How To Make Your Own Gutter Guards

Gutters do require some maintenance from time to time even with the screens you may need to screw them into the miters corners of the gutter to add security.

How to make your own gutter guards.

Assuming that your roof and flashing are in place insert the rain gutter edge under the roof flashing then insert the j shaped supporting strap under the gutter as seen in photo 1. They can be cut into 4 inch wide rolls using the hacksaw. 4 if nails or screws are used cover each with a dab of roofing cement. 1 slide putty knife under roof shingles that are stuck down.

The mesh won t really need it since it will either be aluminum or galvanized. I love consumer reports subtitle to their evaluation of gutter guards do it yourself systems beat the pros the results of the gutter guard testing appears in the september issue and confirms what i suspected. Spray paint the mesh to provide enhanced rust oxidation protection. I had the foam inserts but they allowed debris to collect.

So far so good. I installed 136 feet of this gutter guard on my house. Simple gutter screens work better at keeping leaves out and letting water into the gutter than the solid gutter caps with louvers. Add 2 inches to the length and width measurements to obtain the final measurement result.

Mesh is also available in 4 to 8 foot sheets and they can be painted to fit the exterior of your house. 2 insert gutter protector underneath the shingles making sure it covers the front edge of gutter. Using the hacksaw cut the roll s of mesh in half making 2 rolls 4 inches wide. From there it snaps in and out for easy cleaning.

Follow the steps below if you want to make your own gutter guards. How to make your own gutter guards step 1. The easiest and most common way is by locking them into place. 3 fasten gutter protector to the roof and or gutter as specified by the manufacturer.

Flat gutter screen 12 years of service. Measure the length and width of each gutter section with a measuring tape and mark the measurements on a notepad. You will need wire mesh which is sold in 100 foot aluminum rolls that are 8 inches wide. Install a self drilling aluminum roofing screw that pierces and secures the flashing gutter and supporting strap photo 2 and 3.