Gutter guard cost by brand runs from about $2.60 per linear foot for a DIY Raptor kit to $61.61 per linear foot installed for HomeCraft Gutter Protection, based on 2026 published pricing. That is a spread of roughly 24 times, and it is not mostly a mesh quality story. It is a scope story. Three different things get published as a brand’s “price per foot”: bare material, a guard retrofitted onto the gutters you already have, and a whole new gutter system with the guard built in. Read the table with that in mind and most of the confusion disappears.
Gutter guard cost by brand: 2026 installed price table
Professionally installed gutter guards averaged about $40 per linear foot in 2026, or roughly $6,414 to $9,468 for a 200 foot system, according to This Old House’s 2026 survey of 1,000 US homeowners. Individual brands sit well above and below that midpoint. The table below pairs each brand’s surveyed average with the broader range other cost trackers publish, because a single average hides how wide real quotes get.
| Brand | Surveyed average per linear foot | Published installed range per foot | Typical 200 foot system | Design | Keeps your existing gutters? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldog | Not surveyed | $10 to $14 | $2,000 to $2,800 | Perforated aluminum | Yes, retrofit |
| GutterglovePRO (dealer install) | Not surveyed | $20 to $45 | $4,000 to $9,000 | Stainless micro-mesh | Yes, retrofit |
| Gutter Helmet | Not surveyed | $25 to $60 | $5,000 to $12,000 | Reverse-curve hood | Yes, retrofit |
| LeafGuard | $39.59 | $20 to $70+ | $7,919 surveyed, $4,000 to $14,000 range | One-piece reverse-curve gutter | No, it replaces them |
| LeafFilter | $41.72 | $18 to $45 | $8,344 surveyed, $3,600 to $9,000 range | Stainless micro-mesh on a uPVC frame | Yes, retrofit |
| Gutter Guards America | $46.77 | Not published | $9,353 | Micro-mesh | Yes, retrofit |
| All American Gutter Protection | $47.02 | $10 to $20 | $9,403 surveyed, $2,000 to $4,000 range | Micro-mesh | Yes, retrofit |
| HomeCraft Gutter Protection | $61.61 | About $31 in the prior survey year | $12,322 | Micro-mesh | Yes, retrofit |
Surveyed averages come from This Old House’s 2026 nationwide homeowner survey. Ranges come from HomeGuide’s 2026 cost trackers for gutter guards, Gutter Helmet, and LeafGuard, and from The Roofing Brief’s own brand reviews for Bulldog and Gutterglove. All American Gutter Protection is the clearest example of why one number is never enough: its surveyed average of $47.02 per foot is more than double the $10 to $20 per foot implied by HomeGuide’s $2,000 to $4,000 estimate for a 200 foot job.
DIY gutter guard cost by brand: materials only
DIY gutter guard brands price between about $0.50 and $5.00 per linear foot for material, with no labor attached. Raptor, made by Gutterglove, is the reference point most buyers land on: roughly $2.60 to $3.25 per linear foot, sold in 48 foot kits at about $140. Amerimax dominates the budget shelf at big box retail. The material in these kits is often the same stainless mesh a dealer installs for many times more.
| Brand or product type | Material cost per linear foot | Material for 200 feet | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic screen (various) | $0.50 to $1.00 | $100 to $200 | Snap-in plastic mesh |
| Amerimax | $1.00 to $2.50 | $200 to $500 | Perforated aluminum, lock-in screens |
| Foam inserts (various) | $1.50 to $3.50 | $300 to $700 | Wedge foam |
| Steel screen (various) | $1.50 to $5.00 | $300 to $1,000 | Powder coated steel |
| Brush inserts (various) | $2.00 to $4.00 | $400 to $800 | Bristle cylinder |
| Gutterglove DIY kit | $2.00 to $4.00 | $400 to $800 | Stainless micro-mesh on aluminum |
| Raptor (by Gutterglove) | $2.60 to $3.25 | $520 to $650 | Stainless micro-mesh, 48 foot kits |
| Generic micro-mesh | $2.00 to $5.00 | $400 to $1,000 | Steel or aluminum fine mesh |
Material prices by type come from HomeGuide’s 2026 gutter guard cost tracker. Raptor and Amerimax retail figures come from current listings and The Roofing Brief’s brand reviews. Add labor if you hire the install out separately: HomeGuide puts independent gutter guard labor at $3 to $20 or more per linear foot depending on story height and job complexity.
