Winning the Battle Against Gutter Gunk
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Gutterglove, made by Commercial Gutter, is usually installed by a professional dealer. The guard slides under the first row of shingles, and the front edge is screwed to the front lip of the gutter. It is invisible from the ground.
I took monthly photographs of the organic debris that started to pile up on the gutter cover. In many areas, the debris got worse and worse. Every now and then, a strong wind would blow a small amount of it off the gutter cover. My best estimate is that 80 percent of the debris that has dropped onto the roof and gutter guard since it was installed is still there. But even with this debris on the cover, rainwater flows under it, through the mesh and into the gutter. For testing purposes, I did not brush off the debris from the ground.
-- Tim Carter
