This Old House Gutter Helmet

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to maintain aluminum gutters and downspouts.

This old house gutter helmet.

The latter color holds up better in intense sun. One good way to prevent clogs is to fit your gutters with big downspouts either 4 inch round or 3 by 4 inch rectangular. His company makes distinctive half round reproduction gutters which have been featured on several this old house tv projects. 1 slide putty knife under roof shingles that are stuck down.

These diy guards often come in 4 foot sections that are easily trimmed to turn corners or fit around hangers. 1 slide putty knife under roof shingles that are stuck down. If the ground slopes away from your house and you aren t having trouble with a wet basement skip the gutters altogether and install a product like the rainhandler system. It disperses the water and scoots it away from the house several feet which prevents ruts in your landscaping and damage to deck boards driveways and sidewalks.

How they work a porous foam that fits half round or k style gutters blocks leaves while letting water through. When the gutter is dry fill small holes and seams from the inside using a butyl based gutter caulk. Scrape away old caulk and clean the surface before applying the new stuff. Your job regular debris removal.

It blocks leaves pine needles and other debris out of your gutters while allowing rainwater to flow into your gutters freely. Because they nest inside the gutter they re hidden from view. 4 if nails or screws are used cover each with a dab of roofing cement. 2 insert gutter protector underneath the shingles making sure it covers the front edge of gutter.

3 fasten gutter protector to the roof and or gutter as specified by the manufacturer. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to choose a leaf proof gutter. Gutter helmet is a patented gutter protection system that installs right over your existing gutters. Gutter colors are baked on at the factory.

2 insert gutter protector underneath the shingles making sure it covers the front edge of gutter. The dark green aluminum gutters used here 2 75 per linear foot materials only were attached to the fascia with cast aluminum closed curl brackets 8 each which the homeowners spray painted antique gold.