Gutter guards for leaves and "helicopters"

chrisc · 2008-06-04T13:01:19+00:00

I spent over an hour cleaning out a gutter on only one side of the house yesterday and I don't want to go through this again. I have only lived here a couple of years now. I have 3 huge trees (not pine) and one pine close to the house. I also have other trees not that close, but close enough to add to the problem. I bought those stainless steel gutter guards with the metal hinges from H.D. last fall and they work awesome for leaves. I didn't have to even go up there. I figured I was all set. But this year , I got those *&!$# helicopters all over the guttter guards. They are getting stuck in the holes and they are getting in the gutters. Are there guards that will do the job right? I figure the money will be worth it since I have a lot of trees around. Thanks