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Gutter Helmet Gutter Guard Review


ConsumersAdvocate.org Rating: 3.9 / 5 (Very good)
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Gutter Helmet is a brand of aluminum gutter guards that drain water into your gutters through the principle of surface tension.

The company is owned by the Southeastern Metals Company (SEMCO), which in turn is owned by Gibraltar Industries.

The company does business through a dealer network across the US and Canada.

How is Gutter Helmet rated?

Breakdown

4.0/5
Specifications
3.3/5
Additional Services
4.2/5
Pricing and Warranty
4.4/5
Reputation

Overall Rating: 3.9 / 5 (Very good)

Gutter Helmet enjoys an excellent reputation and has an extensive network of highly-qualified dealers.

Their aluminum guards fit securely over your gutters and remain durable in tough weather.

Their patented reverse-curve surface tension design allows rainwater to flow freely into your gutters, while stopping leaves, seeds, pine needles, and other debris from entering, but it doesn't entirely prevent them from washing into the gutters in some heavy rain conditions.

Specifications

Guard Types & Details

Guard Types
Reverse Curve (surface tension)
Attachment Methods
Under Shingle
Materials
Aluminum
Colors
Black
Silver
Brown
Green
Grey
Copper

Specifications - 4 / 5

Gutter Helmet's gutter guard is a long piece of heavy-gauge, pre-formed aluminum that covers existing gutters and curves downward.

When rain falls, it clings to the cover and rolls down the curved surface into a 3/8” slit.

Through the principle of surface tension, water drips into the gutter itself while restricting foreign debris.

The company also offers a heated add-on option, named Helmet Heat, with the purpose of melting ice and snow during winter.

Services & Features

Key Facts

Installation Options
Professionally Installed
Services Offered
Gutter Cleaning
Gutter Repair
Gutter Alignment
Gutter Reinstallation

Additional Services - 3.3 / 5

Gutter Helmet dealers provide gutter fabrication, installation and repair, in addition to gutter guard installation.

This is important, since it may not be possible to install a Gutter Helmet system on damaged, decaying, or improperly installed gutters.

Most dealers include cleaning and alignment services free of charge with a new system, which minimizes the risk of performing such tasks yourself, or having to hire somebody to do them.

Gutter Helmet Pricing

Pricing Details

Free Installation
Ask Dealer
Financing Available
Ask Dealer

Warranty

Length of Warranty
Lifetime
Transferable Warranty
Yes

Pricing and Warranty - 4.2 / 5

Like all gutter guard companies with a professional installer network, Gutter Helmet does not publish its prices.

Each installation is dependent on a number of factors unique to each home, including geographical location, the proximity of certain foliage, and the scale of the job.

Reputation & Reviews

Company Details

Type of Company
Vendor/ Service Provider
Manufactures Own Product?
Yes
Year Founded
1981

Customer Reviews

Trust Pilot Rating
3.8 out of 5
BBB Rating
A+
Number of BBB Positive Reviews
2
Number of BBB Neutral Reviews
0
Number of BBB Negative Reviews
0
Date Collected
2021-03-09

Reputation - 4.4 / 5

Gutter Helmet has a strong and consistent reputation. It's a BBB-accredited company with an A+ rating, and a great 3.8 (out of 5) rating with TrustPilot.

The company has been in business for over thirty-five years. Many homeowners have noted in their reviews that they re-install Gutter Helmet on their next homes, suggesting a healthy degree of consumer confidence in its products.

Contact & Additional Information

Homepage URL
Company Phone
(888) 264-8522

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35 Customer Comments & Reviews

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lmcclendon68
12/27/2023
We had gutters installed on our lakehouse in 2014 and they have constantly gotten stopped up. I have called them twice this year and was told they would come out and check them. The year is over and they still have not been out. Their lifetime warrenty is not worth the paper it was written on and I would never purchase from them again. Beware of this company. Linda McClendon Gardendale, Alabama


George F
11/16/2023
Customer Service Sucks and the Referral Program is a Joke . You did not Honor it now you have a Irate Customer that can't keep there mouth shut. For every upset customer you have you lose 10-20 possible new customers.


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gary h
10/11/2023
my installer has changed their policy on cleaning and now charges a fee


Dennis M
9/15/2023
I had a failure on my Gutter Helmut system back in the spring of 2023. I contacted both the local installer and the Gutter Helmet Company and basically was told that their product wasn’t protected against Acts of God. Go figure that God would want to destroy my Gutter Helmet. I will say that Gutter Helmet Louisville, Kentucky did discount the repair from $800.00 to $400.00. I didn’t do anything else until recently. I have been in the Lumber and Building Materials business for my entire career, working for several manufacturers. I learned that whenever a product fails it is normally due to incorrect installation and ask that my installation be looked at by the company and the installer.... Read More


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Mark A
8/23/2023
I HIGHLY suggest that you start running TV ads. Don't allow the other guys to dominate the market.


yonghui6
11/3/2022
Well done and truly impressed with their service and follow on support. Would recommend for anyone needing a professional team to install and maintain your gutters.


738rsc
8/31/2022
Ice and snow got in underneath the helmet and peeled it back. There is no longer anyone in the Toronto (Canada) area who installs or repairs Gutter Helmet so the lifetime warranty is useless. Stay away !!


braia475
7/22/2022
Very poor customer service. Disrespectful of a customers time. Never showed up for an morning appointment to check and clean out a potential clog.. Called customer service for any updates and I kept hearing we can't reach our field techs, they are not responding to our texts. Finally around 2 pm I get an update. My appointment had been cancelled, due to a tech that was supposedly out at my house a month ago saying I had a broken pipe First off, A tech did not come out a month ago and I never had a broken pipe! Instead of calling me and asking if this was true and had it been fixed they just decided to cancel my appointment. Spoke to manager Jim and it turned out the tech had... Read More


kenmar1700
5/17/2022
The product is good keeping out large debris. BUT.... After having had the gutter helmet on our second story house for 3 years, we have discovered that it is not fowl proof. Birds have nested in-between the slits and have caused blockage. We have three different bird nests in the gutters. It is sad that we didn't know this was even a possibility. We were so disappointed that after spending all this money on what we thought was a permanent solution to cleaning out the gutters, and now we still need to clean them out. This was not a wise investment for us. Just wanted others to be ware that this is a possibility.


elijaa1993
12/10/2021
Worst gutter guards ever made Debris animals and insects like to nest in very over priced and causes damages to your roof steer clear of anyone selling these guards they are trying to rip you off



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