LeafFilter & LeafGuard Cost: What Quotes Come In At

National gutter guard brands install at about $16 per linear foot, which works out to roughly $3,100 to $3,400 for 200 feet of gutter (This Old House, 2025 survey of 1,000 gutter guard users). The five brands surveyed land within $225 of each other, which is the most useful thing on this page: at the national-brand tier, the brand you pick barely moves the price. What moves it is the channel — the same category of product costs substantially less through a local contractor and less again as a DIY kit.

What the surveyed totals actually are

These are installed totals for 200 linear feet. Each is reported as surveyed, without adjustment.

The spread from cheapest to dearest is $225 on a roughly $3,200 job — about seven per cent ($3,361 minus $3,136). Treat quotes that sit far outside this band, in either direction, as worth asking questions about rather than as a bargain or a ripoff.

The comparison that matters more

The local-contractor figure shows as a gap rather than a number. We have one, but nobody has re-checked it against its source, and on a page whose whole purpose is comparing prices, publishing an unverified comparison figure would be the worst possible place to do it.

What can be said from verified figures alone: a national brand at $16 per foot is roughly double the $6–$8 per foot of a DIY micro-mesh kit. Some of that gap is installation labour, which is real work you would otherwise do yourself. The rest is the cost of the sales and warranty operation attached to a national brand.

What you are paying for at the national-brand tier

Stated factually, because these are named companies and the point is to describe what is on offer rather than to characterise it.

Installation by a trained crew, generally with the product cut and fitted to your roofline rather than sold in standard lengths.

A transferable warranty, which is the main structural difference from a DIY kit. Terms vary by company and are the part worth reading closely — specifically whether the warranty covers clogging, which is the failure you are buying the product to prevent, or only materials and workmanship.

A sales process. These are in-home-quote businesses, and the cost of that process is inside the price. That is a statement about the model, not about the product.

Product that is generally micro-mesh at this tier, which is the category that handles fine debris. Whether that matters depends on what falls on your roof — see best gutter guards for pine needles and micro-mesh gutter guards.

Questions worth asking before signing

• What is the mesh aperture, as a measurement? “Micro-mesh” has no agreed threshold behind it. A number is a specification.
• Does the warranty cover clogging, or only defects? Read the document, not the brochure.
• Is the warranty transferable, and does it survive if the company changes hands?
• How is it fastened? If it tucks under the first course of shingles, ask in writing whether that affects your roof warranty.
• Can it be removed and refitted without being destroyed, when the gutter underneath eventually needs attention?
• What is the price per linear foot? Converting the quote to a per-foot rate is the only way to compare it with anything else on this page.

Is the national-brand tier worth it?

That depends on whether the warranty and the installation are worth roughly double a DIY kit to you, and on whether you would actually fit a kit yourself. It is a real question with a defensible answer either way.

The arithmetic that decides it — cleaning cost avoided, against guard cost, over how long you are staying — is worked through on are gutter guards worth it. At $3,200 for 200 feet against a national average cleaning bill, the payback is long, and it is longer still because guards reduce cleaning rather than ending it.

Common questions

Why are all the national brands priced so similarly?

The surveyed totals sit within about seven per cent of each other. They are competing on the same model — in-home quote, trained installation, long warranty — so the cost structures are close.

Is LeafFilter more expensive than LeafGuard?

On the surveyed figures, no: LeafGuard came in slightly higher at 200 feet. The gap is small enough that on any individual quote, roofline complexity and local labour will matter more than the brand.

Can I get the same product cheaper elsewhere?

You can get the same category — micro-mesh — considerably cheaper as a DIY kit or through a local contractor. Whether it is the same product depends on mesh specification and frame quality, which is why asking for the aperture as a number is the useful question.

Do these figures include the gutters themselves?

No. They are guard installation on existing gutters. If the gutters are being replaced at the same time, that is a separate cost — see the gutter installation cost calculator.

Should I be suspicious of a much lower quote?

Not automatically, and not the reverse either. A local contractor fitting comparable micro-mesh should legitimately come in under a national brand. Ask for the aperture, the warranty terms and the fixing method, and compare those rather than the headline number.

How we check our figures

Every figure on this page comes from one named, dated survey and is cited beside the figure. Nothing has been adjusted, averaged or rounded. Where a comparison figure has not been verified against its source, the page shows a gap and says so rather than filling it in. Full approach: how we calculate costs.

We have no commercial relationship with any company named here, and no affiliate arrangement anywhere on this site.

Related reading

For the category decision, start at the gutter guards hub. For whether guards pay for themselves, are gutter guards worth it. For upkeep once fitted, gutter guard maintenance.