Help Me Shut Down The Gutter Guard Industry! 

The only way to 100% guarantee your gutters will always stay clean is to have them removed 😂

This man has started a blood feud with the entire gutter guard cleaning industry.

This made me check the gutter guards on my house that haven’t been checked in at least 3 years. They were clean! Debris slides right off.

Broski really hates gutter guards tf😂😂

The worst ones I've felt with were those crappy foam inserts. They build up debris and algae and turn to straight mud in the gutters. Client flipped out when I showed him their condition. He spend a coue of hundred putting in the about 500 for me to pull them out 3 years later. Total freaking scam. And don't get me started with the gutters with a drip cap. Impossible to clean without bringing a power washer up to blast through a half in gap to get the soil accumulating in the gutters with no way to access. Absolute rip-off product.

I just brush mine off once in a while. No problems in 4-5 years. I have the steel mesh kind.

I put on the ones from Lowes. They work fine. They keep the leaves out and the leaves blow off your roof.

“Gutter guards are a scam.” Says the guy with a gutter cleaning company.

The salesman said gutter garden, the customers weren't listening.

I hate installing gutter guard, been doing it for two years. I've had customers complain about them, even though I mentioned they don't work.

my house is 20 years old and i’m on the second floor with a clear view of our gutters and they have a nice well fitting gutter guard and there isn’t a lick of debris. somehow not even pollen which is amazing

It takes a scammer to know a scammer. No honour amongst thieves.

I tell my clients if you want gutter guards get the high end ones. If you don't want to spend 5 digits for gutter guards then remove them and keep up maintenance twice a year.

The gutter cleaning industry posts an ad about the ineffectiveness of gutter guards. Makes sense😅

I've had good quality ones, I installed, going on 8 years now. I have three very large deciduous trees, and no conifers by my house. I go up every year to check on them and very little debris settle on them. Quick leaf blower action and that's it. Zero complaints and none from multiple customers either. No all guards are created equal, and you do not need the super expensive ones either. No foam, no brushes, no criss crossed ones, no garbage ones. Aluminum ones with small holes or micro mesh, that's it.

Plot twist: they actually do work, but this guy needs to make you think they don’t so he still has a job

The mesh ones I put on my house have worked just fine for over a year, but I think it really depends on the type of trees you have over your house. I'd prefer to have none at all and just clean my gutters once a season, but I have too many trees and they get filled constantly.

Cleaning the leaves sitting on top of gutter guards sounds a lot easier than pulling them out of the downspouts

I use them. Work great in my situation. Never overflow now and only need to use a hose to clean them out once a year or every other. All depends on design. I just remove one end and stick hose in and comes completely clean.

Mine work perfectly. Haven't had to clean my gutters in 12 years. I got a lifetime warranty and a money back guarantee. 🙂

I have gutter guards, and they work just fine. Unless you have stones or branches on your home, the wind and breeze will remove leaves before long. At least that's my experience. I can understand a gutter cleaning company telling people gutter guards don't work, for the sake of business.

Gutterguards work much better if you clear the debris from time to time. It's when you leave the leaves and twigs there to breakdown and create blockages UNDER the guards that it becomes a problem. But Clearing your roof every few months with gutterguards is much easier than without.

Now we need to disassemble the bank cartels.

Gutter guards installed correctly help a great deal. Stop the nonsensical campaign against them

Legends say that guy in the background is still emptying that gutter to this very day

I used to just stick basic screens on the gutters in the fall, then go up and pop em off after all the leaves were down. Worked pretty well, but again, not anything close to maintenance-free.

I installed Alu-rex gutter guards 10 years ago. The only maintenance I do is use my leaf blower every 2 years to blow off some spots where it accumulates a bit on top. The downspouts have never clogged. Way way less maintenance.

I removed the gutters from my house. Best thing I ever did.

I use a roll of 1/8" SS mesh and tuck it under the lowest row of shingles. It overhangs the eavestrough about an inch or so. A 1/2" SS screw every couple feet holds it there. It can easily raised to hose down any tiny stuff.

Now as a gutter guard installer I can tell you that there are products that work out there. Also, how do we know in this video that that gutter even had any gutter guard on it? It also looks like the tiny 2×3 downspouts that clogged way too easily

Its meant to sit on top of the guard, makes it easy for older homeowners to simply sweep or hose it off without a ladder or having to reach into gutters.

