It’s inevitable that at some point while you own your home, your roof, siding and/or gutters will have to be replaced. There are many companies that provide these services, but specialize  in just one or the other. Leaf Free Gutters and Home Improvements, a family-owned  and -operated business serving New Jersey and New York for over 20 years, specializes in all three of these services, along with installing energy-efficient windows.

 “We do everything exterior, from new roofing, vented soffits, trim and capping, to all new siding, vinyl or Hardie Plank, and custom Leaf Free gutters or open seamless gutters—all under one umbrella,” owner Noel Naughton says, who left corporate America in 2002 to join his father’s company full-time. “Some guys just do roofing then call someone else for gutters and the projects take days to get done. We have all our own crews and we do everything in-house. Instead of waiting a week or two for a roofing company, it’s a seamless process with us. Once we’re done with the roof, we get straight to the gutters.”

Leaf Free Gutters and Home Improvements only uses the best products available, including their Leaf Free gutter system, part of the KGuard gutter family. According to Naughton, they  are held in place with patented, high-impact, all-weather polymer hangers and keep the gutter from losing its form. 

 “Our Leaf Free system is made of strong gauge aluminum so the base material doesn’t wear away,” Naughton explains. “It’s the only one that is seamless and hingeable, all custom-formed on the job site. Besides offering protection and durability, it looks like crown molding and comes in a variety of different colors. It also comes with a lifetime guarantee of nonclogging and keeps out all birds, squirrels and animals.”

Naughton’s family has been installing gutters since 1976, so it comes as no surprise Leaf Free Gutters and Home Improvements knows every little detail about gutters. Once they were extremely knowledgeable about gutters and had the materials and crews they needed, they added roofing and siding to their résumé. From roof installation to roofing repairs, Leaf Free Gutters and Home Improvements is known as a leading roof contractor, offering the highest quality materials from some of the best lines available. They are also a GAF Certified Installer and a licensed contractor in both New Jersey and New York. 

 “Because we’re GAF certified, we’re able to offer a tax rebate up to $1,500 because it’s an efficient roof,” Naughton says. “We also offer a 50-year warranty on Life Time shingle roofs, which we recommend because it’s been held to the industry standard to protect your house. Some companies install metal roofs because they think they are more cosmetic, but it’s more of a hindrance with heavy rain, snow and ice. It’s very important to protect your house with a good, solid roof and keep the elements outside.”

When it comes to siding, Leaf Free Gutters and Home Improvements has many options to choose from, but Naughton recommends Hardie Plank siding—fiber cement siding that is extremely durable and has long-lasting color that fits any aesthetic.

 “It’s expensive, but it’s a 50-year product,” he says. “Once you install it, you don’t have to get siding on your house ever again.” Once the project is finished, Naughton and his team continue the relationship with their clients by thanking them in more ways than one.

 “Last year we installed over 700 jobs and 63 percent of them were referrals,” Naughton says. “After every project we mail a thank you letter to the client and give them a $25 gift card for a nice review on social media sites. It’s a nice incentive we like to offer to our clients.”

It’s offerings like this, as well as having a qualified and honorable staff and providing the best customer service and products on the market that make Leaf Free Gutters and Home Improvements a step above the rest.

 “We have a really good product, we don’t offer fly-by-night products,” Naughton says. “For example, if you go to a place like Home Depot and buy a mesh system [for gutters], you’ll get clogs. On the flip side, there are other companies that will charge $9,000 or $10,000 for a gutter system that doesn’t work. We are honest and professional and that’s how we run our business. We’re not the cheapest, but we’re not going to take advantage of people. We’re a trustworthy family business.”

Leaf Free Gutters and Home Improvements
Emerson, N.J. | (888) 611-5323
(201) 265-4500 | LeafFree.com

Published (and copyrighted) in House & Home, Volume 19, Issue 8 (February 2019). 
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