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Roof pitch makes a difference in which guard you use. The micro screen ones don’t do well on steep pitches.
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(05-07-2024, 07:37 AM)crokett™ Wrote: Mostly leaves. Little to no pine needles. I mostly have oaks and other hardwoods.
The biggest issue with the oaks is the flower (catkins) in the spring. Ours are all down now. I will go on the roof in the next day or two and blow them off the gutter guards. They just park on them. I have to go up there anyway because they pile up in the valleys. But nothing is making it through the gutter guards, the leaves blow right off.
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Correction to my 1st post. 220ft, not 120ft.. 80 bucks
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(05-07-2024, 05:51 PM)EatenByLimestone Wrote: Roof pitch makes a difference in which guard you use. The micro screen ones don’t do well on steep pitches.
Mine is pretty steep, steep enough that when I'm on it, it makes me uncomfortable. I'm guessing its over 45 degrees.
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(05-11-2024, 04:15 PM)crokett™ Wrote: Mine is pretty steep, steep enough that when I'm on it, it makes me uncomfortable. I'm guessing its over 45 degrees.
Sounds like the diy hardware cloth requires cleaning off the oak debris. The flatter type allow the leaves and debris to either blow off or wash off. A very hard rain will allow it to run over the guard.
The guards also can freeze over. I use the Smart Screen guards that seem to work fairly good. I haven't had to clean them off in 7 years since I installed them. They install with screws front and a few in back. Roly
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I’m looking at this for our valleys:
https://barnettsvalleycontroller.com/
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(05-14-2024, 09:49 AM)Gary G™ Wrote: I’m looking at this for our valleys:
https://barnettsvalleycontroller.com/
Those are cool. I think I could use those.
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I’d think a 12/12 pitch (45 degrees) would be pretty rare down there. The most common pitch up here is 6/12, you can easily walk on it. Capes often have 9/12 or 10/12. With cougar paws on you can walk on those, but it’s really tough. Normal shoes/boots won’t do it. You can run up them though. But if you stop running, gravity will pull you the other way, lol.
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(05-19-2024, 03:16 PM)EatenByLimestone Wrote: I’d think a 12/12 pitch (45 degrees) would be pretty rare down there. The most common pitch up here is 6/12, you can easily walk on it. Capes often have 9/12 or 10/12. With cougar paws on you can walk on those, but it’s really tough. Normal shoes/boots won’t do it. You can run up them though. But if you stop running, gravity will pull you the other way, lol.
my house is a modular, though it doesn't look like it. 2 stories. roof is pitched steep enough that I don't like walking on it. I feel like I'm about to slide off. tools do slide. It might not be 45, but if not it's pretty close.