Get yourself a filter for the downspout. It's a woven looking piece of plastic in some cases and wire like steel in others. It fits in at the top of the spout and only water and small pieces of junk can get through. A lot better than having to chase out a clog unless you have Larry's gadget. ----- Original Message ----- From: William Stephan To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:33 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums
I have a sort of porch with a very flat roof and non-standard gutters. The rest of the house has profoundly steap peaks, and last Summer, when we had the roof replaced because of hail damage, I had wide, covered gutters installed. I had a roofer over here last Friday, and he thought he could fabricate covers, but because of the lack of slope, he thought debris might build up and ultimately cause structural damage to the building. I've always been a little worried about waving a ladder around out there because I didn't know where the electrical service is. But, now I know, so I guess I'm going to clean out the downspout that gets clogged a couple times a year. Or, maybe I'll get my wife to do it, her balance is probably better than mine, particularly after a long night with the basement scotch. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 17:25 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter guard was Robotic vacuums I actually saw one of these at Home Depot and the only concern I had is if you have a great deal of snow, if this would pose any issues. I also found something called Gutterbrush http://www.gutterbr <http://www.gutterbrush.com> ush.com which looks like a great big bottle brush. It seems to not allow any small stuff in, but the water. I haven't totally decided if this is a real option or not, but they will send you a sample. I got the sample and it seems it would work, but the only way to know is to do an entire gutter and see how it wokrs. Now the brush is kind of expensive and I can't recall how much since it's been a couple of years since I check into it. Thanks for the info. Oh, I neglected to mention the one I saw at Home Depot you trimmed some off if necessary, but a bit of it slipped up under the bottom row of shingles and then sort of clipped to the edge of the gutter. On May 14, 2008, at 5:58 AM, Bob Kennedy wrote: > Gutter Guard is the best solution I know. Short of the wife... There > are several different versions going by different names. The best > I've found snaps inside the gutter and it looks like the water will > run across the top of the guard and right on off the roof. But it > actually lets the junk fall off and the water does end up in the > gutter. I saw a guy demonstrating them once and he had gutters on a > dog house for his demo house. He used a fountain pump and just > recirculated the water the pump sent the water out at the peak and > it ran down and across these gutter guards and once it got to the > rounded edge, it looped over and actually followed the reverse slope > until it dropped off and into the gutter. > > This brand is all vinyl and as you look at it you will see it sits > above the gutter. Don't confuse it with the other styles that have > screens that snap in the gutter, they don't work. The junk piles up > on the screen and forms a blockage outside the gutter. > > These are available at Lowes and Home Depot I know so should be > available at any home center... I forget the price right now I'll > try to check next time I'm at Lowes with a clear mind so it might be > a while. I'm at Lowes a lot the clear mind is a problem though... > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
