Gutter Guard and Gutter Protection Info

I guess the main difference with Gutter Guard or gutter protection companies is simply the product and or services they offer.

I know of no other company in Australia that has its own product that it manufactures just for gutter protection. With Leafbusters, we designed the mesh and attachments simple and only for gutter protection. Of course it was because we needed such a product for ourselves.

There are many products now available, and unfortunately for many clients, we see the products that they have purchased and have not done the job. Yes, many are much cheaper than the Leafbusters’ systems. But, when we are instructed to removed these products to install our gutter guards, then, they are expensive.

Still, you get what you pay for.

Guarantees are of most importance when choosing a gutter protection system. At Leafbusters we put our money where our mouth is. We give a SATISFACTION guarantee. Therefore if you are not satisfied with the performance of our system in 12 months (that is every season of the year) we WILL remove it and give you your money back.

When choosing a gutter guard, please ensure you are given the warranty or guarantee to read, and understand what it is that you are guaranteed for. Are they in simple English? Are you totally protected or does that company give itself an “out” with that warranty. Information is power. For any questions, we are here to help. Please feel free to call our office anytime for any gutter protection question and or advise you may require.

Until next time, take good care of yourselves,
Thea Groom – CEO and Founder - Leafbusters

Do you want maintenance free gutter protection?

There are leaf guards, gutter guards and all sorts of gutter protection, however they are not all the same. Many are leaf meshes that are installed IN the gutter.

You cannot fix the problem of the gutter with the gutter.  In other words – it is advisable, and necessary to get the leaves to by-pass the guttering all together.  Most in gutter guards are a trap that collect the leaves and debris within them.  Therefore you must take out the gutter guard, clean it, clean gutters and then replace the product.  OR you can choose a fitted gutter protection system that creates a ski-slope that allows the leaves and debris to slide over it, past the gutter and onto the ground.

 

Metal gutter protection or a Plastic Product?

Metal or rather steel rusts, and often will rust its surrounding environment: your roof and or your gutters.  Aluminium corrodes. Electrolysis happens when 2 dissimilar metal are touching each other.  

Plastic: a good plastic product with high UV content will not rust nor corrode nor affect your roof and or guttering and will last a long time. It is also better for rain water collection. For fire danger areas, you can get a plastic gutter mesh that is also fire resistant.  Click this link to see more about our fire retarted mesh.

 

Quality versus Price?

We all know we get what we pay for. Leaf guards are NOT all made equal. Yes, you must balance the budget of course, however a most pressing question is: Value for Money.  Some-times cheap is cheap. The balance is to choose wisely and purchase gutter protection that will do the job you require, with a long working life and becomes a valuable addition to the home.

 

Fortnightly I will be blogging from: “Thea’s Desk” – I have never blogged before, so here we are just doing it Thea’s way.  It may be a little serious, it may be a little light, but it’s certainly going to be fun!!!  Enjoy

For my first one, I really want to thank enormously our clients who purchased from us.  Most importantly the very first “guinea pigs” back in 1992 who had faith in us and this unchartered territory.  

Our product and service was quite unique and very much unknown.  Wow, your giant leap of faith in Leafbusters got us started on this wonderful adventure, and of course the rest is “history”  

Part of our Mission Statement goes like this: “To go where NO other Gutter Protection has dared to go”  And we did.  We started this gutter protection industry as it is known today.  We had no mentors, and no one to “copy”

As you know we designed this system for me because I was sick and tired of cleaning gutters, and not being able to collect clean rain water.  And there was no gutter guard on the market that worked!!

In entering the market place, our sales and marketing techniques, our fittings methodologies, our approach to you – the client was developed from listening to what YOU wanted.  So – thanks our dear customers you were my teachers and I learnt a lot from you.

Till next time,
Thea Groom - CEO and Founder