Meet Jeff Ours, Your Licensed Gutter Expert
Premium Leaf Guards is an Ocala, Florida gutter company owned by Jeff Ours, a state licensed home and building inspector with more than 20 years in construction. Jeff is on most jobs and installs a lot the work himself, using premium materials built to current code. If you want gutters done right the first time, by a credentialed expert who actually answers the phone, you have found your company.
You are about to spend real money to protect the biggest thing you own. You deserve to know exactly who is going to climb the ladder, what they are putting on your house, and whether they will still be around when it rains. This page answers all three.
Why a Licensed Inspector Should Install Your Gutters
Most gutter crews are exactly that: a crew. Premium Leaf Guards is run by a state licensed home and building inspector. In Florida, that license is not a weekend certificate. It means passing a state exam, clearing a background check, carrying errors-and-omissions and liability insurance, and completing continuing education every two years to keep it active. The state holds a licensed inspector to a standard. That same standard is what gets bolted to your house.
Here is why it matters to you. An inspector spends his career looking at what goes wrong with houses: where water gets in, why fascia rots, how a foundation starts to move when drainage fails. Jeff brings that eye to every gutter job. He is not just hanging a channel and collecting a check. He is reading your roofline, your soffit, your grade, and your drainage, and building a system that fixes the actual problem.
What the credential buys you on your job:
- A trained eye for the water problems a salesperson never notices.
- Work built to current code and modern standards, not to whatever is fastest.
- An owner who is personally accountable, with a license on the line, not a subcontractor you will never see again.
- Straight answers, because an inspector's whole job is telling people the truth about their house.
You deal with the licensed inspector, not a salesman
Premium Leaf Guards is owned and run by Jeff Ours, a state-licensed home and building inspector with more than 20 years in construction. He has inspected the cheap installs, so he knows exactly why they fail and how to build one that won’t. On your project he is on site and doing a lot of the work himself, because a gutter system is only as good as the installer who hangs it.
That means you talk to the person who actually builds it. No commission rep, no bait-and-switch, no disappearing after the deposit. Everything is done to current codes and modern standards. And if a smaller fix is the right call for your home, we will tell you. We like the work, but we are not going to sell you something you don’t need.
The Problem Jeff Kept Seeing
After more than 20 years in construction, Jeff kept walking up to the same houses with the same damage. Gutters pulled off the fascia after one hard summer storm. Black corrugated drain pipe cracked underground where it bent, dumping water right back against the foundation. A premium-priced national guard that had clogged solid with algae. Awning box gutters on a lanai that three companies had already told the owner could not be fixed.
Almost none of it was bad luck. It was thin material, hangers spaced too far apart, and crews that were gone before the paint dried. The homeowner had paid good money and still had the problem. Worse, many of them had been talked into more than they needed by someone working a commission.
That is the part that bothered him most. People in and around Ocala were not getting a straight answer. They were getting a sales script. So Jeff started Premium Leaf Guards on a simple idea: use better material than the cheap installers, be more honest than the national brand, and put a licensed expert on every single job. If a homeowner only needs a reseal, tell them that. If they need the whole system rebuilt, show them why, in plain words, with the proof in their own gutters.
The risk of getting it wrong is real. The cheap install fails in a few seasons and you pay twice. Missing or broken drainage washes out pavers and undermines a slab. The pretty quote that skips the details is the expensive one in the end. Done right the first time costs less than done twice.
Meet the Owner: Jeff Ours
Jeff Ours has spent his working life around buildings. More than 20 years in construction. A state licensed home and building inspector. A court-recognized construction expert. A background on the insurance side that taught him exactly what a water-damage claim looks like before it ever happens. Put simply, Jeff has seen how houses fail, and he builds gutters so yours does not.
He is not a salesperson who shows up once. Jeff is actually on most jobs, and he installs a lot of the work himself. His rule is short and he repeats it on every estimate: “The system is only as good as the installer.” A premium gutter hung by a rushed crew is just an expensive gutter that will still pull off the house. So he’s on site, and over-engineers the whole system to current code.
He will also tell you the truth, even when it costs him the sale. In his words, “I like money, but I am not going to sell you something you do not need.” If a smaller fix solves your problem, that is what he will quote. And when you call, you get him. “I actually answer the telephone” is not a slogan here. It is how he runs the company.
When the work is done, Jeff stands behind it with a 5-year workmanship warranty and a lifetime no-clog guard warranty that he honors personally. He is also proud to give back to the community he serves.
Licensed Home and Building Inspector · 20+ Years in Construction · Owner On Every Job · Built To Code.
Years in construction
Every job
Has the owner on it
24 in.
