K-Guard VS. All Others - Comparison of Filters-Covers and The Other system

Hi.
Im Travis from K-Guard Leaf Free Gutters.
Today were going to talk about gutter comparisons. Most homes have a regular style gutter.
Protection comes in different ways.
Most people go to your local big box store and buy what they call a screen.
They come in all different size holes and different types of products.
Some of them are rubber coated some steel and others are aluminum. The problem with that it may protect big stuff from falling in there such as acorns and pine cones.
But what it doesnt do is protect you against the oak tree peat moss and helicopters that will sit on the side and eventually they rot.
Then the seed falls through the leaf particles biodegrade and eventually end up in the bottom of the gutter clogging it.
They tried it it doesnt work. The next product that you have is hard surface covers.The down side to these is they go up underneath your roof shingles.
When you do that youre going to void your roof warranty if you have GAF or a Owens Corning roof.
It says right there in their disclaimer not to alter their roof shingle application at any time. They install underneath the shingles and up over your open top gutters.
The problem is youre covering a faulty system that might have leaks and might be causing nail rot because waters getting into the fascia board and you also could be possibly voiding your roof warranty depending on the shingles manufacture ring warranty.
Complete Systems Your third option is a complete system.
Theres two types of complete systems out there.
Theres a one piece system and then theres a two piece system.
K-Guard is the only two pieces system on the market.
While the the original one piece system was great it works off the nose forward principal of liquid adhesion where waters going to stick to the surface and go into the gutter.
They noticed real quick that the idea was great but the size was too small. This particular company raised the depth and made it larger 458 wide.
It mounts right at the flood or above the flood plain depending on the installation.
It works off the principal of liquid adhesion.
The one problem about is that you need a really tall splashing cap here in the back. Because this splashing cap is really small what happens is on gutter runs of more than 10 to 20 feet long they have to install a back splash to get it behind the roofs drip edge.
If it has a drip edge and the gutters not properly tucked behind it it will cause a problem causing wood rot onto the fascia board.
Water will go up and behind the gutter run down the fascia board get trapped and sandwiched in so it doesnt have time to dry and eventually causes wood rot.
Weve replaced this system multiple times. Another problem with this complete system is its still pretty narrow.
Its only four and five eighths wide and theres no support of the trough.
On an old gutter system you had support of the actual trough of the gutter.
On this system yeah its great doesnt clog but the problem is over time because of the way it screws it starts to sag over winter after winter after winter eventually allowing birds to be able to force their way in and starts to sag. K-Guard is a two piece system.
Our bracket fully mounts above the flood plain.
The screws mount a full inch above the flood plain.
We have a tall 1 ¼ inch top drip edge allowing K-Guard be installed with longer runs and stay behind the drip edge.
Not only does it protect better it just looks better! We also a rear drainage channel which is unique via our competitors.
In the Midwest we get crazy wind and rain right? When the water blows towards the house with those crazy rains what happens? Water has no place to go.
Its going to hit the splashing tab and have three directions left right and up.
If it goes up its going to go right back down that fascia board again. Here we have a rear drainage channel.
It protects when the winds blowing towards the house giving water a place to go.
Secondly it helps prevent ice damming and icicles in the winter which can improve safety of the property.
In the winter water comes down your roof shingles as it melts under layer below the snow or the ice.
As soon as it hits metal its going to freeze but if it hits metal thats touching the house its going to stay warm.
Thats why they put this rear drainage channel in there that way the water has a point of entry into the gutter system eliminating most icicles. Last but not least K-Guard is the largest complete system on the market.
It handles 40 percent more water than any competitor.
That means its never going to clog.
Other benefits include lifetime warranty on the paint and youre also never going to have to worry about it pulling away from your home or pulling away from the homes fascia boards.
We guarantee those three lifetime warranties. We serve all of Kansas and Missouri so give us a call at 913-730-8836 for a free estimate.