Gutter guards or leaf filters...

[SMSgt]

Years go I had open gutters on my house.....i I went to Lowe's and bought the leaf screens and installed them myself. No problem since.......Like Lobo said most the gutter commercials are scams and rip off artist.

I had those too. Problem was leaves built up and then water migrated under the shingles and rotted the wood. Now I just let gravity work and clean the gutter s as required.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I'm good as long as I pay my water bill.

 

[SMSgt]

A piece of PVC pipe with an elbow and a leaf blower solves the ladder problem.

 

[Golddollar]

I don't have any leafy trees near my gutters but I have a big spruce tree that started out as a potted plant when I planted it in the center of my back yard. It now towers over the roof peak and was starting to grow branches over the gutters. Luckily my lawn guy acquired a set of long limb loppers and we cut off the limbs reaching into the gutters while standing safely on the ground.

 

[STCM(SW)]

I had a few guys install there type. I use to own a rain gutter company. Here there not worth a dam when it snows. Like not having gutters at all as the snow blocks any drainers at all.