Hanger spacing (code allows 36)
Lifetime
No-clog guard warranty
The difference is in the details
What to compare
- Premium Leaf Guards
- Typical Installer / Big Brand
Who does the work
- Licensed inspector and owner on every job
- A crew or subcontractor you may never meet
Aluminum thickness
- Premium .032 coil, far stiffer and longer lasting
- Thinner .027 that bends and sags sooner
Hanger spacing
- Every 24 inches, so it stays on the house
- Spread toward the 36-inch code maximum
Guard material
- 316L surgical stainless micro-mesh
- Plastic or lighter mesh that can clog with algae
Drainage
- Solid PVC carrying water about 5 feet from the foundation
- Black corrugated pipe that cracks at every bend
Sales approach
- Honest scope, no upsell, answers the phone
- Commission pressure and hard closes
Warranty
- 5-year workmanship plus lifetime no-clog guard warranty, honored personally
- Warranty routed through a call center
None of this costs more in the long run. It is the reason Premium Leaf Guards gutters are still doing their job decades after the cheap ones have been torn off and replaced. Pay once, not twice.
What you can count on
1. Tell us what is going on.
Call or text (352) 440-3310, or send a few photos. We listen first. If you are not sure what the problem is, a 100 dollar diagnostic visit gets a licensed eye on it, and that fee is credited when you hire us.
2. Get an honest plan and an honest price.
Jeff looks at your roofline, your drainage, and your grade, then quotes exactly what your house needs. Nothing padded, nothing skipped.
3. We build it right and stand behind it.
The owner is on the job, the system goes on to code, and the warranty backs it for years.
Our promises to you: a straight answer even when it costs us the sale, premium materials over the cheap stuff, no high-pressure pitch, and a real person on the other end of the phone. We are here to fix your water problem, not to sell you the most expensive thing on the truck.
Where We Work
Premium Leaf Guards is based in Ocala and works across Central Florida, with Ocala and The Villages as the heart of our service area. We cover Marion, Lake, Sumter, Alachua, Putnam, and Columbia counties, including the many 55-and-better and HOA communities where homeowners want a maintenance-free home and a contractor they can trust.
Central Florida throws a lot at a gutter. Ocala sees about 52 inches of rain a year, and the June-to-September wet season drops 6 to 8 inches a month in hard, fast afternoon storms, on top of a heavy oak-leaf and pine-needle load. That is exactly the weather that overwhelms an undersized or poorly hung system, and exactly what we build for.
Not sure if you are in our area? Just ask.
What it looks like done right
Picture the next big storm rolling in off the Gulf. You do not think about it. The water hits the roof, runs into gutters that are bolted on tight, passes through stainless guards that do not clog, and exits through solid pipe a safe five feet from your foundation. No ladder. No overflowing seam above the front door. No sand washing out between the pavers.
That is the whole point of doing it right. A home that takes care of itself, built by a licensed expert who answered the phone, showed up, and stood behind the work. That is what your neighbors who hired Premium Leaf Guards already have, and it is what we want for you.
Frequently asked questions
Premium Leaf Guards is owned by Jeff Ours, a state licensed home and building inspector with more than 20 years in construction. Jeff is on most jobs and installs about half of the work himself.
A Florida home inspector has to pass a state exam, clear a background check, carry insurance, and keep up continuing education. More important on your job, an inspector knows where water actually damages a house, so the gutter system is built to fix the real problem, not just hang a channel.
Yes. Jeff is on almost every job site for installation and does a lot of the work himself. Jeff personally trains every installer that works on his team for weeks to ensure they are installing to his standards and frequently spot checks their work. His rule is that a system is only as good as the installer, so he over-engineers the build to code.
We serve Ocala, The Villages, and the surrounding Central Florida communities across Marion, Lake, Sumter, Alachua, Putnam, and Columbia counties. If you are not sure whether you are in range, call or text (352) 440-3310 and ask, sometimes to help a client we may go further.
Because the materials and the method are better: thicker .032 aluminum, hangers every 24 inches, 316L stainless guards, and solid PVC drainage, all installed by a licensed owner. That is why our gutters are still working decades later. You pay once instead of twice.
Yes. Premium Leaf Guards backs its work with a 5-year workmanship warranty and a lifetime no-clog guard warranty that Jeff honors personally. Confirm exact warranty terms during your estimate.
Absolutely. If a reseal or a realignment fixes your issue, that is what we will quote. Jeff’s words: “I like money, but I am not going to sell you something you do not need.”
Get gutters built by a licensed expert who answers the phone.
Tell us what is going on with your home and we will give you a straight answer and a free estimate. No pressure, no upsell, just the right system done right the first time.