recommendations for gutter guards

When we lived in the US, we found these worked great. No idea about finding them here, I haven't found the need.

are similar and have good reviews...

At an exhibition a year or two ago I came across a stall where a guy was selling open cell plastic foam for this purpose. He assured me it had a 15 year guarantee. I asked him if he saw himself still selling the stuff in 15 years' time.

Chris

Looks very similar, indeed.

It's not global warming, It's just autumn.

What are those things called that look like chicken wire on a frame that you bend to fit? I never trusted them, as they seem to have no obvious means of staying where they are put other than weight. Brian

Power washer with a long hose does a good job.

Yes.

The same gutters might be full of snow in winter.

Does it? So where does the crud go? Surely it either washes over the sides of the gutters - making a mess of your walls and windows - or it goes down the downpipes into the gulleys - making a good job of blocking them!

For least mess and overall effort, you need a means of getting the crud out of the gutters and into a container without spilling too much. I usually get my ladder out, and use a gloved hand and bucket. [A remotely operated scraper wouldn't work for me anyway, because I've got seamless aluminium gutters whose mounting brackets go across the top of the gutters at regular intervals. The brackets would get in the way of a scraper].

On 09 Nov 2014, "Phil L" grunted:

I've been using this stuff on a particular gutter which has always been very susceptible to blocking, for about 3 years now. It's been very good and maintenance-free so far TBH; the small stuff just doesn't seem to get in to the body of the bristles. Apparently does what it says on the tin

Doh!!

My point was I've had to do it three times this year instead of once. And you appear to have missed the smiley

Have you ever actually tried that ? F***ing nightmare. s**te blasted in all directions and downpipe blocked up.

David

very helpful.

Lots of products turned up by Google but I fear that none are perfect My fear is that over a period of time sufficient dirt would build up under most of them to allow weeds to grow so I would like a product that is easily removed and re-instated.

I notice clips being sold for the Hedgehog, are they necessary ?

I.Y.O is it easy to remove and replace ?

Thanks to all others for suggestions

That's OK. You have the tool in your hand to clear it up. Whole job much faster than raking it out & putting in a bucket. You put the ladder up next to the downpipe and blow the crap away from it. Takes about thirty seconds once you're up there.

On 10 Nov 2014, fred grunted:

Probably depends on the depth of the gutter and the degree of overhang of the tiles above... mine overhang quite a way, so that the bottom edge of the tiles pretty much hold the brush in place, and I don't have anything else.

I suppose if the brush were lying in a very exposed gutter,and it was completely dry, it could get blown out? Mine never has, and nor have I ever needed to remove it since installing it. I can't imagine you'd need much to hold it in position, if that did prove necessary - maybe the odd loop of wire? And that could probably be arranged so the brush just gets 'threaded' underneath them for removal.

A note of caution - when I first got mine (from an ebay seller), I was provided with a knock-off version which went straight back - nothing like a sgood as the real thing.

David

many thanks for the info and the caution