I honestly am not sure, but I believe under the shingles so the shingles could be more easily replaced if necessary.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Howell To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter Guard-type Systems Thanks Bill, but does the Leaf Guard system you have fit under the shingles or just over the gutter? tnx, On Oct 5, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Bill Benson wrote: > We have had a Leaf Guard system for several years and are quite > happy with it. Our roofer said it was a better system than the > Gutter Guard from the standpoint of the shingles. He said that > shingles could be replaced much easier if need be with the Leaf > Guard than with the Gutter Guard system. > > Bill Benson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 4:37 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Gutter Guard-type Systems > > All, > > They had a Main Street fair here the other day and there were a > number of vendors selling all sorts of stuff. There were two vendors > selling gutter guard-type systems; one being the Gutter Helmet and the > other I can't recall the name, but it was interesting. I mention all > of this because I've been considering various options and I've tried > one that seems to work, but I have not really decided if I like it > entirely or not. > The Gutter Helmet is the type of system where the water runs down the > surface and roles under the end and drops into the gutter. The > competition claims you can still get the little bits and such in the > gutter and yes I am sure that's true, but I'm also sure water that > does come into the gutter will wash the junk out. The second system > was rather interesting in that you have a flat surface on the gutter > so nothing slips under the shingle as it does with the helmet type > systems. What made this other system different is that the plate that > covers the gutter has holes for the water to drop through, but in > addition it has a 50 micron screen that won't even let the sandy stuff > from the shingles pass. I asked the lady how would any stuff that > would collect on top of the gutter be cleared off and she said the > wind would take care of that. Okay well all this stuff sounds good, > but then the other option out there is the GUtter Brush which is just > that, a great big bottle brush that fits inside the gutter and it > looks like a bottle brush. I did get a sample of this and it seems to > work quite well. I did find a lot of really small stuff along with the > larger stuff backed up behind the sample. I only had a short piece so > put it closest to the down spout to see what collected. The only way > to know for sure is to purchase enough to fill an entire gutter and > see how it works. So, the point of all this is to see if anyone has > had experience with any of these systems and if they felt they were > worth the investment. Our gutters seem to primarily collect pine > needles from neighbors and junk from the roof. We don't seem to get a > lot of large leaves or as far as I know wasps and such living in > there, but you can bet they aren't welcome and need to stay away as > well. > > tnx, > > [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]
