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G u t t e r  G o o d i e
Overview  |  Installation

Being eco-conscious is one thing, but there is a limit.
Have you had enough of this?………..
* Gutters full of leaves?
* Blocked downpipes?
* Spending your weekends up the ladder…..
 Have you got an unwanted garden on the roof ?… Are you making compost in the eaves?…..
     

Then isn't it time you gave yourself a break? Well, we've got the answer to your prob……
We've got The Gutter Goodie.

After 3 months.
See the difference!

Before
After
     
Gutter Goodie is easy to keep clean. All that is required is a light brush.
Before Sweeping
After Sweeping
 
I N S T A L L A T I O N

Ensure that the gutter has been cleaned prior to installation.

1/. Measure the distance between internal gutter supports if present, and cut a length of The Gutter Goodie® to suit. Lengths may be 'butt-joined' if too short.
2/. Insert The Gutter Goodie® into the gutter 'well'. Although not essential, any gaps as in Fig.1 above, may be closed by cutting slits to accommodate the gutter support braces.
3/. Ensure a snug fit under the tile edges, and fill the entire gutter length. This must be placed and must cover the downpipe inlet in the gutter well. The Gutter Goodie® will prevent any waste matter larger than the 4mm mesh gauge, entering the gutter or downpipe. Maintenance: Any organic matter that accumulates between The Gutter Goodie® and the tiles, may be either brushed or hosed off. Every six months, if necessary, remove The Gutter Goodie® shake out any loose matter and replace.
 
O V E R V I E W

 

For most of us, the days of having people on tap doing all those 'around the house' chores on our behalf are long gone. It's now become too expensive to have the service providers just arrive and mow the lawn, clean the pool and trim the hedges. Now it's our turn to sweat the small stuff. There goes another weekend!
Of all the maintenance jobs that one has to do around the house, there can be few as time-consuming, irritating, dirty, limb-threatening (if you fall off the ladder), and unfortunately, regular, as that of cleaning out the gutters. This is a double punishment if you happen to live anywhere near trees.
The consequences of not regularly cleaning out the accumulated mulch of leaves and detritus that accumulates in the gutters are sometimes more far reaching than one might imagine. Apart from the unsightly mess eventually becoming visible to all and sundry from ground level, and the unexpected and rather startling arrival of a rampant gutter-garden, there is the more damaging blockage of the storm water drains that will inevitably follow suit. This consequence of 'gutter neglect' can in itself be very expensive. But all is not lost - there is an answer.

The Gutter Goodie, designed to fit most common gutter channels, has arrived!

There's nothing too revolutionary about the concept, but the simplicity and ease of installation and maintenance is what makes it unique. From a DIY point of view, it's a doddle, and all one really needs is some ladder-competence and a pair of garden scissors. The Gutter Goodie is light, flexible, u.v. resistant, and comes packed, 6 x 1.5 metre lengths in a box. Installation is really simple.

  1. Identify and clean out the problem gutters. Remove all the mud and leaves etc. from inside the channel, and hose the gutter down.
  2. Measure the gap between internal gutter supports (if there are any) in the gutter channel, and cut lengths of The Gutter Goodie to suit. If there are no internal impediments, just fill the channel with lengths of The Gutter Goodie, butt-joining lengths if necessary. No gluing is required.
  3. Once inserted, The Gutter Goodie must be bedded in to the gutter channel, preferably to fit under the tile overhang. The down-pipe inlet must also be covered.
  4. Maintenance is confined to the occasional brushing or hosing off of any accumulated chaff that lies between the tiles and The Gutter Goodie. All large leaves will be blown off the roof in the normal way, without ending up in the gutter - the convex shape formed by the mesh, between the gutter lip and the tile edge will prevent this. The Gutter Goodie will not impede water flow from the roof into the gutter, even in heavy rainfalls. About twice a year, it may be necessary to remove The Gutter Goodie, shake it to dislodge any material trapped inside, and then replace it.


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