1. After the gutter cover is installed, it’s found that the gutter cover doesn’t collect all the rain water.
2. Two years after the gutter cover was installed, roof leaks were found because nails were used to fasten the gutter cover to the roofing. The contractor who installed the gutter covers refused to accept responsibility claiming he installed the gutter cover according to manufacturer’s recommendations.
3. Two years after gutter covers were installed, a gutter clogged on the back of the house where no one noticed. Rain water from the overflowing gutter leaked into the foundation and on into the basement. Toxic mold was the result which required the finished basement to be stripped to the block walls and rebuilt.
4. The first rain storm after the gutter protectors were installed, overflow from the valley was noticed. The installing contractor had no means of fixing the problem and because it was not in the warranty, the home owner was stuck with overflowing gutters.
5. The following spring after gutter covers were installed, the home owner noticed birds living in the gutters. The installing contractor was no longer in business to remove the birds.
6. Eighteen months after the gutter guard was installed, the gutters clogged with debris and the home owner found the installing company to be out of business. He could not clean his gutters because he had no way of removing the gutter covers.
7. One homeowner insisted that the gutter covers be removed after they failed and the gutter clogged. Removing the gutter covers caused granules to be stripped from his roof that shown as a strip all around his house.
8. One homeowner found that his gutter covers flew off his roof during the first strong wind.
9. One homeowner found that the gutter guards he chose would not work on his flat roofing. When questioned, he found that the gutter cover was not recommended for low pitched roofing.