Products we install
Micro-mesh, aluminum, screens, foam, brush and covers all promise to keep leaves out. Here’s how each one handles Sacramento’s oak, sycamore and pine debris, and the two guards we put on homes for $12–$20 per foot installed.
Free on-site assessment and a fixed written price. No obligation.
What we install
We look at your trees, roof and gutters at the free estimate, then write the recommended guard into your quote.
On most of our installs
Gutterglove’s contractor-only line: stainless micro-mesh on an aluminum frame, fine enough to stop pine needles and oak grit while rain passes through.
$12–$20 per foot installed
LeafBlaster Pro details →
On some homes
Our standard aluminum mesh guard, cut and fitted to your roofline. A good fit where the debris is mostly larger leaves rather than needles and fine grit.
$12–$20 per foot installed
Gutter guard installation →Every type compared
Gutter covers, gutter screens, leaf guards and gutter guards are all names for the same job. What separates them is how small the openings are and where the guard sits.
Fine woven steel mesh over a rigid frame, sitting on top of the gutter
Expanded or punched aluminum panel, larger openings than micro-mesh
Solid hood; water follows the curve into a slot while leaves slide off
Plastic or vinyl grid that snaps into the gutter
Porous foam wedge that fills the gutter
Bottle-brush bristles laid inside the gutter
Straight answers
Each of these works somewhere. Sacramento’s pine needles, oak catkins and atmospheric-river storms are hard on them.
They shed big leaves well, but a Sacramento atmospheric-river storm can push water past the curve, and pine needles ride the water into the slot. The national brands sell and install their own.
Gutter Helmet vs us →Oak grit and needles pack into the foam, it stays damp, and seedlings can sprout in it. Once it fills, it has to come out and be replaced.
Why foam clogs →Cheap and easy to fit, but pine needles and sycamore leaves weave into the bristles. Cleaning them means lifting every section out of the gutter.
Brush guard problems →Openings are wide enough for needles and roof grit, and plastic sags and turns brittle after a few Sacramento summers.
Gutter guard brands compared →Comparing a national brand’s quote? See LeafFilter, LeafGuard and Gutter Helmet compared with us.
Gutters and drainage
Guards only work on gutters that drain. If yours are rusted, leaking or sagging, we replace them first.
Seamless aluminum gutters formed on-site to your fascia, 5-inch or 6-inch, $17–$25 per foot installed with downspouts.
Replace worn gutters and put LeafBlaster Pro on the new system in one visit, $28–$35 per foot for both.
Downspout repair, new runs and extensions that carry winter storm water away from your foundation.
FAQ
There are six common types: stainless micro-mesh, aluminum mesh or perforated panels, reverse-curve covers (hoods), plastic snap-in screens, foam inserts and brush inserts. They differ mostly in opening size. Fine micro-mesh stops pine needles and roof grit; wider screens and inserts let them in or trap them.
Stainless micro-mesh suits most Sacramento-area homes because it stops the fine debris our trees drop: pine needles, oak catkins, acorn caps and roof grit. Under mature oaks or pines, the Frame-Reinforced LeafBlaster Pro line is the one Gutterglove recommends. Where the debris is mostly larger leaves, an aluminum guard can do the job for the same per-foot range.
We install LeafBlaster Pro stainless micro-mesh on most jobs and our standard aluminum mesh guard on some homes. We look at your trees, roof and gutters at the free estimate, and the written quote names the product we recommend.
Our gutter guards cost $12–$20 per linear foot installed, including cleaning and resealing your gutters first. Most homes have 130–300 feet of gutter, so most whole-home installs land between $1,600 and $6,000.
They are different names for products that do the same job. "Gutter screen" usually means a perforated or wide-mesh panel, "gutter cover" or "hood" usually means a solid reverse-curve design, and LeafGuard is a brand of one-piece covered gutter. In everyday use, people search all of these names when they mean gutter guards.
No. Those brands are sold and installed by their own companies or dealers. We install LeafBlaster Pro and an aluminum guard as an independent local installer. Our comparison pages show how the prices and warranties line up.
We install everything we sell, and the installation is what our Workmanship Guarantee covers. If you want to do it yourself, Gutterglove sells DIY brands at Home Depot, Lowe’s, Costco and Amazon.
Before the rainy season
Most of the region’s rain falls between November and March, right on top of the year’s heaviest leaf drop. We’ll look at your trees and gutters, recommend a guard and give you a written price.