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- What is
Gutter Helmet?
- How does
Gutter Helmet work?
- Don’t all
gutter protections systems offer similar products and features? Why
do you say that Gutter Helmet is “the best”?
- How much does
Gutter Helmet system cost?
- Why do I need
Gutter Helmet?
- Will Gutter
Helmet affect my roof warranty?
- How does
Gutter Helmet compare to screens and other products on the market?
- My
roof is very steep. Just how much rain can a Gutter Helmet system
handle?
- How will
Gutter Helmet affect the look of my home? What colors are available?
- Will Gutter Helmet prevent ice dams?
- Will Gutter
Helmet work in heavy snows?
- How is
Gutter Helmet installed?
- What is the
warranty for Gutter Helmet?
- Who can I
call for other questions?
- What counties do you work in?
1. What is Gutter
Helmet?
The revolutionary Gutter
Helmet is a multi-patented closed gutter protection system that
installs over your existing full-size gutters, protecting your home
from the destructive and damaging effects of rainwater. Gutter
Helmet directs rainwater into the gutter through a continuous 3/8"
horizontal opening, and because there are no vertical openings,
leaves and debris fall over the edge and harmlessly to the ground.
Gutter Helmet can handle twice as much rain as has ever been
recorded by the U.S. Weather Bureau … up to 24" of rain per hour!
Gutter Helmet is engineered to last a lifetime and has helped reduce
the maintenance on more homes than every other gutter protection
system.
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2. How does Gutter Helmet work?
Gutters
become clogged when leaves and debris fall onto the roof and
accumulate in the gutters. When rainfall occurs, debris-filled
gutters cause downspouts to clog and gutters to overflow, causing
rot and damage to your home, lawn, basement and landscaping. Gutter
Helmet has no vertical openings and its nose-forward design prevents
leaves and debris from entering your gutter system. Rainwater is
channeled around the nose-forward panel and through a continuous
3/8" horizontal opening. Because there are no vertical openings, the
multi-patented design of Gutter Helmet and the principle of gravity
and surface tension combine to cause leaves to fall harmlessly to
the ground below while rain water flows over and around the nose of
Gutter Helmet and into the free-flowing gutters and downspouts.
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3. Don’t all gutter protections systems offer
similar products and features? Why do you say that Gutter Helmet is
“the best”?
Brackets: Every home is unique. Gutter
Helmet provides its trained installers with the option of several
special-purpose reinforced heavy gauge installation brackets, each
engineered with a custom installation and special purpose in mind;
to strengthen and support your gutters, even in the heaviest of
snowfalls (K-style or Universal Tri-Beams support brackets) and
prevent entry to birds and animals (anchor-lock support brackets);
to withstand the heaviest rainfall ever recorded (all brackets); to
hook invisibly into your gutter with NO screws into the gutter… and
NO screws into the roof (K-style tribeam supports). Gutter Helmet
professional installers are also trained in fascia-mounted systems
that do not touch the roof at all; ideal for expensive slate, shake
and metal roofing. The ‘other guys’ usually have a single bracket
design or installation method that encourages a “one-size-fits-all”
approach to every home…even yours!
Panels: Gutter Helmet's
patented metal texturing process and horizontal-rib design is
precisely engineered to provide maximum strength, maximum
performance and minimum weight and stress onto the gutters of your
home (especially when used with our patented brackets) over similar
non-textured, non ribbed products. And, Gutter Helmet is specially
Kynar© coated to not only resist scratching, cracking and peeling,
but to also neutralize the harmful effects of UV light and acid rain
without perceptible fade for 20 years! Products coated with enamels,
polyesters or just cannot stand up to the Gutter Helmet PermaLife
coating with special stain inhibitors.
The industry leader:
Gutter Helmet pioneered the professional gutter protection market
over 25 years ago and is the industry leader, installing more
quality systems over existing gutters than every other competitor…
and have for every year for the last 25 years (with sales of over 10
million feet of Gutter Helmet in 2004 alone!). Many products and
companies have come and gone over the last 25 years, but Gutter
Helmet remains committed to you…our current and future happy
customers.
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4. How much does a professionally installed Gutter
Helmet system cost?
The installation cost is determined
by many factors. All installations include an inspection and tune-up
of your existing gutters - cleaning, sealing, re-pitching and adding
hangers as needed. Other factors affecting cost include: local laws
and codes, number of stories of your home; the need for special
equipment to perform the installation (due to the lay of the land or
other variables); the condition of your roof; the necessity of
fascia repair and replacement; and the linear feet of gutters and
number of corners on your home. The inspection of your home by our
professional staff is necessary to provide a fair
installation estimate. Call us today to schedule your free
inspection and estimate: 1-888-JDTURZA (1-888-538-8792)!
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5. Why do I need Gutter Helmet?
