I need gutters due to my shop garage addition. The contractor didn't include them in his quote so now I need to do something. I called several contractors and now have three quotes.
The most expensive uses K-guard two piece. It's a surface tension design. Consumers reports didn't rate it as well as the middle quote, Leafguard. I had them on the last house and never had any trouble. Consumers reports also said that while surface tension designs like this are a little better at avoiding debris, they miss some water in a really heavy rain. The simpler add-on guards are better at catching all the rain but miss a little of the debris. Overall Consumers Reports rated both types about the same - at least the better add-ons.
That has me looking harder at the least expensive quote for normal gutters and gutter guards. It is about half the most expensive. It is a decent sized contractor who was the most responsive to my inquiry. I got a follow up call today but no pressure.
The other variable is how much of the house I do. I could get by with just replacing the front of the house and back of the garage. That cuts the cost by a little over half. The least expensive guy will put on something pretty similar to what is on the back now. So if I went with him and only did the two areas I really need, it is about 1/4 the price of going with the most expensive contractor and doing the whole house.
All the gutters will be on the first floor of the house. So while I do not want to clean the gutters it wouldn't be a disaster if I had to.
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The most expensive uses K-guard two piece. It's a surface tension design. Consumers reports didn't rate it as well as the middle quote, Leafguard. I had them on the last house and never had any trouble. Consumers reports also said that while surface tension designs like this are a little better at avoiding debris, they miss some water in a really heavy rain. The simpler add-on guards are better at catching all the rain but miss a little of the debris. Overall Consumers Reports rated both types about the same - at least the better add-ons.
That has me looking harder at the least expensive quote for normal gutters and gutter guards. It is about half the most expensive. It is a decent sized contractor who was the most responsive to my inquiry. I got a follow up call today but no pressure.
The other variable is how much of the house I do. I could get by with just replacing the front of the house and back of the garage. That cuts the cost by a little over half. The least expensive guy will put on something pretty similar to what is on the back now. So if I went with him and only did the two areas I really need, it is about 1/4 the price of going with the most expensive contractor and doing the whole house.
All the gutters will be on the first floor of the house. So while I do not want to clean the gutters it wouldn't be a disaster if I had to.
Comments or Suggestions?
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