Metal Lock-In Gutter Guard

These guards work really well to keep leaves out of your gutters. They lock into the gutter securely and link together seamlessly. The first set I bought have been on my house for several years and I've yet to have to clean out the gutters. I have installed these on numerous houses and people can't believe how reasonable they are. Take your time, wear good gloves, have a pair of tin snips to trim them and you can get professional results for a fraction of the cost of gutter guards or helmets or any of the high priced gutter caps. And they are hardly noticeable from the ground as well

Why did you pick this product vs others?:this gutter guard is a must! It tucks under existing shingles and clips easily into the gutter. It allows total water flow and keeps all leaves and debris out of your gutter. So easy to install and last forever.

Corrected to indicate that I have K-style gutters, not ogee.I used 3 75-foot containers of the gutter screens. They are quite stoutand simple to use. I have 5-inch K-style gutters with long nails aboutevery 3 feet driven through the very top section of the gutters withvery little space between the top of the nails (aluminum spacerscovering the nails) and the bottom of the lip of the top of the gutters.To use these screens, I had to use sheet metal snips to cut backthe lower part of the screens so that the spring ridge (lower part)of the screens could fit between the nail/cover and the gutter lip inside.I had both inside and outside 45 degree corners to fit, so customcutting was required many times. The screens appear deep enoughto use on 6 or 5 inch gutters, so they have to tuck up quite deeplyunder my shingles in my 5 inch application. I found that at cornersin particular, cutting some of the top (back) of the screens made insertioneasier/possible. Also note that it required quite a bit of liftingof shingles, so don't try this on a cold day or you may crack/breakshingles. The ends of the screen runs leave a triangular openingthrough which a few leaves/needles might enter -- would be nice to havea snap-on end-cap available at extra cost for those who want it --bending the screens down is not elegant nor totally effective.One key tip: the screens come with a slight crown. You definitelywant to reverse that for the first inch or two at the back as that willallow them to slide above the drip edge and below the shingles moreeasily, depending on how high your gutters on mounted on your facia.Note that if you don't have ladder spreader arms to keep your laddersupported by the roof and not the gutter, the ladder will compressthe gutter and hence your screen installation will be more difficult,plus when you remove the ladder the screens may not slide out fullyto the gutter edge and you may have a gap. Highly recommendusing the ladder spreader support arms during installation where possible.Another trick: take a metal coat hanger and bend a small right angleon one end. Use that as a tool to manipulate the screens -- oncethey are tucked under the shingles, moving them left to right or frontand back becomes very difficult. Having a tool that can be insertedinto the screen's holes makes it much easier (though not easy).Where the screens are to overlap, there is a nice cut-out on the front edge.I found that under the shingles it was very hard to slide one over theother. I arrived at the solution to insert the "top" screen sectionover the existing/under section and then slide the top screen "off" ofthe under section until the overlap was as desired, rather than tryingto slide the "top" section "onto" the existing section. So, startwith more overlap than needed, not the other way around.Overall, I found the product excellent. Installation is a bunch of work,on a ladder, with sheet metal snips. I would say my total installationperiod was at least 10 hours over 3 days. Every screen had to be cut,for at least the nail issue. Obviously, the long, straight gutterruns were much easier and faster. I have a deluge of maple seedsin the spring and live in a forest so many Fall leaves. I alsohave a neighbor's very tall pine tree with long thin needlesthat find their way to my gutters. If I encounter any of thosebeing able to breach the screens, I will update this review.Good luck.

Solid construction.

I'm glad I waited to write this review. I installed these and I had the same experience some other reviewers had, the water was just rolling over the guard and not going into the gutter. I read all the reviews again, looked at the pictures, gave it some thought. I flipped them over (good thing they are easy to install) and now they work great

I did 60' of garage gutter (30' per side). So far thru a SE Tennessee fall and winter they have been outstanding. My girlfriend had those high end/high cost ones installed and umph, STILL have to get on the roof to blow leaves and trash off and the leaves catch in the aluminum 'lip' they use. Not the case for this item...I haven't seen any leaves piling up, getting stuck, etc. To be fair, my roofs are metal while hers are asphalt shingle. I keep watching these and waiting for a sale to I can finish a couple more smaller gutters on my cabin - mostly to keep a bird from building it's annual nest in one. They are easy to cut to size when needed with tin snips. The only thing to keep in mind is to not actually bend them/or put a bend in them to start with. They maintain their arch by working like a bridge span and the ends of the arch putting force again the eave-side and the outside-edge of the gutter.

Worked perfect for my garage and received quickly

HelloI've been looking for some "Gutter Guards" for weeks and from any and every type and cost one could think of from the ones you need a 2nd mortgage to the ones that look like they wouldn't last during a mild storm. For the longest time I had the cheap plastic type with screen but Heat and Plastic doesn't mix well. Then you look up some fancy shape ones and I had doubts especially the size, maybe too dense where a hard rain the water would just go over, had to screw down, only fit this or that size and be expensive per foot.I came across these and said let me buy one box and give it ago. Our house is like from 1956 and the same gutters have been up since. My Daughter just had their Gutters replace and I feel out of the chair when she told me how much. So looking around I decided on these and couldn't be happier. Now I firmly believe there is not a 'Perfect Gutter Guard"....either not shaped right, too dense for water or too open for some debris or doesn't fit right, whatever. But we have Trees on three sides and I get about everything. I expect some tiny stuff to go thru but majority will not. Can't get more simpler that these; need hands, gloves, tape measure and snipes and that's it. Had to trim depth on a few one, notch out for Gutter Nails, fold and bend at some dips. I just ordered another box to finish Garage and back of Porch. I will follow up here in a month or two, still a lot of leaves and stuff to fall but highly recommend.