Why the same brand shows up at two very different prices
Published brand prices disagree because they are measuring three different purchases. Until you know which one a number describes, comparing brands per foot is meaningless. LeafGuard is the cleanest illustration: its price includes a complete new gutter, so comparing it to a $2.60 mesh strip compares a gutter to a lid.
| What the price covers | Typical per foot | Brands quoted this way | What you still have to buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material only, you install | $0.50 to $5.00 | Raptor, Amerimax, Gutterglove DIY kit, generic screens and foam | Your ladder time, fasteners, any gutter repair |
| Guard plus install on your existing gutters | $10 to $60 | LeafFilter, Gutter Helmet, HomeCraft, Bulldog, All American, GutterglovePRO | Nothing, if your gutters pass inspection |
| New gutter system with the guard built in | $20 to $70+ | LeafGuard | Nothing, but you are also buying a gutter replacement |
The middle row carries one hidden condition worth asking about in writing. Retrofit brands generally require sound, correctly pitched gutters. If the crew finds sagging hangers, rotted fascia, or bad slope, that work is usually priced separately and can move a quote by hundreds of dollars before a single guard goes on. Our gutter guard installation cost breakdown covers those add-ons and the break-even math against paying for cleanings.
How much of a branded quote is actually the guard
Material accounts for roughly 5% to 12% of a branded micro-mesh quote. That is a Roofing Brief calculation from two published figures: HomeGuide prices micro-mesh material at $2.00 to $5.00 per linear foot, and This Old House’s 2026 survey puts LeafFilter at $41.72 per linear foot installed. Divide and the guard itself is $2 to $5 of a $41.72 quote. The other 88% to 95% is labor, warranty reserve, sales commission, and dealer overhead.
Push that further using published labor rates. Even at HomeGuide’s top independent labor figure of $20 per linear foot, material plus labor accounts for about $22 to $25 per foot of that $41.72 average. That leaves roughly $17 to $20 per foot attributable to the warranty, the in-home sales process, and brand overhead.
The same comparison stated as a multiple: LeafFilter’s $41.72 per foot installed is about 16 times Raptor’s $2.60 per foot material price, and both products are stainless micro-mesh. That multiple is the honest frame for the decision. You are not buying 16 times the filtration. You are buying someone else on the ladder, a transferable lifetime warranty, and a company that will come back.
Whether that is worth it is a real question with a defensible yes. This Old House’s 2026 survey found 93% of respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with debris blocking after installation, 17% reported never cleaning their gutters again, and another 41% cleaned once a year. The premium buys outcomes, not mesh.
Brand prices moved about 83% in a single survey year
Any single per foot brand number is a snapshot with a short shelf life. This Old House surveyed 1,000 homeowners for both its 2025 and 2026 gutter guard datasets, and the same two brands moved dramatically between them.
| Brand | 2025 survey average per foot | 2026 survey average per foot | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeafFilter | $22.66 | $41.72 | About +84% |
| LeafGuard | $21.67 | $39.59 | About +83% |
Percentage changes are Roofing Brief calculations from the two published This Old House survey averages. A jump that size in twelve months is unlikely to be pure list price inflation. It more likely reflects a different respondent mix, more full-system jobs in the sample, or a shift in what respondents counted as part of the project. Practical takeaway: treat any brand’s published per foot figure as a negotiating anchor, not a quote, and expect your own number to land somewhere inside the wider range column rather than on the average.
The same divergence pattern shows up at the market level. Our US gutter guard market size report found published estimates of the category’s size differ by more than two to one, for much the same reason: no two sources define the boundary the same way.
What each brand costs for your home’s gutter footage
Most single-story homes carry 100 to 200 linear feet of gutter, and larger two-story homes run 250 to 400 feet. Multiply the per foot figure by your actual measured footage rather than trusting a square footage rule of thumb, since two houses with identical floor area can differ by 100 feet of gutter depending on roof shape and how many dormers and porches they carry.
| Brand or option | 150 linear feet | 200 linear feet | 250 linear feet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raptor DIY (material only) | $390 to $490 | $520 to $650 | $650 to $815 |
| Bulldog installed | $1,500 to $2,100 | $2,000 to $2,800 | $2,500 to $3,500 |
| GutterglovePRO dealer installed | $3,000 to $6,750 | $4,000 to $9,000 | $5,000 to $11,250 |
| Gutter Helmet installed | $3,750 to $9,000 | $5,000 to $12,000 | $6,250 to $15,000 |
| LeafGuard at surveyed average | $5,939 | $7,919 | $9,898 |
| LeafFilter at surveyed average | $6,258 | $8,344 | $10,430 |
| HomeCraft at surveyed average | $9,242 | $12,322 | $15,403 |
Totals are calculated by The Roofing Brief from the per foot figures in the first two tables. They exclude gutter repair, fascia work, and any required gutter replacement, which is why a LeafGuard quote in particular tends to land above the calculated figure once a full system is priced.
