Mesh for over a gutter?(whats it called?)

martyc · 15 Oct 2007

Hi there,
I have a gutter against a parapet wall that id like to put some sort of mesh over to keep leaves etc out of there as its not in a very serviceable location.
Whats the name of the stuff im looking for??(bird comb or something~~>?)
Cheers,
Marty.

Deluks · 15 Oct 2007

Gutter guard/leaf guard, clips onto the gutter. or if it's an area that won't be seen, just use chicken wire.

breezer · 15 Oct 2007

great idea, then where do all the leaves go?

do they stick in the wire mesh or just stick on it and acumilate?

reason i say it is becuse i have a timber frame with wire mesh over a fountain, (similar to chicken wire) guess what happens.

this time of year i have to lift it up and "bash it" to get the leaves off

martyc · 16 Oct 2007

Hi Breezer...yeah i guess leaves will stick to it to some extent(not many trees near it though)...but such is the gutter arrangement this would be a lot easier to clean than if i let the leaves get into the gutter, the gutter is 100mm wide and about 9 inches deep but the slates run across the gutter 50-60mm so there isnt much space to get something in there to clean em out if you know what i mean...it was something i didnt think through properly when i built it..but it will be fine!!

Mw Roofline · 16 Oct 2007

Gutter guard gets clogged very easily with leaves and they start appearing over the edge of the gutter. Try and avoid it if you can and just stick some wire above the outlets.

martyc · 16 Oct 2007

Hi roofline,
you say
just stick some wire above the outlets

Im kind of lost here...my aim is to prevent anything going into the gutter as its the gutter thats hard to clean out!

Cheers,
Marty

Mw Roofline · 16 Oct 2007

martyc said:
Hi roofline,
you say
just stick some wire above the outlets

Im kind of lost here...my aim is to prevent anything going into the gutter as its the gutter thats hard to clean out!

Cheers,
Marty

Yes it seems silly what I said. We installed gutter guard on about 100 houses back on '02. It was a 'free gutter guard on all orders' month. Most of them just had leaves resting on them 12 months later, looked a bit unsightly. We just plug the outlets with mesh now.

You could always try it anyway, see how it goes.

this ebay seller sells gutter guard very cheap btw

martyc · 16 Oct 2007

Cheers Mate....will have a look...need to put something there as my hands aint as small as they used to be!
Marty

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Mesh for over a gutter?(whats it called?)

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