Thx for the valuable information. I hope this reaches a VERY large audience!!!

I have been a subcontractor for installing Gutter and gutter guards for 20 plus years. 98% of them do not work you are correct. however there is two of them that I know keeps out all of the debris. but not 100% maintenance-free. they are waterfall systems when there are a lot of trees around the nose will collect pollen and tree sap and cause them not to work which they simply just need washed off with the hose or pressure washer but that is in the contract when we sell them to the customer usually they're high in customers and always have their house pressure washed anyway. I have jobs that are 15 years plus old with no problems

Nice job grab. I've had gutter guard now for 8 years, no problems, no overflow. Are you calling the people you're trying to sell to the Suckers, lol...

If you clean them often they are a good thing. Once a week I blow the stuff off with a leaf blower. Never had a problem in years

Thank you for explaining this. I'll get my gutters cleaned this Fall and I'll nix my desire to get gutter guards!

Ive said it before, the problem isnt the idea of gutter guards, its the crappy people behind it. If youre gunna install something like that it has to be entirely lined up perfectly with the roof, meaning they have to be custom made to form fit to your gutters, and not leave even a millimeter of gap, and they also would have to match the angle of your roof so its completely seamless. And also the holes would definitely need to be smaller and perfectly flattened, so as to not let much, if any at all, catch. With all of these things perfectly made and in place, it would almost certainly ever have any sort of issues, if at all. Everything would flow over them and go over the edge. But obviously, as you can probably guess, these would be insanely expensive and very few people would buy them, and so these companies make a really shitty version that simply cannot work as intended, because they dont put a singular ounce of care i to their construction.

They work fine fron my experience. It's called keeping the roof blown off.. 🤦🏼‍♂️

I have the long, black, bristley ones that look like bottle brushes, the leaves fall on them but get blown off so it keeps the gutters clean.

I agree....They installed my gutter guards on angle making them same angle as roof which is incorrect(should be level) as rain water just runs over the guard and down front of gutter and drips down between gutter and facia. I took mine off as it STILL had shingle granules get into gutter then u have to remove guards to clean out granules.

I'm thinking of a frame that fits over the gutter, is attached to it on one side, and lines it with metal screening, which could be flipped up and over to just dump out all the gunk. That could be a workable solution.

Before I even found your Chanel I had told people the dark truth on gutter guards. I had a friend had to replace two stories of interior sheet rock, paint, insulation, studs, and a big section of flooring, all because off gutter guards.

This house im in, which was my grandparents. Only has gutters on the back porch, which was an add on long ago. But it has guards on them and look NOTHING like the ones I see in these vids. It has a solid plate with holes for the rain along with the screen on top for added. And when we still had pine trees back then, it never clogged up. The only issue it has now is leaking here and there from age. Ive no idea who it was my gramps used for that but it was long before all this Leaf Guard and other stuff thats so bad apparently.

I've done all kinds over the last two years and the other guy is right. High quality or dont bother. They only work if you get the high quality ones with mesh on top of grids with an overflow lip and a wingbak. Stops both sides from getting debris and the rest of debris resting on top you just wait a couple summers and pay the small fee to blow it off the roof (or do it yourself), rake it up to your lawn and mow over it. Easy peasy Edit Also forgot to mention ALL the high quality ones come with a transferable lifetime service and warranty. So a fee wouldn't be added in most cases if you wanted it blown off or cleaned.

Yep, best to clean them out periodically. But, in Melbourne Australia it is normally very windy when it rains. So if you have trees with large leaves near your house, the gutters will block up when you need them the most. No large trees near your house = no need for gutter guard. EDIT; in my 20 years of roof plumbing I’ve only ever installed it to 3 houses when the tree in question was council owned or the owner was adamant in keeping it.

Even if they "did work" The air is filled with dust and pollen. And rain water itself has particulates. And the gutter will accumulate mud inside.

In addition to not keeping your gutters clean, they actually do create another problem. They ROT the fascia boards that the gutters are mounted on.

Living in Arizona, I always see commercials for gutter guards…but no gutters

I remember talking to my grandparents about this when i was 15. I thought it seemed like a scam. Worked for me in the end since i would get 200 bucks about 4 times a year to clean them out.

My gutter guards work just fine. We collect water in a catchment tank. Use filters and blue light for purification. The guards keep leaves out of the tank. Very happy with the performance of the guards so far.

