Rain Gutters and Covers

Rain Gutters and Covers

Having a properly maintained and functioning rain gutter system on your home along with your roof amounts to one of the most important protections your home can have. It is really simple in concept. The roof keeps water from coming in from the top, and the gutter systems keeps that roof water from coming in anywhere else. This includes the basement or crawl space. Make sure your gutters are clean and your downspouts are unplugged and the water is being directed into a tight line pipe to carry it away from your home. Or, if no tightline pipe, be sure the water is directed away from your house and that the finished grade (dirt, lawn, garden, etc) next to your house is higher than anywhere else in your yard. If it is not, then you know the water runs down hill, and if your house is at the low spot of your yard water will pool and it will find a way into your basement or crawlspace. When the McCain/Feingold bill limiting campaign contributions in Federal elections was being heard at the Supreme Court for constitutionality issues one of the justices said "You know money is like water, it will find a way in." Take it from the Supreme Court, if you let water stand around your house, it will get in.

Gutters, Gutter Covers and Accessories

Cinch Gutter Guards
The website says: "Unlike traditional gutter screens, our solid vinyl Cinch gutter guards use a patented drainage system to collect water while its patented "drip lip" deflects debris away from your gutters and home."
Gutter World
This website says: "Gutter World manufactures high quality gutter guards, downspout strainers, gutter accessories and the patented Flex-A-Spout."
Amerimax Home Products, Inc.
This website says: "Amerimax Home Products, founded in 1946 in Lancaster County, PA is a leading manufacturer of metal rain-carrying systems in the United States."
Park City Rain Gutter
Look here for rain gutters as artistic design contributions to the look of your house. Park City Rain Gutter is the United States distributor for Minoletti traditional half-round rain gutter products. All products come in either zinc or copper and are made with attention to detail.
Gutter Shut
With its unique leg fitting flush up against the back wall of the gutter then sloping down to and clasping the lip of the gutter under tension, Gutter Shut is the only one-piece, patented do-it-yourself gutter protector, gutter guard, gutter cover or gutter screen offering homeowners and commercial/industrial establishments an affordable, permanent solution for clogged gutters.
egutter.com
If you only have time to look at one gutter supply site, take a look at this one. Many different choices and colors of roof drainage products.
Rainhandler Gutters
Calling this system a gutter will mislead you. It is a louvered water dispersal system with no downspouts and no collecting system to direct water to one downfall location. The website says "The Rainhandler gutters are state-of-the-art rain dispersal systems invented by an M.I.T. aeronautical engineer. Rainoff is converted to a 2 to 3 foot wide band of soft rain-sized droplets sprinkling the landscape."
Leaf Defier™
The Leaf Defier™ is an open cell polyurethane insert, specially shaped and cut to fit snugly into your gutter. Even during the heaviest of rainstorms, the water flows through the Leaf Defier™ into the gutter valley and out the downspout.
Gutter Sealants
OSI Pro-Series adhesives and sealants will bond to any clean surface, can be easily painted and won’t ever lose their strong waterproof bond.

Gutter Covers you can have Installed

Waterloov Protection System
This website says: "Choosing the right gutter cover can be confusing--so many kinds and types. There are toppers, helmets, filters, dispersers and they all claim to give you freedom from gutter cleaning. There are eleven basic questions you should ask any gutter cover contractor. Here are two of the eleven. 1)Does the product get nailed, glued, or fastened to my roofing in any way? 2)Does it collect all of the water in the heaviest of rains?"
Gutter Helmet
This website says: "Gutter Helmet is a closed gutter protection system that will eliminate the hassles and risks involved with cleaning your gutters."
Gutter Topper
This website says: "Our patented design stops leaves and debris from clogging your gutters, keeping you off the ladder and alleviating the frustration of expensive home repairs."
The Gutter Cover
This website says: "The Gutter Cover system will direct leaves to the ground instead of into your gutters, to clog them and cause problems; water will flow into your homes gutters and out and thus protect your home, as well as yourself, from possible damage."
Gutter Love It!
This website says: " Homeowners around the country are discovering how Gutter Love It! protects their home for less than half the price of competitors. End Clogged Gutters—Forever!® Guaranteed!" This service/process installs what looks like common perforated drainage pipe in your existing gutters.