Top 10 best Bulldog Gutter Guards 2022 Review And Buying Guide

I needed another person to help me install on my roof. Overall result works really well. Screws are included. Very happy I didn’t have to pay someone $10/linear foot (that was the price i was quoted) These come out to around ~$2/linear ft

They do not come with pre- drilled mounting holes. You must drill them yourself. This will add to installation time. For the price they should have come with holes. For that reason, I have deducted a star.When I had my existing gutter installed, I insisted on a gutter guard. Note: I only have 8 feet of gutter on my house. Unfortunately, the guard I got has very course openings. It is effective against leaves, but not maple tree helicopters (see pic). They would get caught in the mesh, rot over time, and fall into the gutter. In looking for a new gutter guard I had three initial criteria:1. It must have a fine enough mesh to keep out the helicopters.2. Water must pass through it so water does not back up against the roof and fascia board.3. I did not want the kind that tucks under the shingles.I ended up buying samples from three sources. The Waterlock had a fine mesh while the others had small holes. The other guards have holes large enough to let roof granules through, but small enough to stop the helicopters. I tested them with a makeshift test fixture to observe the water flow. In the test, helicopters and shingle granules were used. With each sample the helicopters would wash away. The granules did not wash over the fine mesh of the Waterlock. The granules just seem to cling to the fine mesh. However, I could not detect any significant restriction in water flow. It did not seem like the granules caused any water backup. All three appeared to meet the initial criteria.I selected the Waterlock for two main reasons. It is a very strong gutter guard. The aluminum is thicker than any other gutter guard I found, and it had a drip edge, which makes the gutter even stronger. I do not worry about leaning a latter against the gutter. The drip edge allows water overflow (if any) to break away cleanly from the gutter. Another factor came into play; I was able to match the color of my gutter. I could get a sample that I thought was my color and verify that it does indeed match.Negative factors and concerns are:1. They cost more—clearly they cost more to make by using thicker aluminum and the stainless mesh.2. Needed to drill mounting holes.3. Too thick to cut with tin snips; must use a saw. This was no surprise due to the thicker aluminum.4. Possible freezing over in the winter (yet to be determined).5. Screws were not stainless steel, but plated—they should last a long time, but not as well as stainless. Screws are not self-tapping, I found it easier to drill a pilot hole into the gutter.6. Because of the drip edge, the gutter guard cannot be installed directly in front of a ladder. I had to install a section beside my ladder, install two screws, and then move the ladder against the drip edge to install the remaining screws.7. The above makes for a time consuming installation. Since I have only 8 feet of gutter, this was not a big issue with me.8. Fortunately, I do not have a valley on my roof, I am not sure on how well they would work in a valley.9. My gutter is dark in color; if it was white, I would have ordered a black gutter guard to facilitate ice melting (if icing occurs).In my installation I did the following;1. Ordered a sample to see what I am getting, and to insure a color match to my gutter.2. Drilled four mounting holes on the front lip, 12 inches apart, starting 6 inches from and end.3. I did not drill holes on back edge. I am concerned that they could cause rot on fascia board.4. I applied “blobs” of silicon (allow time to fim up) on the gutter hangers to support the gutter guard (see pics) and tilt the guard slightly, so if any overflow that may occur, goes over drip edge.5. In cutting the gutter guard, I applied tape over the cut line to get a “cleaner” cut. See pic.6. Used stainless steel screws…maybe over-kill. I did not need many screws, so I bought some stainless screws. Warning: a disadvantage with stainless screws is: they may not hold into a magnetic drive. Stainless steel is non-magnetic.The final installation looks good (see pic). At this point, I would buy this product again for my application, but it still needs to be time tested.