How to compare brand quotes line by line
- Measure your gutter run first. Walk the perimeter with a tape or count fascia boards. Every quote you receive will be built on linear feet, and knowing the number before the sales visit stops a footage estimate from inflating the job.
- Ask each brand to state the price per linear foot in writing. Divide the total by your measured footage yourself and check it matches. This single step makes brands with different total-price presentations directly comparable.
- Establish what the price includes. Guard only, guard plus install, or guard plus new gutters. Note it on each quote. A $70 per foot LeafGuard number and a $20 per foot retrofit number are not competing offers.
- Separate the repair line items. Re-hanging, re-pitching, fascia repair, and downspout work should appear as their own lines, not be folded into the guard price where they hide the real per foot cost.
- Price the DIY equivalent as your floor. Look up the material cost for the same guard style, multiply by your footage, and put that number next to the quotes. It tells you exactly what the installed premium is, in dollars, before you decide it is worth paying.
- Compare warranty terms, not warranty adjectives. Ask whether the warranty is transferable, whether it covers labor on future service calls, and what voids it. That is the specific thing the premium is buying.
If you are still choosing a guard style rather than a vendor, the cost per foot by guard type breakdown prices micro-mesh, screen, reverse-curve, foam, and brush against each other, and our micro-mesh versus reverse-curve comparison covers which design suits which debris load.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average gutter guard cost per linear foot by brand?
Professionally installed brands averaged $39.59 to $61.61 per linear foot in This Old House’s 2026 homeowner survey, with LeafGuard at $39.59, LeafFilter at $41.72, Gutter Guards America at $46.77, All American Gutter Protection at $47.02, and HomeCraft at $61.61. Mid-tier installed brands such as Bulldog run $10 to $14. DIY brands such as Raptor and Amerimax cost $1.00 to $3.25 for material only.
Which gutter guard brand is cheapest?
Among DIY brands, Amerimax is cheapest at roughly $1.00 to $2.50 per linear foot for perforated aluminum and lock-in screens, with plastic screens from various makers going lower at $0.50 to $1.00. Among professionally installed brands, Bulldog’s perforated aluminum system at $10 to $14 per linear foot installed is the lowest-priced national option we track, well under the $40 per foot installed average.
Why is LeafFilter so expensive compared to DIY micro-mesh?
LeafFilter averaged $41.72 per linear foot installed in the 2026 This Old House survey, roughly 16 times Raptor’s $2.60 per foot material price, and both are stainless micro-mesh. Using HomeGuide’s $2.00 to $5.00 micro-mesh material range, the guard is about 5% to 12% of the quote. The rest covers installation labor, the transferable lifetime warranty, in-home sales, and dealer overhead.
Is LeafGuard cheaper than LeafFilter?
Per linear foot they are close. The 2026 This Old House survey put LeafGuard at $39.59 and LeafFilter at $41.72, a gap of about $2 per foot. The two are not equivalent purchases, though. LeafGuard replaces your gutters with a one-piece covered system, while LeafFilter attaches to the gutters you already have, so LeafGuard quotes often run higher once a full replacement is scoped.
How much do gutter guards cost for a 2,000 square foot house?
A 2,000 square foot home typically carries about 200 linear feet of gutter. At 2026 brand pricing that is roughly $520 to $650 for a Raptor DIY kit, $2,000 to $2,800 for Bulldog installed, $5,000 to $12,000 for Gutter Helmet, $7,919 for LeafGuard at its surveyed average, $8,344 for LeafFilter, and $12,322 for HomeCraft. Measure your actual gutter run before relying on the square footage shortcut.
Do gutter guard brands negotiate on price?
Published ranges suggest room exists. HomeGuide reports LeafFilter installed at $18 to $45 per linear foot and Gutter Helmet at $25 to $60, spreads of roughly 2.5x within a single brand. In many cases the levers are timing outside the busy fall and spring seasons, competing written quotes from two other brands, and removing add-on lines you do not need. Terms and discretion vary by dealer and region.
Is the brand price per foot for material or installed?
It depends on the brand’s sales model, which is the main reason published figures conflict. Retail brands such as Raptor, Amerimax, and the Gutterglove DIY kit quote material only. Dealer-installed brands such as LeafFilter, Gutter Helmet, HomeCraft, Bulldog, and All American quote guard plus labor. LeafGuard quotes a complete new gutter system. Always confirm which of the three a number describes before comparing.
By The Roofing Brief Team. Pricing figures cited from This Old House 2025 and 2026 nationwide homeowner surveys, HomeGuide 2026 cost trackers, current retail listings, and The Roofing Brief brand reviews. Calculations labelled as ours are derived from those published figures. Last reviewed: August 2026.