LeafGuard Chicago, LLC

We have been climbing up on our roof cleaning gutter for 20+ yrs & finally decided that we were tired of risking falling & breaking our necks so we purchased leaf guard gutters, (NOT INEXPENSIVE!!!). Yes, they seem to work with not allowing leaves to get in the gutters, but when it snows…
No one told us how the snow & ice blocks the melting snow’s ability to get to the gutter. We now have a treacherous ice rink around our whole house!!! The melting snow/​ice is not able to get to the gutter so it spills right over onto the gangway & sidewalks. And the icicles!!! Though beautiful, if one of those giant babies fall on your head… OH BOY! Not Good! So, NO we won’t break our necks falling off of our ladder/​roof but we will probably fall & break our necks slipping on the ice these gutters have caused. Can say I would recommend getting leaf guard gutters. Sorry!

Having many trees and getting old enough where I don’t want to be on the roof or ladder every week during the fall, I looked into a guard. I have had 2 previous types, that were self installed but I was still up too often cleaning those out. I looked into Leaf Guard and liked the concept and being a science teacher it made sense. It so far works as advertised. The main issue is it is crazy expensive but I really feel I will not have to deal with the gutters again. It is a well made product. (I just hope they are never damaged).
Now the downside. My roof shingles were damaged. Fortunately I had extras (the roof was less than 3 years old). I was given a «all is good «final inspection. I happened to be on a ladder near the roof and noticed my corner shingle was a different color. Turns out the installers hid the damage on one corner and 3 other places were torn. They did come back and fix those. The last issue was wasps in one of my vents. They emptied a can of wasp killer and much was on the roof and stained it. They said it will fade in 3 to 6 months after trying to clean it. I do not believe that will happen. If you happen to want the guards, go for it but make sure you are able to inspect the roof yourself before you are told it’s all good. I was promised replacement shingles. Still waiting. For the price I did expect my roof to not be damaged or left damaged. Also, if you are enticed by the free dinner voucher, it is credit to half of the meal cost coupons on Restaurant. con (not free). If I get my shingles or my stained shingles magically fix themselves, I will edit this post.
11÷1÷15: I would move the rank up to a 4 if I didn’t have to get on the roof to take care of this myself. I did some investigating and talked this over with my roofer and a Chemistry teacher friend and made a concoction to bleach it out a bit. It seems better but will try another dose or two and let you know. Found a bunch of screws left on roof. Gutters worked awesome as promised with last rain.
11÷20÷15: it is all behind me now. They did finally drop off 2 bundles of shingles after Costco called them. It was promised before I got Costco involved but they seemed to maybe light a fire under them. If you like the product go for it. Just have someone you trust check the roof out before final inspection. They will take care of it.

Let me start by saying I am not reviewing the actual gutters (they seem like an excellent product) we choose not to install them because of the price. We expected that they would be more expensive, but they were 3+ more (after all their discounts) than «ordinary» gutter quotes we received. Even though there is a warranty that can be transferred to the next owner, it just was not worth the extra price. We could hire someone to clean out our gutters for years and years to come and still not make up the difference and I doubt they would add that much value to the sale price of our home.
My difficulty comes with their promotion I heard on WGN radio that if they come out for a consultation you will receive a certificate for a dinner for 2. We did not receive that certificate and were told we did not listen to the presentation. My appointment was for 3 — 3:30. The representative came almost 2 hours early, and because of prior commitments at that time, could only give him 15 minutes or so to explain the product. This I was told this was not sufficient. More time would have been available if they came when they said they would. I just believe in truth in advertising and feel though I was mislead.
And just for the record, the «FREE» dinner certificate was not the reason we called LeafGuard, we need gutters. Just keep this in mind when you schedule your appointment.

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! Absolute pleasure to do business with this company!

BUYER BEWARE: If I could give zero stars I would. The average cost for a gutter replacement is $ 4 – 9 per linear foot. This company, specifically Eric Brown, quoted my mother $ 10,211.00 or $ 52 a linear foot!!! That is insane. My mother is the sweet lady down the block that puts spiders outside versus killing them. Mr. Brown sensed that and went in for the kill. What a horrible person to try to take advantage of a senior citizen who is very money savvy but when it comes to home repairs will trust what is told to her. Mr. Brown you should be ashamed of yourself! To add insult to injury he gave her the 60% off installation as advertised, a discount for being a senior citizen and than an all cash discount to lower the bill to $ 7640. Completely laughable that he said that was a «great deal!» That’s still $ 37/​foot. $ 33 higher than the average for the area!!! Mr. Brown, my mother had her gutters cleaned for $ 125 and all the rain that flooded the area yesterday proved that THE GUTTERS WORK GREAT AND DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. What a scam. Don’t be coerced into using these fools.

The price is worth the gutters. Yes high, but they do what they’re supposed to. One full year after installation on a one story house on a heavily wooded lot and they’ve never clogged or caused a problem.

Its a good product and Im sure works well but the price was alittle on the crazy side. I went with Innovative Home Concepts and what they call the «gutter shutter» Its a much bigger and stronger gutter. I thought it looked nicer and was 600 dollars less

I needed gutter.
Just cause, the constant waterfall over my window was fascinating and also annoying.
So, after the dog and pony show the salesman pitched i was totally not impressed by the $ 5000 price tag.
Yeah, i know hanging gutters from the roof is utterly a no-​no and a carpentry crew needed to come out and built out a fascia. Now thats why the exorbitant cost.
These gutters are fantastic they do the work i am glad i did it.
Basically the work was done right.
–2 stars cause they lost my paperwork and didnt show and installed the gutters 30 day after the carpenters showed up.
Yeah, that definitively pissed me off.
i would love to do business with them again but, just not sure.