|
Category
|
Product
Names
|
Difficulty
of Installation
|
Estimated
Cost /Foot
|
Nails
or Screw into Roof
|
Profile
Description
|
Availability
|
Material
|
Potential
Issues
|
|
Screens and Mesh
|
Gutterworld, Gutter
Shingle, Drop-In, Snap-In, Lock-In, Sentinel and others
|
Easy to install by
DIY homeowner
|
<$1/foot for
DIY
|
No
|
Low Profile
|
Widely available in
most home improvement stores
|
Vinyl and aluminum
|
Clogs easily; Debris
accumulation, Dislodges in snow and ice
|
|
Filters and
Perforated Panels
|
Leaf Relief,
MasterShield, Gutter Screener, Invisiguard, LeafSolution, LeafFilter,
Grater Gutter Guard
|
Requires
professional installation
|
$6-35/ft. installed
|
No
|
Low Profile
|
Available through
Authorized Dealers or through Contractors
|
Aluminum (Leaf
Relief, MasterShield) and Vinyl (others)
|
Expensive, debris
accumulation, clogs, mesh filter dislodges, flimsy, misleading
warranties for interior clogs only
|
|
Vinyl Solid Gutter
Guards
|
Waterfall, Cinch,
Gutter Shut
|
Easy to install by
DIY homeowner or contractor
|
$6-8/foot installed
or $1.75-2.00 for DIY
|
No
|
Low Profile
|
Available online or
at many home improvement stores
|
Vinyl
|
Vinyl degrades over
time, critters can chew into system,Clogs Easily
|
|
|
GutterBrush,
GutterFilter
Rainflow,
Gutter Pillar,
Leaf Defier
|
Easy to install by
DIY homeowner
|
$2-5/ft.
|
No
|
Low Profile
|
Available at many
home improvement stores
|
Plastic or
polyurethane foam
|
Clogs easily and
quickly, debris accumulation,
|
|
All-in-One Gutters
and Gutter Guards
|
LeafGuard, K-Guard,
Leafaway
|
Complex installation
by exclusive dealer
|
$14-22/ft.
|
No
|
High Profile
|
Available only
through "authorized dealers"
|
Aluminum
|
Will clog,
expensive, seamless -if damaged expensive to repair, requires
replacement of existing gutters
|
|
Louvered Gutter
Guards
|
Waterloov, Gutter
Protech
|
Complex installation
by franchise
|
$12-15/ft.
|
Yes
|
High Profile
|
Available only
through "authorized dealers"
|
Aluminum
|
Expensive, louvers
will clog and require cleaning
|
|
High profile,
nose-forward Gutter Guards
|
Gutter Helmet,
Gutter Cap, Gutter Topper
|
Complex installation
by franchise
|
$12-20/ft.
|
Yes
|
High Profile
|
Available only
through "authorized dealers"
|
Aluminum
|
Expensive, will
clog, misleading warranties
|
|
Low profile, solid
aluminum Gutter Guards
|
LeafProof, Leaf
Free, Hallett Gutter Cover
|
Installation by
contractor
|
$8-12/ft.
|
No
|
Low
profile
|
Available through
contractors only
|
Aluminum
|
Expensive, difficult
to clean gutters when they eventually clog, spotty follow up
|
|
|
Gutter Genius®
|
Installation by
certified Elko installer
|
$5-8/ft.
|
No
|
Low
profile
|
Available through
dealers only
|
Aluminum
|
10 Year warranty
only valid if installed by certified Elko installer; will eventually
clog
|
|
|
Elko® GuttaGard™
Gutter Genius® DIY™
|
Simple DIY
installation or easy contractor installation
|
$1.65/ft. for DIY
$4-5/ft. for
contractor installation
|
No
|
Low
profile
|
Widely available at
hardware and home improvement stores or through contractors
|
Aluminum
|
Clips can become
dislodged if not installed properly
|
|
Category
|
Product
Names
|
Difficulty
of Installation
|
Estimated
Cost /Foot
|
Nails
or Screw into Roof
|
Profile
Description
|
Availability
|
Material
|
Potential
Issues
|
