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	The Gutter Guard Products We Are Testing
	The next product we will be installing is called RainhandleR from Savetime Corporation in Bridgeport, Connecticut. I have seen it advertised for many years in the card packs that builders are sent. I have always wanted to see how it works, but just never got around to ordering any. It is a unique product that takes the place of gutters when it is not necessary to collect and divert rainwater. It supposedly turns concentrated roof runoff back into "rain" to minimize damage to plants and soil while dispersing the water about 2 to 4 feet beyond the drip line of the roof. It may not be suitable for all applications, but if it proves to work as well as they claim, I have already thought of several houses where it could be installed to solve some problems. Look for more information about RainhandleR soon. The pictures from our visit to a house where the Gutter Helmet protection system was installed turned out pretty good. You can expect to see the rest of them in our next update. The image on the left shows an end cap, the aluminum bracket that is screwed to the gutters on which each 5 foot section of Gutter Helmet is attached, and the relatively small area where the water rolls into the gutter. This product, which has also been designed to work because of the surface adhesion properties of water, is perhaps the most expensive we have found to date. It is only installed by approved contractors, and while costs will vary according to your particular job, the installed price will probably be somewhere between 17 - 23 dollars per lineal foot. The contractors will level and adjust your existing gutters if needed, and they will clean them out "for the last time" as part of the contract. The homeowners that we visited had Gutter Helmet installed mostly because they were getting moisture in a small area of their basement after heavy rains. It was apparently due to leaf clogged gutters overflowing which allowed water to build up against the house in certain areas. They were not very thrilled with the initial cost, but (the last time we checked about 3 years after installation) their basement had remained dry, and their gutters never needed to be cleaned. They were happy with their decision, and several of their neighbors have chosen to have them installed on their homes as well. Our gutter guard reviews will continue...
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