I bought a battery powered leaf blower. Takes me 10 min every 2 weeks and my gutters are clean as a whistle baby

My parents gutter guards work fine. They have oak trees so it depends on what trees you have around.

Leaf guard brand works pretty good 👍

I have gutter helmet installed 15 years ago the never get debri in the gutters. Have not have any issues since. Used to clean them every year.

This makes sense. I worked for like eight months as a gutter guard assembler and people buy TONS

I feel like an easy way to fix this is to just angle the gutter guards so if something falls on it its more likely to slide off but water will still be able to fall in the wholes.

haha! pine needle hell ;) been there, its a southern thing

6 inch gutters with oversized down spouts works well!

This is one of the reasons I like living in an apartment over a house, no outdoor maintenance stuff to worry about.

Gutter guards are a great example of taking advantage of ignorant people and it’s horrible

Not sure I would be calling potential customers suckers on social media but do you fam.

Gutter guards are like most things in life. If you go cheap, you're going to get cheap. Do not get the chicken wire guards, do not get the plastic wire guards, and definitely do not get the spongy plastic guards (by far the worst). Get the rollover guards, aluminum guards, or steel mesh guards. They will still need to be cleaned from time to time, but if installed correctly, they will not need to be removed to clean them. If you're having to remove them to clean them, then you or your company did not install them correctly. Most of the cleanings I do, I simply use a leaf blower to clean off the guards, but if the blower isn't handy, I can just sweep them off.

BS: It is easier to sweep off the top of gutter guards than dig into the gutter itself and downspouts. You will see the problem sooner and it won't silently clog up your downspouts. I installed A&M Gutter Guards, cost me less than $200 to do my entire home's gutters. For those that call for the most popularly advertised product, you could spend $2000 or more for the same house.

lol,You have to maintain it still. just not nearly as labor intensive if you properly maintain them.

Notice how all the guards pictured in this video are at least one of the following: huge holes, parallel to the ground, and/or BROKEN? Get stainless micromesh gutter guards and install them securely, properly, and in line with the roof pitch, so that they are an extension of the profile of the roof, not parallel to the ground. Anything that can slide or roll off of your roof pitch will then also slide or roll off of the guards. Mine work perfectly. And no, water does not also roll off the guards, even in a heavy downpour.

When I saw the commercial for gutter guards they said it would keep your gutters clean and you won't have to climb a ladder again. I just thought that everything would just sit on top of the guards, I'm glad this is now confirmed.

It depends on the debris you are getting. Sweet gum balls will clog your gutters every two weeks. You have to do something.

Fun fact: it also helps with freeze and thaw of a snow packed gutter. The snow sits on top and melts into the gutter instead of freezing inside blocking the downpipe...

The stinger line at the end is gold 😂

Gutter guards are the greatest thing ever installed on my house lol

I had a client one time ask me “how much more would it cost to remove the gutter guards?” while I performed a gutter clean out. I said that I won’t charge her to remove them. I removed the gutters guards and then cleaned out the gutters. I then proceed to her door and told her I was done and asked what I should do with her gutter guards. She then freaked out saying that she wanted me to remove the gutter guards only to clean the gutters and then put them back on. Some of those guards don’t like being removed and they end getting trashed by trying to remove them. Her husband then chewed her out about how she needs to stop trying to micromanage on how a job is performed and stopping telling contractors how to do their job. I only did gutter clean out for one summer and I can tell you that the worst gutters I cleaned out were the ones with those stupid gutter guards on them.

I’ve had my gutter guard for years, they work great.

Calling potential customers suckers is not a good business model.

Hey guys, professional gutter installer here. Gutter guard is not a fool proof scheme (pine needles in particular are problematic) but the big thing is it keeps debree out of your downspout, a good wind storm will blow the stuff off your guard but if your spouts are clogged then all you have is one big rain barrel

Even when they work if you live in the woods or shade then the moss will grow on them and block them.

Anyone who says always and never all the time probably hasn't been around much. Gutter guards work great in some conditions and fail utterly in others. It depends on many factors like the kinds of trees (and the leaves or needles they produce) and how much they overhang, the steepness of the roof and the style of guard you get. Some do better with large leaves, small leaves or needles. One thing that is true is that when these guards get so overwhelmed with crap that a homeowner calls someone, they are a major pain to clean - much harder than scooping it out of the open style. So charging more probably makes sense in most cases

Those guards shown are just bad gutter guards. Sure even with guards on, debris will set on top, however it keeps your underground drains and downspouts clear as well as letting the gutter drain out. All it takes is a few debris to clog one hole and then the entire gutter wont drain. With a too of the line guard, debris could sit on top of the area where the hole is while the rest of the gutter drains.

