole run with some pwr wash push toward the drain to flush the grimy stuff. Right? I mean, it's not reasonable for us to expect that we'll never have to handle our gutters after we install and improvement, correct, Sir?

[@terrythomas790]

@@headdownharris Yeah, That powerwashing will be super easy standing on the ladder 2 stories up! Someone else can powerwash your blood away after you fall.

[@OvertheHIL524]

@@terrythomas790 why would you have a ladder? Just get an extension for your power washer. Some of you people just look for any excuse but don't realize there's simple fixes.

[@ZorrodeLaMancha]

To the naysayers, if you have a better solution don't keep it a secret. Don't you think this is better than going without any kind of guard?

[@headdownharris]

I agree. I think any system will require some level of attention. maybe once a year pop up in power spray or clear the mesh isn't a redonkeyulous task and or expectation.

[@EnemyBorat]

I clean gutters for a living. Mesh gutter guards do absolutely nothing

[@headdownharris]

@@EnemyBorat so mesh gutter guards don't keep leaves out? I disagree. Obviously sediment is going to accumulate and the gutters will have to be cleaned eventually but if you live in a heavily wooded area you're not going to have to get up and clean the gutters on a monthly basis if you're using gutter guards so they absolutely "do something" quite beneficial.

[@EnemyBorat]

@@headdownharris they do keep leaves out, but leaves aren't the only thing that goes into gutters. Shingle grit goes right through the mesh, accumulates in the middle if the gutter run and stops the flow of water. The more shingle grit that accumulates the heavier it gets which then starts to pull the guttering away from the house. Helicopters get stuck in the mesh and make the guttering look like crap, sticks get caught on the guard lip and stop things from falling off or through. Yeah..gutter guards are a waste of money. Guards give homeowners the impression that nothing needs to be done once they go on when in hindsight it just makes more work for the next season

[@terrythomas790]

I bought t $2 each vinyl with mesh. I overlapped the ends about an inch. NO freaking screwing either. just clip on the gutter edge and tuck the other side under the shingles. They stay in place, and all leaves and sticks dont go past them. But, just like this overpriced crap, fine particles will get thru, so either system will have you cleaning the gutters,especially at the downspout ends, eventually. With this system in the video, all you are doing with the brush on a stick is forcing more crap into the mini holes! The people who fail using the ones I use, just dont know how to do things properly.

[@JW77]

What if the outer edge of the gutter is slightly higher than the edge of the roof shingles?

[@mtgwdefender]

That means your gutter was installed improperly

[@spencerthomas751]

Do not put gutter guard on metal roofs with openings that small or tile roofs you have a 2-3 inch opening of filter and water will over shoot those guards in a heart best

[@TDGCmote]

Song name?

[@sherrybirchall8677]

Irritating

[@mitchelllankford468]

Chicken wire

[@Tbone.357]

no more gutter cleaning? What was that crap I see building up on the screen? I had a similar style and the plastic rots and gets holes in it after a couple of years and it's more work than just leaving them off altogether. You need the ones like gutter guard or gutter helmet that have a solid surface all the way up to the drip edge.

[@Mulerider4Life]

Sorry Grandpa, but you will still be cleaning gutters and shingle grit. Nothing is maintenance free.

[@chrishoman8841]

Terrible, they drip water over the edges. Makes having gutters pointless. They drip rain and melting snow all day. I'm taking them off in the spring.

[@joelabore3282]

Did you bend the guard so there is a slight dip in the screen. Since they are already up just push the center of the screen down a bit. Makes a world of difference.

[@chrishoman8841]

I took them off. I'll just clean the gutters 2x a year.

[@chris_in_HD]

If this is not a scam then why did you offer the guy to take down the videos proving your product is garbage and just praying on the elderly

[@billgregory9560]

why do all the you tube adds have stupid annoying music, every add does , its nuts ,maybe some kind of brain wash thing ,but super annoying , also music is louder sometimes than the audo stupi stupid stupid

[@blarfnugle5653]

What an absolute scam. Don't get gutter guards

[@rickferko406]

I have a drone that goes up there and blows my leaves out. Problem solved. Except its to big to land in my yard .

[@CashensPowerwashing]

what model drone do you use im interested? lol

[@fr7699]

It's a guard drone,

[@Blazinggamer44]

Good Idea , I can use my drone too , YES

[@chris_in_HD]

And it sais allot that you remove the ability to comment on most your videos. These people are scam artist

[@vice4134]

The cleaning part is a JOKE. You have to go up there and clean it with a brush.

[@randybillick1201]

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[@robertblahnik7685]

They are a total scam. If you have them then you know exactly what I'm talking about. The company that makes them is profiting 90% after production and advertising. They are using the Brita method of advertising I'm only jealous that I hadn't come up with something like this BS