Comments on: Advice needed: What to do about our gutters? http://blog.kamens.us/2009/12/16/advice-needed-what-to-do-about-our-gutters/ Musings of an indignant mind Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Gutters and gutter covers — a third opinion « Something better to do http://blog.kamens.us/2009/12/16/advice-needed-what-to-do-about-our-gutters/comment-page-1/#comment-105121 Gutters and gutter covers — a third opinion « Something better to do Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:48:24 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1165#comment-105121 [...] I wrote about trying to figure out what to do about my gutters.  Ned Stevens says three of them needed to be [...] [...] I wrote about trying to figure out what to do about my gutters.  Ned Stevens says three of them needed to be [...]

]]> By: Rain Man http://blog.kamens.us/2009/12/16/advice-needed-what-to-do-about-our-gutters/comment-page-1/#comment-105097 Rain Man Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:03:18 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1165#comment-105097 If the gutters have separated then putting them back in place runs a risk, if small, of damaging them (assuming they're not damaged yet.) Aluminum could be bent out of place/kinked trying to move them. Wood could, especially if "punky" soft, get severely damaged, chipping, breaking apart, etc. This also depends on the length of the gutters and many other variables. If you've got a single gutter system going around four corners that could be really difficult to fix. If it is a series of single gutters then it should be more easily done, but that's not to say it is easy by any stretch. I agree with Wouter. Both sound reasonable. If you've got someone you like and trust until now.... If the gutters have separated then putting them back in place runs a risk, if small, of damaging them (assuming they’re not damaged yet.)

Aluminum could be bent out of place/kinked trying to move them. Wood could, especially if “punky” soft, get severely damaged, chipping, breaking apart, etc.

This also depends on the length of the gutters and many other variables. If you’ve got a single gutter system going around four corners that could be really difficult to fix. If it is a series of single gutters then it should be more easily done, but that’s not to say it is easy by any stretch.

I agree with Wouter. Both sound reasonable. If you’ve got someone you like and trust until now….

]]> By: Wouter http://blog.kamens.us/2009/12/16/advice-needed-what-to-do-about-our-gutters/comment-page-1/#comment-105096 Wouter Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:17:54 +0000 http://blog.kamens.brookline.ma.us/~jik/wordpress/?p=1165#comment-105096 I put covers on my gutters a couple of years ago (the cheap type that you buy at Home Depot, you clip them onto the edge of the gutter and slide them under the roof shingles) and never had any problems since. I live in a wooded area with lots of critters. I find them everywhere except in my gutters. I installed the covers myself for about $100 in cost of materials, but I have a ranch with easy access to the gutters all around so I could do it in relative safety. I can also easily climb up from time to time to have a look if everything still looks good. I suspect your situation is slightly different. The cover system with lifetime warranty is probably worth it, but there is value in having someone inspect your gutters while cleaning them from time to time if you cannot check them yourself. If they spot issues and can repair them before they become big problems, it could save you a lot of money and hassle. It's unlikely that the GK warranty covers water damage as a result of wear and tear to your gutters. For what it's worth, neither offer sounds outrageous to me. I put covers on my gutters a couple of years ago (the cheap type that you buy at Home Depot, you clip them onto the edge of the gutter and slide them under the roof shingles) and never had any problems since. I live in a wooded area with lots of critters. I find them everywhere except in my gutters.
I installed the covers myself for about $100 in cost of materials, but I have a ranch with easy access to the gutters all around so I could do it in relative safety. I can also easily climb up from time to time to have a look if everything still looks good. I suspect your situation is slightly different.

The cover system with lifetime warranty is probably worth it, but there is value in having someone inspect your gutters while cleaning them from time to time if you cannot check them yourself. If they spot issues and can repair them before they become big problems, it could save you a lot of money and hassle. It’s unlikely that the GK warranty covers water damage as a result of wear and tear to your gutters.

For what it’s worth, neither offer sounds outrageous to me.

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