I know how-to do away with both problems , KEEP trees far awaw from your house is all you have to do no guards and don't pay someone to clean them out worked for years, TREES next to your house causes alot of problems.

That's great lol. Love it. Getting those guys to come out and put those in costs thousands too lol

Yep...ripped mine out. Pine needles and pollen in the spring clogs them up. It's easier to get up there with the blower and clean 'em out every so often. (ranch house)

I agree that the leaffilter type mesh screens could end up collecting gunk over time and become clogged themselves. But doesn’t his video contradict his message? All those pine needles would not get into the pipes if there were gutter guards of any kind, and those seem like a pain to clean out, especially if you have long pipes.

I've lived in the same home since the 80s and have never had the gutters cleaned, there is maybe a half inch of dirt in the bottom of em. I guess the trick is not to have a giant tree hovering over your house.

Home inspector here. Not selling cleaning or guards. All gutters need cleaning, whether it is tiny roof granules or debris that comes off the roof as super fine almost dirt stuff. In heavy leaf or evergreen areas with lots of shedding they back up the water and cause damage to the roof sheathing, and then make cleaning the gutters even harder.

I have a one-story home, 3-foot eaves, and no gutters. No problem.

Install the largest diameter gutters that you can. I've tried four types, the best so far is the vinyl grated with screen, and even those allow pine needles once in a while. Best thing to do is not have any trees near your house, but I love my shade so will deal with it.

I bought an adapter that allows me to stand on the ground, and blow out the gutters with my leaf blower. It works much better than you would think.

i mean...gutter guards when ur directly under leaf fall isnt the smartest idea to begin with

I have two types on my house. The Byers type and the micro screen type. The Byers will clog over a year or two but they have a lifetime warranty against clogging, so they come out free of charge and clean them out. The screen type stays clean most of the time but if they do get leaves or debris on top the wind will blow it off or I will take my blower and blow them off.

Being seamless gutters along with sideing is what I have been doing over 30 years, 20 of them on my own, he's 100%

It’s way easier to clean off gutter guard than gutter alone. Only a scam artist would call his customers “suckers”.

Totally agree been doing lawn work for 27 years gutter guards I’ve been around for that long anymore. I’ve cleaned out gutter guards they were from the 40s. And they still don’t do the trick. Trust me doesn’t matter what model.

You still have to clean once in awhile just like every thing else in life. Do it yourself and save money because there prices are way to high.

Love the video, but a basic medium hole screen, similar to some you showed, work great at my place. The leaves tend to blow over them and I don't have a lot that gets in there to clog. The difference was having to clean 4-5 times a year before and once after.

Love it! Honesty is not valued by many companies today, and because it isn’t, when ANY COMPANY IS found to value it, THAT one stands out like a diamond.

We have gutters on the house that never get leaves and twigs in them. We also don't have any tall trees within 500ft of the house.

I brought cheap steel mesh gutters from Lowe's and they work fine. You just have to remove a 3-foot section and flush it out every couple of years. But he does have a point depending on the type you get a lot of debris just sits on the top keeping them from functioning properly turning your house into a waterfall.

All true as a roofing contractor this is a common problem for homeowners especially in cold weather climates which far worse problems will happen

THANK YOU! Common sense tells me that unless the screen is about a micron opening, tiny bits of debris, from asphalt roofing granules to tiny seeds falling through the openings or, as this guy says, debri gets stuck on top. The best gutter guard is a solid cover, keeping EVERYTHING from getting into the gutters. Now that makes sense. 😅

We got gutter guards last year and then have been amazing. My husband use to be outside in the ladder in his rain jacket during almost every storm cleaning the cloggs out. Now the water just flows. I can see a good amount of the guards from different windows and they have stayed pretty darn clean even with trees right above them.

I tried gutter guards for a couple years and ended up taking them off. I live in the forest with huge pine trees all around my house. The pine needles would poke into the fine mesh and build up really quickly. It was a pain to clean them out and when I removed the gutter guards there was a ton of fine debris in the gutter. Now I just clean the gutters out a couple times during the fall with a leaf blower. If I time it right when the gutters are dry it takes about 10 minutes to clean them out.