LeafGuard
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Step One Towards A Balanced Perspective
Other Product Review
Non Response for Warranty Claim
Leafguard - Installation Review
Incompetent Employee Review
Huge Icicles and 4.5 in of Ice
Water Leak Repairs Review
Leafguard Estimate Review
Gutters Review
Very unhappy with product and service
4 Inch Gutters Review
Leaf guard is not useful for flat roof
My townhome has flat roof and sloped roof. I wanted to get new gutter at the shingles roof area which has a pitch. The salesman checked my home and recommended me to get leaf guard gutter to replace the traditional gutter at the shingles roof and flat roof area. He told me it would work better, no leave get in the gutter, water will flow better. Although the gutter at the flat roof had no problem, I listened to him. He told me it only took 4 hours to finish the installation.
2 workers installed leaf guard gutter at the flat roof area first and did not finish the installation in one day. i found there is a gap between the flat roof and the leaf guard gutter. i called the project manager and asked him how is he going to fix the gap. He told me he will use good sealant to close the gap. If it leak in the future, i can call them to put more sealant to cover the gap. That mean i will need to take some days off and wait for them to fix the leak problem in the future. it does not make sense to me. i called leafguard headquarter and asked can i use leaf guard gutter if my house has flat roof. The answer is no, Leaf Guard is useful for the roof that has a pitch. Flat roof should use traditional gutter. i am very upset. Their contactor mess up my flat roof flashing to install a useless gutter for me. I asked their project manager to take leaf guard gutter down, install traditional gutter back to the flat roof area and fix the roof. Their contractor asked me to pay them to fix the problem. The problem is caused by them. I do not trust that contractor.
I ended up paying my roofer to reinstall traditional gutter and fix the flashing. i also took 4 days off. I complaint to Leafguard headquater, they told me they have no control on the money, they just sell their leafguard material to the contractor. They will report the complaint to the VP. NO GM or VP call me. I try to get a refund on the deposit.
Conclusion is contractor just want to sell, install, take your money and go. They do not care if it will cause leak or roof problem to their customer. Leaf guard keeps leaf out, look nice, but does not have a good function of a gutter. i saw most of the rain can not flow into the gutter. Rain goes over the gutter and pouring into the ground. I do not want people make a wrong decision.
Leaf Guard Gutters - A Very Expensive Mistake
Bad Housekeeping Seal of Approval
After one aborted attempt to repair the damage ( tech never showed up for repair) we eventually got the "right" guy, John Lewis.
John is dependable,a good diagnostician and makes the appropriate fixes.
This is a guy leaf Guard should clone!
Denise R. Thompson
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My point was that if you're thinking of gutters consider your time horizon for living in the house and whether or not the gutters that are designed to not need cleaning will generate sufficient payback in that time. I focused on LeafGuard specifically because that's where my estimate was from.
And it seemed quite excessive for what you are gaining. First time home buyers and the elderly should strongly consider the timeline for payback when considering a costly item such as these gutters. The same way they would factor in stain and labor when considering a deck or fence with pressure treated wood versus vinyl.
The point about money growth was meant toward the first time home buyers and the thirty somethings like myself, who are going to be more aggressively invested in the market. While your calculation of 100 minus age is a calculation that is often mentioned, I have rarely seen it followed by anyone except the most conservative investors who are most likely of retirement age or approaching it and even then, that isn't always true.
My 96 year old great uncle is not 4% invested in stocks, more like 80% nor is my 80 year old father, 20% in stocks, more like 85%. Therefore, I think it is very reasonable for people to use a passive investment like a Vanguard Index 500 to determine the growth of their money over the period in which the payback on a gutter system would occur.
Regarding your comment about the Pacific Northwest, it is a small part of the country. Although, if it makes more financial sense to buy a gutter system that doesn't require cleaning, then by all means purchase it. My point is, do the math first.
Be well prepared.
The point of my post was to make everyone stop and think and get the most out of their money.
I want others to think long and hard before falling in love with the idea of no gutter cleaning. To ask, at what cost? I hope that's what happens. And I hope people think even longer and harder about taking loans to purchase gutters.
Again, at what cost would financing such a purchase do more harm than good?
I've even read opinions from those in the building trade that suggest that in many cases, no gutters make the most sense. People work so hard for their money, I want to see them get the most out of it, not pay private school tuition for the kids of executives at Beldon/Englert/LeafGuard or any other company.