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2. Depends on what's falling in your gutters

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 10:33 PM

Apr 2012

They work great on big leaves.

Very small leaves, such as pine needles, can be a problem for some of the designs - bigger holes let them fall in.

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Anyone have any experience with gutter guards? Do they work or are they over-rated? [View all] snagglepuss Apr 2012 OP

I had some gutter guards installed. northoftheborder Apr 2012 #1

Cost. the Rainguard would have cost more than the gutters. northoftheborder Apr 2012 #10

Thanks for sharing your experience. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #11

Depends on what's falling in your gutters jeff47 Apr 2012 #2

We have the wire guards and they work fine... Phentex Apr 2012 #5

Thanks for the feedback. Wire seems the way to go. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #6

We have these foam gutter guards and are very satisfied with them Stinky The Clown Apr 2012 #7

Wow they look super easy to install. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #9