How To Fit Plastic Gutter Guard

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How to fit plastic gutter guard.

Clip the lip and slide the backside under the gutter. Using the 500mm long trimets ensures that your screws are fixed at the recommended 250mm spacing. As needed overlap gutter screen sections by at least 1 2 of an inch. In this video luke from bunnings warehouse offers advice on how to choose the gutter guard best suited to your home.

He reviews four different types of gutt. Installing gutter guards on a corrugated roof installing gutter guards on a metal roof is easy roll out leaf stopper over the entire straight length of roof and gutter and cut to length. In general align the outer edge of the guard section with the rim of the gutter. The exact process varies by product so check your installation guide.

Starting at one end of the gutter clip the screen lip to the front of the gutter then slide the backside under the shingles. Clip the front of the section onto the gutter s lip. Depending on the type of gutter guard you choose and the material it s made from you ll need a circular saw a chop saw or metal snips to cut it. Then pinch the clipping mechanism over the gutter s lip to snap the guard into place.

Connect downspout elbows to the outlet and outlet tube coming from the gutter. Attach front edge of mesh to gutter using trimets. If you end up ordering a gutter guard that s slightly too long for your gutters you ll probably need to cut it so that it fits perfectly. Secure the correct size drainpipe section to fit between the elbows.