Rhino Gutter Guards

[Pirate]

Getting new 6" gutters and the man recommends Rhino. The web has very few reviews on these, strange almost how little there was. Anyone here use them or hear of them? Thanks.

 

[JB4310]

I just looked at the site, I have seen similar types and they do work well in most cases. Probably one of the better designs, and I've seen them all.
That micro mesh can become blocked over time.

Why are you getting 6 inch gutters? is it a very large house?
Standard is 5" and I've never seen them not handle even heavy rains on large houses.

I'm not a huge fan of gutter guards, partly because I make money cleaning them. But also I've seen problems with them too.

Do you have trees close to the house?

JB

 

[Pirate]

I have trees all around the house, lots and lots of them. I was initially just going to do away with gutters all together. I'm on top of a ridge, literally. The front overhang is actually over a porch so that would put the water at least 9' away from the foundation. At the rear, there is only a driveway before it slopes down hill steeply. Had the hail damage in May and insurance is begging me to put new gutters on. The 5" were ok but I have seen them overflow from water.

 

[SandburRanch]

them. I was initially just going to do away with gutters all together.

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[Pirate]

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What's that mean? Go with no gutters?

 

[buffy12590]

I had gutter guards, covers, what ever you want to call them and removed them after 2 years. The downspouts clogged up, the gutters were filled with an inch of crap and I couldn't clean then with those &%$# covers on. Yes the leaves fall over the edge and branches don't fall in the gutter but all the dirt, oak seeds, shingle gravel, and any other junk fell in and just sat in there and setup as a paste. Then when I tried to spray them out it just got wet no cleaning, no moving the crap just fustration. Removed them, cleaned the gutters and havn't had any problems since. Water flows as designed, no clogs and a lighter wallet because of the sales pitch. Lesson learned, next time shoo those characters away the minute they arrive. The next scam will be a protective cover for the siding.

 

[JB4310]

I had gutter guards, covers, what ever you want to call them and removed them after 2 years. The downspouts clogged up, the gutters were filled with an inch of crap and I couldn't clean then with those &%$# covers on. Yes the leaves fall over the edge and branches don't fall in the gutter but all the dirt, oak seeds, shingle gravel, and any other junk fell in and just sat in there and setup as a paste. Then when I tried to spray them out it just got wet no cleaning, no moving the crap just fustration. Removed them, cleaned the gutters and havn't had any problems since. Water flows as designed, no clogs and a lighter wallet because of the sales pitch. Lesson learned, next time shoo those characters away the minute they arrive. The next scam will be a protective cover for the siding.

Like I mentioned I have seen plenty of problems with gutter guard systems, and have torn many hundreds of feet of it out. But I have also seen some that do work reasonable well and do save the owners money from having to clean them.

Hate to admit it but I have made a good portion of my "career" cleaning gutters, some so big you could lay down in them and some that are 90 feet off the ground. But also regular residential ones too.

If you could get away with no gutters, I would consider it. Not sure why the insurance company would want you to have them?

Around here almost every structure needs gutters due to the freezing conditions we get, can't have water splashing on a driveway and creating a skating rink.

JB

 

[SandburRanch]

What's that mean? Go with no gutters?

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Yes Sir, no gutters.

I have gutters on my house but I wouldn't have them again if I built a new house every year and lived to be 500 years old. People that actually need gutters didn't do their landscape home work before building. And before anyone mentions it, operational gutters don't prevent basement leaks much less those that are plugged with debris which I would estimate 90 percent.

 

[Pirate]

Adjuster gave me and mortgage company for new gutters. Mortgage company holds money until I make repairs that insurance company paid for. I don't get any leftover money, of which there will be plenty, until all repairs complete and mortgage company inspector is happy. So, insurance company isn't really making me get new gutters, it's just all part of the repair mess. I suppose I could just leave that portion of money in "restricted escrow" until I make up my mind. I may just go without them for a year to see. I just don't know if the mortgage company will tie up all the excess funds or just certain amounts. It's all new to me.

 

[Locoweed]

I made my own with 1/4" hardware cloth. Works great for my metal roof. Don't know about shingles etc.

 

[newmanager12]

Gutter protection systems, normally referred to as gutter guards, became popular in the second half of last century as the availability of improved plastic compounds made it more commercially viable to produce the systems that were reasonably easy to fit, were long lasting in terms of exposure to heat, sun, cold and wet, and were effective in keeping leave and debris out of gutters.

 

[Pirate]

Gutter protection systems, normally referred to as gutter guards, became popular in the second half of last century as the availability of improved plastic compounds made it more commercially viable to produce the systems that were reasonably easy to fit, were long lasting in terms of exposure to heat, sun, cold and wet, and were effective in keeping leave and debris out of gutters.

I had them installed. I don't know what you are talking about but my Rhino gutter guards are made of metal. They have the bigger holes with stainless screen over them to keep the granules out of the gutter. I researched them all and am convinced these are the best available.

 

[newmanager12]

Gutter protection systems, normally referred to as gutter guards, became popular in the second half of last century as the availability of improved plastic compounds made it more commercially viable to produce the systems that were reasonably easy to fit, were long lasting in terms of exposure to heat, sun, cold and wet, and were effective in keeping leave and debris out of gutters.

 

[JB4310]

We've got a R-O-B-O-T :laughing:

JB

 

[sailfast]

One of my clients has a company which is in business to remove "Gutter Guards."

I would never buy them.

 

[Pirate]

One of my clients has a company which is in business to remove "Gutter Guards."

I would never buy them.

You wouldn't say that if you lived in the woods.

 

[toppop52]

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Yes Sir, no gutters.

I have gutters on my house but I wouldn't have them again if I built a new house every year and lived to be 500 years old. People that actually need gutters didn't do their landscape home work before building. And before anyone mentions it, operational gutters don't prevent basement leaks much less those that are plugged with debris which I would estimate 90 percent.

In my case the gutters have zero to do with landscape, but are to prevent water down the collar from roof runoff.