Whether your trying to get the latest electronics, new car with all the bells and whistles or a gutter cover for your home, there are always going to be a person or company out there that’s going to try and sell you the latest design. Whether or not it’s better or worse than the standard get the job done design remains to be seen. More often than not the only thing different are the unnecessary bells and whistles and the range in prices. In some cases these extras reduce the effectiveness of the product, increases the cost making the new product less cost effective. Some salespeople play on the consumers what we like to call the “keep up with the Jones” compulsion. “This is the best product on the market today, everyone else has last year’s model, the other guy’s product costs way less than ours so it must be junk”. In reality if the product you are looking to purchase is similar to other competing products, the price should be similar.This holds true in the gutter cover industry as well. In recent years there have been a multitude of new gutter protection products come on the market with varying degrees of success not only in keeping the gutters they are installed on clean and free flowing but creating revenue for the manufacturers, installers and sales reps. that sell them. Let’s be honest people that are in the business of manufacturing, installing and selling products to the consumer are in business to make money and if they can’t make a profit they won’t be in business for long. The question is how much is too much, and are you, the consumer getting a value for your money? Let’s just say for argument sake we are in a free market society today and businesses can charge whatever they want for their product or service. In a true free market it is up to the purchaser to do his or her due diligence to be able make an intelligent decision about the purchases they make.
Should I purchase the reasonably priced one for a couple of dollars? 
Or should I over pay for an over engineered product that gets similar or less effective results?
SCREENS
Although we do not recommend gutter screens they are an inexpensive option for home owners that have large leaves or are trying to keep animals or birds from entering their gutters. We find that the hole pattern is to large for most applications allowing seeds and needles to enter and clog both the screen and the gutter system.
Price range $1.00-$4.00 per lineal foot installed
STRAINERS
Leaf Terminator, The Solution, Gutter Rx, Shur Flo, Leaf Relief, Leaf Defender, to name a few. Strainers are a good choice for homes that are not exposed to pine needles and small stems as they easily enter the holes clogging the downspout outlets.
Price Range $3.00-$12.00 per lineal foot installed.
HOODS
Hoods in or opinion are not recommended as they in most cases void your roof warranty because lifting shingles are required breaking the factory seal. In the example below the home owner lost at least one course of shingles. We over the years have seen gutter systems with hoods installed filled with birds nests, bee hives, trees and other plants growing in them. We have never sold them and never will. Gutter Helmet, k-guard, Leaf Guard are some of the companies that use hood technology.
Price range $10.00-$20.00 and in some cases we have heard of people paying in excess of $50.00 per lineal foot
FILTERS
Filter type gutter covers utilize a fine mesh stainless steel screen over top of, in many cases the old fashion aluminum gutter screen or other stiffener to keep the mesh from falling into the gutter. As with most filters they will have to be replaced due to the fine mesh becoming coated with dust and other fine material. Rhino Guard and Leaf Filter are a couple of the many covers utilizing the micro- mesh technology.
Price range $15.00-$50.00 per lineal foot
FOAM
Foam? All we can say about Foam gutter covers is “rip off”.
We have been removing this (in our opinion “JUNK”) for several years now.
It rots, deteriorates falls in and allows plants to grow in and on it. One of the window advertisers in the area used to sell something similar that they caulked into the gutter…what a mess.
AVOID AT ANY PRICE!!!
GUTTER GEAR GUTTER PROTECTION
Get more value for your hard earned money with a Michigan made product. Comes in over 50 colors to match any gutter system on the market today.
Many of the gutter covers on the market today are franchise or guaranteed territory sales groups that hire subcontractors to install their products. When sales people, sales managers, and franchise fees are added to the final cost higher consumer prices are unavoidable.
IF YOU ARE OFFERED FINANCING FOR YOUR GUTTER COVER PURCHASE MORE THAN LIKELY YOU’RE PAYING TO MUCH!
GIVE US A CALL.
We install many different types of gutter protection, just let us know what your interested in and we’ll do our best to get you the best price possible. Because we install what we sell and never subcontract to or from anyone, we are able to be very competitive in our pricing.