Solid 3 ft. White Vinyl Surface Tension Gutter Guard

I had to send my rain water into a newly constructed French drain and therefore needed to protect the tributaries from debris. Still installing but had a storm come through after I had 5 or 6 of them up with a corner. Water getting by it at an inside corner - expected since I made the cuts and therefore needed is an excess of water in that valley. I had to crimp the inside of the gutter.

I installed these on my 25x25 foot garage. Took about 4 hours total, half of which was spent cleaning all the leaves and acorns from my non-covered gutters. Definitely helpful to have a vinyl siding removal tool (or even a small pry bar) to pull the cover back and snap it in place. For cutting the covers, I used a pair of tin snips, a small hack saw and a file to smooth out any irregularities.

They are nice and work good but It's very hard to lock them on to the gutter.

Our grandson installed about 300' of gutter guard in about 7 hours and once he got the hang of it, it went smoothly. He used an angle cutter to trim the corners and that worked nicely as the product was thick enough to require that special tool for cutting. He also used a 14" crow bar to loosen the shingles before installing. He found that if he clipped the edge on to the gutter first then manipulated the guard under the loosened shingles he was successful. A tap with a hammer to close the gaps left an almost flawless appearance. When he got to a corner, he held the next piece up and marked the necessary cut with a sharpie. So, with a crow bar, cutting tool, a sharpie, and of course a ladder, the job was accomplished. A friend who's installed several kinds of guards recommended this solid version because we have lots mature pin oaks and in the spring they drop the tiny string like seeds that could clog other varieties. One thing that concerns us is how the rain will enter the gutters. We are looking forward to seeing how it performs.

I sprayed water about 6 feet up on the roof and let it run down. The water seems to just shoot over the nose of this thing and 30% or more drops off the side defeating the purpose of the rain gutters in the first place. I would guess it is a surface tension issue and the water does not spread out on the plastic to form a thin film that might hug the nose and get into the gutter. The water seems to channel and does not make the turn. My roof is not steep at all. I can walk on it easily. Measures around 15 degree slope.

These aren't very much fun to install. Do yourself a favor, get a vinyl siding removal tool if you don't have one, it'll make installation easier, but still not much fun. Use the tool to help pull the guard towards you to lock it into place. I've attached a picture of the tool I'm referring to.

I haven't had these installed long enough to comment on how they work, but I want to try to help someone. No matter what, you will probably hate your life when installing these. To hate your life a little less, pick up a vinyl siding removal tool if you don't already have one. These things are very difficult to lock into place, and even worse to remove if you have to. A siding removal tool makes this a little bit easier, and safer than the pick I was using on the first piece I installed..

I’m happy I got this product. I took off the old mash guards and installed this is my house, to keep all the pine needles from getting in. If installed correctly it works great!

After trying a number of other gutter cover products, I found these to work the best. I found any cover where the top is not smooth (holes, screen) will catch leaf debris and form a "mat" that the water will run over, negating the function of the gutters. On these covers, leaves slide off the top of the cover while water wraps around and goes through the slots into the gutter. Originally I was bothered by large trees that clogged my gutters every year; I've had these on my house for over 25 years without problem. Install these yourself and save a lot of money. The back of the cover slips under the shingles, and the front side snaps onto the gutter lip. Snapping the lip of the cover onto the front edge of the gutter is a bit difficult. I used a flat, right angle pry bar (like HD #45600) and inserted it through the drain slots after installing the cover. You could also make a tool by bending an old putty knife to form a short right angle. Give the pry bar a sharp "yank" and the cover should move forward and lock onto the gutter lip. Start at one end and repeat this for the other slots until the entire cover has its lip locked on the gutter edge. Be careful not to lose your balance while on the ladder. The covers can slid left/right to close gaps with adjoining covers. The plastic material is soft and can be trimmed if needed with a utility knife or cutting shears. Now here's a trick to help installation: Apply petroleum jelly to the gutter lip top and lip inside bottom before installing. Be careful the slippery petroleum jelly doesn't interfere with your ladder grip. This lubricant will help the cover slide into place during installation. Before moving the ladder, wipe down any dirt and hand prints (likely from using the petroleum jelly) on the gutter and cover with spray cleaner and a rag.

Installation was easy and worked as advertised.... I am very pleased. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. Installation: Was easy to install with wide putty knife and a tool I made to snap the guards in place. See pictures. 2. Do they work?: A few days after installation we got about 3 inches of snow. I was afraid I would either get icicles from dripping snow melt or the water would "jet" off the guard.... Much to my surprise, The only dripping I got as the snow melted, was where the snow formed a cornice over the edge of the guard. ALL the other water from the melting snow "rolled" over the edge and into the gutter where it was transferred to the down spouts..... I was actually very pleased with how well they worked..... I think this will be the last of my gutters filling with leaves. Images show the tools I used including a metal "puller" tool I fashioned out of an old political yard sign metal wire frame. The "puller" made it easy to "snap" the lower edge of the guard into place. It worked great.