![]() ![]() The angle of the guard was more consistent with the slope of the roof shingles, so the combination of the low-profile and angle allowed shingle granules to roll off the top of the guard. The metal brackets slide under the curve of the guard, which means that the nose sits less than an inch above the gutter lip whereas the top of the nose on LeaFree is approximately two inches above the gutter edge.īecause the nose sits so low, it can handle a large percentage of the water when it was placed below our downspout. The gutter guards are available in a handful of colors. The concept is straight-forward and the guards are easy to install. GuttaPro is a low-profile aluminum guard that slides under the first course of shingles and secures to the front edge of the gutter with metal brackets. This issue is that shingle granules will easily enter into the gutter along with other debris. By contrast, every micro-screen easily handled that amount of water and more without any spillage.Įven though the top of the guard sits flat, shingle granules will wash off the guard without any problem. LeaFree handled a decent amount of water, but as the flow increased under our downspout, approximately 20-30% of the water “missed” the nose and splashed over the edge of the gutter to the ground. If the top of the guard had a forward slope, then this addition channel would likely be unnecessary. Prior to installing the guard, we thought the rear channel was the first point of contact with water that flows off the shingles however, the channel actually sat under the shingles, and it appeared that this channel was in place more to stop the back-flow of water that occurs because the top of the guard was flat. ![]() The top surface of the guard sits surprising flat, and the nose curves around to a relatively wide opening into the gutter. The gutter guard has a channel that runs horizontal with each section at the rear of the guard. Now that you have a basic understanding of how solid surface gutter guards work, let’s jump into the reviews. The easiest way to describe this is that the guards work in the same way as putting a drinking glass under running water: the water adheres to the glass and follows the curves until the water drops into the sink. The products have many different designs that purport to one up the next, but they all work in a very similar fashion. The premise behind the design of these products is that water adheres to the solid surface of the gutter guard and flows around a nose into a slot that is near the front edge of the gutter. Solid surface gutter guards work similarly to one another by using surface adhesion/tension as the basic principle of physics. LeaFree is available from home improvement, roofing and gutter contractors, GuttaPro is also sold through a dealer channel, and the Solid Gutter Cover is a do-it-yourself gutter guard available at most home improvement retailers. ![]() The products were selected because they represent three price points in the market. In the second half of our test, we’ll look at solid gutter covers from LeaFree, the Solid Gutter Cover that’s available at Home Depot, Lowe’s and hardware stores, and Elko’s GuttaPro. In Part One of our comparison, we tested micro screen gutter guards from LeafFilter, GutterGlove, Leaf Solution and DiamondBack. ![]()
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