THE STAINLESS STEEL ADVANTAGE
HOW IT WORKS
Let's start with how it works. First of all, the design is very simple. The concept is to create a kind of filter that keeps leaves and debris from ever making it into your gutters. It is installed by carefully lifting the first layer of shingles and sliding Gutter Trojan approximately an inch underneath. When the sun heats the adhesive strip on the shingle, it seals back to the roof through the tiny holes and texture of the material. Trained installers will use stainless steel screws to secure Gutter Trojan to the front edge of the gutters, and also on seams and miters, to create a closed system that will not allow anything larger than a grain of sand to enter. Anything small enough to enter will not be large enough to inhibit proper system drainage and will eventually simply wash down the spouts. Although Gutter Trojan appears to be a wire mesh screen, similar to what you might have in a screen door, it is really not. Gutter Trojan actually starts out as a stainless steel panel and runs through a machine that essentially stamps the diamond shape openings in it. This creates a funnel shape in each one of the perforations that literally forces the water down into the gutter and not off the edge. We have added proprietary design in the material to break the surface tension of the water and also add stiffness and support to the panels. This design is what makes Gutter Trojan the best and most durable gutter protection system on the market today.
VS THE COMPETITION
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There is a lot of competition out there in the gutter protection business. This is the section where I could tell you all about the problems and design flaws associated with the other products that are out there. I could do side by side comparisons of mine and theirs and tell you in detail about why mine works and his doesn’t and so on. I’m not going to do that. What I am going to do is tell you why this product was invented in the first place. Our parent company has been in the Gutter Business for over 43 years. We have installed millions of feet of gutters in Wisconsin where the changing seasons as well as the snow and ice have given us real life test results. According to Gary Fewless, a Botanist from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, there are over 100 species of trees that are native to Wisconsin. That’s a lot of different characters trying to get in and plug those downspouts. Other products simply did not work, are so large and cumbersome that they were not something our customers wanted to look at on their houses, or are so costly that they just plain are priced out of the market.
Our Goal was to produce a product with Key Characteristics found all in one product, Gutter Trojan.
• Solid Metal Construction 100% stainless Steel
• Low profile design
• Full Cover (Gutter Trojan covers the entire gutter)
• Flush mount (Minimizes areas were debris can hang up.)
• No additional hardware needed for install
• Adaptable to 99% of all installs ( product can be adjusted to fit different types rain gutter installs)
• Max Flow design (every inch of Gutter Trojan was designed to be a surface that will allow water to run through instead of small areas like Gutter Cover Type products.)
LIFETIME WARRANTY
Gutter Trojan stands behind our product by including a Limited Lifetime Warranty for every inch of material that is installed by one of our professional installers. See the actual warranty certificate for details. This is included in the homeowner’s packet that the installer will give you when they have completed the install.
THE GREEN ADVANTAGE
The first thing I did when I was asked if our Gutter Trojan product was “Green” is tried to pin down what the phrase actually meant. What I am finding out is that there is really no kind of standards for what makes a company “green” or not. With that, I can say this. We insist that our employees, vendors, suppliers, distributers, and installation contractors all use common sense practices in an effort to reduce our overall impact on the environment. What we produce is a durable 100% stainless steel product that will never have to be replaced. Some of the alternatives in the marketplace are not so long lasting vinyl, petroleum products, and “space aged” polymers, which I can only assume are going to end up in the landfill until the “space age” comes around.
Available Products
GUTTER TROJAN is available for both 5" or 6" applications. We also provide the product with an additional bend for applications with metal roofs or powder coated to increase thermal properties. Both are available via custom order.