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Straight Talk about Leaf Filter from Allen

A reader submitted the following information that seems especially helpful for those thinking about Leaf Filter.  Allen is an installer in the Northeast United States.  In his own words…

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I would like to share with others what I have learned about LeaFilter since becoming a dealer in 2006. Note, I am not going [...]

Purchasing Leaf Filter is like buying a Time Share

Just one time, my wife and I attended one of those Time Share presentations in exchange for a free mini-cruise and hotel stay.  That day was one I will never forget.  The pressure to buy was immense, but we both kept saying NO.   Throughout the day they passed us on from person to person.  [...]

Leaf Filter Homeowner Reports and Reviews

Here are a couple of recent Home Owner reports about their experiences with Leaf Filter and their local installers.  First up is Keith who is not having a good time with his recent Leaf Filter installation:

Courtesy of Leaf Filter

Keith writes:

(5/27/2011) – I had Leaf Filter installed a little less than [...]

This Old House Gutter System Review

Here’s a video we came across on YouTube where This Old House does a tiny review… overview… really of some unnamed gutter systems.  I have a few problems with this video.

It sounds like they are all half asleep, especially the host. Their “test” of the various systems is ridiculous at best. They seem [...]

Leaf Guard Review and Field Report

Sherry writes to tell us that LeafGuard is not performing well with all of the winter ice and snow.  Hopefully she will keep us up to date with any resolution from LeafGuard.

I had the leafgurad gutters put on my house in April and all seemed good, until this winter with all the snow [...]

Leaf Filter gets professional praise

A thoughtful gutter protection professional by the name of Jay has offered some thoughts and advice from his experience with different manufacturers. He writes:

I first off would like to say thanks to everyone who has left a comment on this web site. I think that everyone needs to have a place to put [...]

Leaf Filter Review and Field Report

Reader, Mary Beth recounts her personal experience with Leaf Filter and her local installer.  She isn’t very happy with the result.

I also had the Leaf Filter installed on my house in the winter of 2009.  I live on 5 acres of pine trees.  So I thought this would take care of the pine [...]

Gutter Guardian - Field Report

Reader Ted submits a short field report of his experience with Gutter Guardian:

We had Gutter Guardian installed on our gutters in 2004 and have had no good result.  The perimeter of the house below the gutters has a groove in the ground from rain merely rolling off the gutter guards and gouging out [...]

Do it yourself Gutter Leaf Filters from Home Depot

I’ve had professional gutter leaf protection system installers tell me I’m crazy for eschewing their $3000 offerings and going for the $50 Do-It-Yourself options from Home Depot.  Don’t fall for their crap!  I’ve had the Home Depot options installed on my gutters for 1.5 years and here are the photographic results so far.

Reader Report - Review of Leaf Filter

We are back with another Reader Report – this time it’s Joe talking about his experiences with the Leaf Filter gutter system.  Things didn’t go too well for Joe.  Read his report:

Hello everyone.  I had Leaf Filter installed on my gutters.  My experience was completely horrible with Leaf Filter and I had to [...]