They do not come with pre- drilled mounting holes. You must drill them yourself. This will add to installation time. For the price they should have come with holes. For that reason, I have deducted a star.When I had my existing gutter installed, I insisted on a gutter guard. Note: I only have 8 feet of gutter on my house. Unfortunately, the guard I got has very course openings. It is effective against leaves, but not maple tree helicopters (see pic). They would get caught in the mesh, rot over time, and fall into the gutter. In looking for a new gutter guard I had three initial criteria:1. It must have a fine enough mesh to keep out the helicopters.2. Water must pass through it so water does not back up against the roof and fascia board.3. I did not want the kind that tucks under the shingles.I ended up buying samples from three sources. The Waterlock had a fine mesh while the others had small holes. The other guards have holes large enough to let roof granules through, but small enough to stop the helicopters. I tested them with a makeshift test fixture to observe the water flow. In the test, helicopters and shingle granules were used. With each sample the helicopters would wash away. The granules did not wash over the fine mesh of the Waterlock. The granules just seem to cling to the fine mesh. However, I could not detect any significant restriction in water flow. It did not seem like the granules caused any water backup. All three appeared to meet the initial criteria.I selected the Waterlock for two main reasons. It is a very strong gutter guard. The aluminum is thicker than any other gutter guard I found, and it had a drip edge, which makes the gutter even stronger. I do not worry about leaning a latter against the gutter. The drip edge allows water overflow (if any) to break away cleanly from the gutter. Another factor came into play; I was able to match the color of my gutter. I could get a sample that I thought was my color and verify that it does indeed match.Negative factors and concerns are:1. They cost more—clearly they cost more to make by using thicker aluminum and the stainless mesh.2. Needed to drill mounting holes.3. Too thick to cut with tin snips; must use a saw. This was no surprise due to the thicker aluminum.4. Possible freezing over in the winter (yet to be determined).5. Screws were not stainless steel, but plated—they should last a long time, but not as well as stainless. Screws are not self-tapping, I found it easier to drill a pilot hole into the gutter.6. Because of the drip edge, the gutter guard cannot be installed directly in front of a ladder. I had to install a section beside my ladder, install two screws, and then move the ladder against the drip edge to install the remaining screws.7. The above makes for a time consuming installation. Since I have only 8 feet of gutter, this was not a big issue with me.8. Fortunately, I do not have a valley on my roof, I am not sure on how well they would work in a valley.9. My gutter is dark in color; if it was white, I would have ordered a black gutter guard to facilitate ice melting (if icing occurs).In my installation I did the following;1. Ordered a sample to see what I am getting, and to insure a color match to my gutter.2. Drilled four mounting holes on the front lip, 12 inches apart, starting 6 inches from and end.3. I did not drill holes on back edge. I am concerned that they could cause rot on fascia board.4. I applied “blobs” of silicon (allow time to fim up) on the gutter hangers to support the gutter guard (see pics) and tilt the guard slightly, so if any overflow that may occur, goes over drip edge.5. In cutting the gutter guard, I applied tape over the cut line to get a “cleaner” cut. See pic.6. Used stainless steel screws…maybe over-kill. I did not need many screws, so I bought some stainless screws. Warning: a disadvantage with stainless screws is: they may not hold into a magnetic drive. Stainless steel is non-magnetic.The final installation looks good (see pic). At this point, I would buy this product again for my application, but it still needs to be time tested.

175 liner feet covered love that I don’t have to clean gutters again

I’ve installed the big name brands in the past that I always felt were WAY overpriced. One shouldn’t have to spend $10,000 for gutter protection. This is a more than reasonable price to pay especially for something made in the USA. If you’ve never installed anything, hire someone that has. All gutters are different, you will have obstacles to go around, the corners are very rarely perfect. The roof will have different overhangs and flashing installed so be prepared it may be a pain in the butt to install in some cases. Plus, if you don’t have a good ladder and tools and know how, you can end up with a poor install or a trip to the ER. This stuff is pretty nice and a good price. With the money you save by not going with a big name brand, do yourself a favor and pay someone to put it on unless you are confident in your abilities.

This product is easy to work with, fast to install, looks great, and seems (so far) to work well. The only issue I had was the end of each guard that overlaps between sections was bent / crushed during shipment. It didn’t prevent me from using them, but I did have to straighten the end of each one prior to installation. Since the damage was in the overlap portion of each section, it wasn’t visible so – no big deal, but it took a bit longer to install due the “straighten” step.I contacted the seller and they quickly resolved the issue to my satisfaction by providing me with some extra product so I could complete a separate gutter run…Overall, I’m quite happy with this purchase.

I first bought some of these not sure if they were really going to handle the water flow off of my roof. I installed some on my garage gutters (4/12 pitch) and then 1 gutter run on my house roof (5/12 pitch). I wanted to see whether they handled the water without running over. I have had a few rain showers since then and they have had some decent downpours and I am happy to report that I could not see any over run in handling the water. Now don’t get me wrong, I suspect that in an absolute deluge there will be some overflow but I expect that. Installation was pretty easy but due to how the drip edge was done when I had my roof re-done, there are sometimes that I have to spend a little more time to get them to fit. But that is not their fault the dimensions of these gutter guards fit the size gutters perfectly, it was the drip edge that was interfering with the fit. I recommend them and have begun installing them on the rest of my gutters around the house.

Installed this year before the leaf drop in the fall. I did all my gutter on a two-story home. They have performed well through the fall leaf drop and so far through the snow and icy winter. I intentionally purchased the black for improved snow and ice melting potential. I have seen not warpage and the installation was simple. I did opt, before starting the installation, to buy some extra screws. I may have had just enough but good to have extra for the dropped screw.

I get a lot of debris on my roof and some (like pine needles) can get stuck in the holes. They were fairly easy to install and dont require much strength to do so (70 year old grandma). They are lightweight but sturdy once installed. The installation holes are predrilled

On my roof I was having a major problem with leaves getting in the down spouts clogging the roof drains and flooding the roof. These gutter guards were the ideal solution. They are much better made than anything I could find at the local hardware for the same price or a bit less. This makes them easy to remove and replace without damaging when leaves build up around them. I had some less well made ones on the roof that were tossed when the new roof was put on by the workers and I can now see why. The quality of the old ones was just not worth keeping them. These I think they would have put back.