Sorry if this has been discussed before. I'm new to the group. (and sorry tldr people, I'm trying to cover what we've done in order to get good advice.)
We want to replace our gutters. They're old, leaking in critical places, and we're just tired of the problems. We've had a couple gutter firms to check it out and they've given their bids.
Mainly I think I need to know:
-What size is good? One company recommended the standard size, the other wants to put a larger gutter on. The larger sounds pretty good actually, but is there a downside to it?
-What is a good cover? One recommends something called Gutter Helmet that completely covers the gutter, and the rain has to adhere to it to come back under it to actually drop in the gutter. The leaves drop straight down to the ground. I've read a little on it and it has a lot of problems, such as if there's any dirt on the bullnose the rain won't follow the curve. And it doesn't quite keep out all the leaves so you'll eventually have to clean it out anyway. And last, our roof is very steep leading to me to believe the velocity of the water is too great and will overcome the adhering effect and drop straight to the ground defeating the whole purpose of the gutter. The other simply has an aluminum hood with holes in it. He assures us that when dry the leaves will just blow away, especially here in Kansas where the wind is pretty high. But my reading doesn't back that up. One of Consumer Reports recommendations is kind of a hybrid between the two called Waterloov, or something similar. Theoretically it works well over the long term with only a small amount of maintenance. Does anyone have experience with that particular product? (assuming we can find anyone here in town to install it.)
What else do we need to know? What else do we need to find out?
What type of gutter would you put on your house if you were doing it All Over Again?
Whew. Thanks for listening.