Installed on thousands of homes across Australia, The Leaf Man Gutter Guard is the answer for a gutter guard that meets the changing needs of the Australian seasons.
The Leafman Australia researched systems from all around the world to find the one that suited Australian conditions.
As far back as the early 1900s people were using leaf and gutter guards and from its research and development, The Leafman Australia was able to develop an ideal system to suit Australian conditions.
The main criteria to meet these conditions were that the product had to be:
- Fireproof
- Able to collect rainwater for re-usage without collecting sludge in the gutter
- Able to restrict the entry of leaves and debris from the gutter
- Able to withstand fierce rain and hailstorms
As each season resulted in different needs, it was found that what material worked well in one season did not in another.
It was only BlueScope Colorbond Louvered expanded steel that proved to be the answer to every season.
Advantages of steel:
Steel is a strong and reliable product. Steel will not melt, warp or burn and it is ideal for bird-proofing.
Plastic will warp, burn and disintegrate and birds and vermin can chew through it.
Aluminium will warp, melt and bend and cannot withstand heavy rain and fierce hail.
The Leafman Australia is associated with BlueScope ColorbondSteel and from all the gutter/leaf guards from around the world, it is the Australian Company BlueScope Steel that offers a ideal material for ideal solution.
Many Australian roofs are Colorbond Steel and so The Leaf Man Gutter Guard can be colour-matched perfectly to your roofline.
The Leafman Australia’s gutter guard works perfectly with tiled roofs whether they be terracotta or cement tile, swiss or slate.
And if your roof is trimdeck, cliplock or flat, once again, The Leaf Man Gutter Guard will result in a perfect finish.
Importance of louvers:
An open flat aperture can allow just as much debris as water to enter your gutter.
The expanded louvered profile of The Leaf Man Gutter Guard ensures that you will collect maximum water with minimum debris.
Unfortunately if you do have an open mesh or a very tight mesh with small apertures, you may either end up having as much mulch in your gutters as water or water will not be able to get into your gutters. A tight mesh can cause water bounce off it.
Enclosed gutters with spaced apertures will not collect as much water and with strong and precious rainfalls result in water wastage.