How To Make Your Own Gutter Guards

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How to make your own gutter guards.

Cut wire mesh sections using a. I installed 136 feet of this gutter guard on my house. Took about 5 hours to remove the foam and install these guards. They can be cut into 4 inch wide rolls using the hacksaw.

Mesh is also available in 4 to 8 foot sheets and they can be painted to fit the exterior of your house. The mesh won t really need it since it will either be aluminum or galvanized. From there it snaps in and out for easy cleaning. 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.

Using the hacksaw cut the roll s of mesh in half making 2 rolls 4 inches wide. So far so good. Install a self drilling aluminum roofing screw that pierces and secures the flashing gutter and supporting strap photo 2 and 3. Add 2 inches to the length and width measurements to obtain the final measurement result.

Measure the length and width of each gutter section with a measuring tape and mark the measurements on a notepad. Making your gutter guard. Spray paint the mesh to provide enhanced rust oxidation protection. I had the foam inserts but they allowed debris to collect.

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. How to make your own gutter guards step 1. 4 if nails or screws are used cover each with a dab of roofing cement. The easiest and most common way is by locking them into place.

Follow the steps below if you want to make your own gutter guards. 2 insert gutter protector underneath the shingles making sure it covers the front edge of gutter. Simple gutter screens work better at keeping leaves out and letting water into the gutter than the solid gutter caps with louvers. 3 fasten gutter protector to the roof and or gutter as specified by the manufacturer.