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Ice Dams and Gutter Heat Cables

Ugh, this was the winter of the ice dams.  My gutters along one stretch of my roof definitely sustained some damage this winter.  This is an older section of the roof where the sharply pitched roof was dormered in the late 70s to create more room upstairs.  This reduced the pitch of the roof [...]

More Praise for DIY Home Depot Gutter Guards

We have previously reported our excellent experience with the DIY style of gutter guards sold by Home Depot and other home improvement stores.  They are an attractive option for those home owners (us!) who balk at arbitrarily enormous price tags for professional gutter guard systems.

Cheap and Effective from Amerimax

We’ve had our [...]

How well do gutter scoops work?

Does anybody use a Gutter Scoop?  In the past I’ve always cleaned gutters by hand and by moving the ladder down the length of the house.  Gutter Scoops promise to reduce the need to move your ladder so often… but how well do they really work?

Here is on model that actually gets good [...]

Review of Leaf Filter and Leaf Guard

We here at The Gutter Club understand that those with complaints will make the most noise.  We know that most of the reviews featured on this site are negative… but that seems to be the only kind we ever really receive.  We would love to hear from consumers with positive experiences.  We know they [...]

Dana's Amusing iRobot Looj Review

Here’s a review submitted by reader, Dana:

The Looj – cute little gutter robot

Seriously, people – it’s not hard to charge for exactly 15 hours. Just buy a timer, the kind you can use to turn your lights on and off when you’re away. Set it and go about your life; when [...]

Review of Gutter Clutter Buster cleaning tool

A reader going by the online name of Samuraidog98 offered up a review of the Gutter Clutter Buster gutter cleaning tool.  We’ve seen tools like this advertised, and they look like they should work reasonably well.  The tool basically consists of ultra-high technology (not really)… they are just a couple of plastic tubes.  The [...]

Home Depot DIY Gutter Guard Review

Here is a short review of the very same Do-it-Yourself gutter filter that I installed on my gutters.  It cost me about $50 to install my system.  This reviewer echos my same thoughts.

Cheap and Effective

From Pastor Scott in Seattle, WA:

I just installed these a week ago, so don’t have a [...]

iRobot Looj Gutter Cleaning Robot Consumer Reports

Here’s a little teaser we found on YouTube from Consumer Reports.  This is a very small video clip, but it almost says it all.  I’ve read many reviews of the iRobot Looj, and they are never favorable.  Too bad.

Here are some additional reader comments:

A recent article by Consumer Reports has made [...]

How to Clean Gutters with a Vacuum

A reader describes a product that allows the homeowner to clean their gutters from the ground using a wet/dry vacuum.  This sounds really interesting.  We need to research this and find out what it looks like, how it attaches, etc.  Thanks for the tip!

After over 20 years of cleaning my rain gutters, I’ve [...]

Leaf Filter Review from a Reader

Reader James writes the following review of the Leaf Filter gutter protection system:

I have had Leaf Filter on my home since March of ‘09 and live on a heavily wooded lot in Falls Church Va. I have lots of pines and oaks all around my property. I used to have to go up [...]