How To Install Foam Gutter Guards

Clip the lip and slide the backside under the gutter.

How to install foam gutter guards.

The exact process varies by product so check your installation guide. Foam gutter guards come in long pieces of dense triangular or thinner arch shaped foam designed to fit inside gutters. Use a utility knife to cut the foam to size and to cut slits in the foam to wrap around gutter spikes. Clip the front of the section onto the gutter s lip.

You may be surprised to find out that a foam gutter guard can attract roof oil. Since it is made out of a petroleum based product other petroleum based products will. Try not to change the pitch of the gutter system when you are installing the gutter guards. Starting at one end of the gutter clip the screen lip to the front of the gutter then slide the backside under the shingles.

Foam gutters can attract roof oil. The foam allows water to pass through it into the gutter while blocking leaves flowers twigs and other debris from entering the gutter system. Cut a section to fit a length of gutter and then wedge the screen against the inside of the front of the gutter and the back of the gutter. A professional diy gutter guard made from stainless steel micro mesh and will keep leaves pine needles and even tiny roof sand grit out of your gutter.

When this occurs foam gutter guards can support the growth of vegetation because of the dirt and seeds that may be trapped in the foam. Plastic screens come in rolls. Foam is easier to install. Remember always be careful when you lay the gutter guard.

As needed overlap gutter screen sections by at least 1 2 of an inch. You simply insert the pre cut pieces inside the gutters. By changing the pitch of the gutter you will change the way in which the water flows throughout your gutters and ultimately away from the home.