You
avoid the muck and hassle of cleaning gutters yourself. You avoid
the dangers of climbing a shaky ladder. You avoid the liability of
having someone else clean your gutters. You help prevent clogged and
overflowing gutters that can lead to rot and damage of landscaping,
lawn, shrubbery, walls, fascia boards and soffit, foundation,
basement, crawl spaces and existing gutter system. Stop worrying
about your gutters and start enjoying the peace of mind that a
Gutter Helmet system provides. With Gutter Helmet, you'll Never
Clean Your Gutters Again!®
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6. Will Gutter Helmet affect my roof
warranty?
No. Gutter Helmet is expertly and
professionally installed using the industry's highest quality
poly-butyl sealant and Dacromet®-coated fasteners. Gutter Helmet
provides our installers with a choice of installation methods, some
that do not touch the roof at all! Finally, our installation
procedures and methods have been evaluated and approved by major
roofing manufacturers.
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7 .How does Gutter Helmet compare to screens and
other products on the market?
Screens and other products
that feature vertical slots, louvers or other openings can allow
leaves and debris to migrated downward and clog water channels. So,
leaves and debris may stay out of your gutters, but so may the
rainwater! Gutter Helmet has no vertical openings and its
nose-forward design prevents leaves and debris from entering your
gutter system. That means that gravity works for you, not against
you. The nose-forward position of Gutter Helmet is designed so that
the leaves and debris that moves down the roof fall harmlessly over
the extended nose and straight down to the ground below. The physics
of simple water surface tension causes water to flow around the
nose-forward cover design and back into your gutters.
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8. My roof is very steep. Just how much rain can a
Gutter Helmet system handle?
The angle of a roof is
called pitch. Gutter Helmet has engineered a variety of installation
techniques to work on any pitch roof, from flat to almost vertical.
Rest assured that rainwater will flow into your Gutter
Helmet-protected gutters, regardless of the pitch. Many products on
the market promise their systems will handle 22”, 24”, or even 30”
of rain per hour; but what does that mean? Actually, almost any
product can handle large amounts of rain if it is installed on a
relatively flat roof with a very short roof run. For example, Gutter
Helmet could claim to handle 109” per year… a very true… but very
misleading statement (very low pitch with a 5 foot roof run). The
fact is that it has never rained more than 12” in a single hour in
the US. Check the chart below. It gives you the facts about Gutter
Helmet’s water handling capability in a variety of roof pitches and
roof runs. Then ask ‘the other guys’ just what they mean when they
make their claims.
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9. How will Gutter Helmet affect the look of my
home? What colors are available?
Gutter Helmet is
designed to blend into the natural architectural style of your home.
Eight colors plus solid copper are available to match your roof
shingle so that an installed system becomes an almost invisible
year-round protection from the damage caused by overflowing gutters.
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10. Will Gutter Helmet prevent ice
dams?
Ice dams are caused by poor insulation and
ventilation. So no, will not prevent …or cause… ice dams. Gutter
Helmet can, however, help reduce the amount of ice build-up in your
gutters that can cause gutter seams to split, hangers to loosen, and
gutters to pull off the house. For more information on the cause and
prevention of ice dams, please contact us. We can also guide you to additional sources of information.
Because the ice that used to accumulate in your gutters now goes
over the panels, some customers report an increase in icicles. If
that is a concern to you, Gutter Helmet offers an exclusive
Helmet-Heater option to prevent icicles and help prevent the damage
caused by ice dams.
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11. Will Gutter Helmet work in heavy
snows?
Gutter Helmet is precision-engineered to work
well in heavy snowfalls. Gutter Helmet has been proven on thousands
of homes in the heavy snow-load regions of Canada, New York,
Minnesota and New England states.
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12. How is Gutter Helmet
installed?
Gutter Helmet is custom-fitted to your home
by trained installers who clean, seal, check and adjust the
alignment of your gutter system, as needed. Gutter Helmet is
expertly installed with heavy gauge reinforced support brackets,
(several models available, each designed for an expert, custom
installation.) Gutter Helmet panels are individually prepared and
custom-fitted over your full-sized gutters. Panels are then securely
installed under or over shingles, depending on a professional dealer
inspection of your home. Upon completion and final inspection, the
site is restored to its original condition. In most cases,
installation can be completed in just one day.
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13. What is the warranty for Gutter
Helmet?
With your registered warranty, you are provided
a transferable lifetime materials and a product performance
warranty.
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14. Who can I call for other
questions?
Email us with your
questions or comments.
Call us at 1-888-JDTURZA (1-888-538-8792) for more information.
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15. What counties do you work in?
We are the exclusive dealer serving these Ohio counties:
Cleveland Area: Lorain, Erie, Huron, Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage, Stark, Medina, Ashland, Richland, and Wayne Counties
Columbus Area: Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, Ross and Union Counties
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