blocked guttering

[chickx]

my downpipes/guttering keep getting blocked by twigs and leaves, my neighbour told me you can get little metal cages to put in to stop this happening

can anyone tell me the name of these and where i can get them from

[dr b]

gutter screens or gutter covers - your local hardware/home improvement store should have many varieties. I have them and they work quite well. googling "gutter screens" brought a host of products.

[jason.p]

I've used these gutter guards. They seem OK
www.gutterguarduk.com/ -

[Clanad]

While the others described a system whereby the entire gutter is covered scroll down the right side of this link to see what the "little metal cages" look like:

http://www.guttersupply.com/p-gutter-leaf-guar ds.gstml

Of course, these are here in the U.S., but something similar should be available in the U.S.

[magicmerlin]

This might help also...

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=d etail&fh_secondid=9272687&fh_view_size=150&fh_ start_index=0&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen _GB&fh_search=gutter&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview= search&ts=1245151579232&isSearch=true

[foxyferret]

better late than never. I have just seen these in the Kleeneze catalogue �10.75 for 19 ft 8 inches by 6 inches.