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Gutters have a really important job

Gutters must collect thousands of gallons of water from rain and melting snow and ice off your roof then move it through downspouts to designated areas away from your home. With every inch of rain, your gutters are trying to process about 500 gallons of water. The problem is, gutters aren’t designed for efficiency.

Over the gutter and... into your basement?

Heavy water loads or clogs anywhere in your gutter system can force water over the gutters like a waterfall, flooding the ground near your home. This can cause seepage into your foundation or crawl space and can overtax sump pump systems. Pounding water can cause trenching around your home, erode soil and destroy landscaping.

Behind the gutter is trouble too

Water overloads can also force themselves behind your gutters. Thousands of gallons of water can run over your siding, windows and doors, causing staining, peeling, paint damage or rot. Water can trap in the soffits and fascia, and stay wet for lack of sun exposure, causing molds, mildews, rot and insect infection, damaging your soffit, fascia and roof. Clogs can mean gutters retain large amounts of water, pulling them down – the number one cause of gutter damage.

Showing water who is boss

The Leaf Slugger™ no-clog gutter protection and water management system starts where your roof ends, to become an integrated extension of your roof. The science of water adhesion means water will “stick to” and follow the path of smooth, guided surfaces, as seen when water tips from a glass. On your roof, water sheds downward, then “sticks to” the Leaf Slugger™. The curved formation of our gutter protection system channels water smoothly and directly into your gutters, allowing no access behind the gutters.

Debris out, water in

Leaf Slugger™ designs “tiers” into our super-strong aluminum – the thickest in the industry (.027 gauge). This helps separate water from debris such as leaves, twigs, seeds and needles. Debris washes over the gutters while water deposits into the gutters. Gutters stay clog free and water loads direct away from the home for a total gutter protection and water management system.

Ice dams

Clogs in open gutters can create a foundation on which ice dams may form, reaching up and over gutters, onto your roof. The weight and melting water can cause roof damage and leaks. The weight can also cause gutters to sag. Clog-free gutters are also necessary to manage the water of melting ice dams. Some ice dams form at the roofline, where heat from insulated attics cannot reach and prevent water from freezing on the roof. Gutter protection that extends over the eave, such as the Leaf Slugger™ system, can help reduce the formation of ice dams there.

One solution to many problems

Leaf Slugger™ offers a total gutter protection system, far superior to simple gutter caps, gutter guards, or gutter covers.