FlowGuard USA Made Professional DIY 5 Inch 50-Year Gutter Cover System - Brown - Aluminum Gutter Guards - 102 Feet - by FlexxPoint

I purchased and installed this product in late summer 2014 after sitting through an exhausting presentation from one of those "leaf proof" systems that would have cost over $10,000 for roughly 200' of gutter. After the salesguy left and I stopped laughing, I went to Amazon and ordered this product and so far I'm delighted.My house is in the northeast US and is surrounded by 70-80' trees. Falling leaves have been no problem and even those that took up temporary residence on top of the guard, blew off in a day or so and I have not had to do any "cleaning" of the gutter covers at all. We had several heavy rain storms and I found that the holes in the guards can handle a surprising amount of water, even in corner areas where you have a lot of water concentration from two roof surfaces. I had no issue with water gushing over the edge, and since the underlying gutter always remains clear of debris, the water flows smoothly to the downspouts and away from the house even in a prolonged downpour. As for the winter snow, I've had no issues with snow or ice piling up on top of the guards any more than would have occurred on an unguarded gutter, and since ice and snow can no longer accumulate INSIDE the gutter, the sunlight can melt the accumulated snow on top of the guard more quickly, and runoff from the melting snow and ice flows smoothly to the underlying gutter which always remains clear.As far as the installation is concerned - you'll need to be comfortable being on top of a tall step ladder or extension ladder or find a friend who is. There is a lot of two handed work (e.g. holding the cover in one hand while you use the drill in your other hand) which you can't perform if one of your hands is white knuckled onto the ladder. I used a power drill for the screws, and you'll need a decent pair of tin snips to cut the guard to fit into any angled/cornered sections of the guttering. The cuts are simple and you can use the hole patterns in the cover system to insure your cuts are neat and straight. The product fit perfectly into the top of my guttering and was fairly easy to affix with the self tapping screws provided. The product sits just above the gutter mounting brackets so there is no need to make any "adjustments" to your gutter brackets - just drop in the covers and screw them in place. In a few places, my guttering had been "pinched" to be a bit narrower than normal or were "drooping" a bit wider than the standard 5" width, but it was pretty easy to spread the gutter out or push the sagging portion in before installing the screws. I would also note that for areas in the guttering that were sagging a bit, the cover actually helped provide additional support to the gutter, since the outer edge of the cover is affixed to the gutter and then the rear edge of the cover attaches directly to the house (fascia) which helps to pull up and straighten any sags in the guttering. I found it helpful to install the outer row of screws first for each section of cover, and then install the screws along the fascia board, then move to the next section of cover. Some of the rear edge screws are a bit of a challenge in areas where the gutter is installed high up under the last row of shingles, thus making it difficult to get your hand under the shingles to hold the screw while using your other hand to hold the drill. I'm guessing there is a gizmo at your local hardware store that would hold the screw directly on the end of your drill bit, so you might want to explore that to make it a bit easier. Once I worked out those installation details, it was pretty straightforward. It took me about a total of 10 hours over 2-3 days to install 200 feet of the product and much of that time was spent moving the extension ladder from one spot to another, and trimming and fitting pieces into the numerous corners in my guttering.

No matter how often I cleared leaves, seed pods, and whatever other debris from my gutters, one good thunderstorm and they'd be clogged/overflowing again. It was a constant battle that caused a ton of stress because the waterfalls that resulted made their way into my basement. Overnight storms would wake me up at night because I'd be so worried my basement was taking in water. Not fun!I had old gutter guards installed from before I bought my house, but they were made of a much flimsier material (mesh?) and had long since started to cave under the weight of wet leaves. They were no longer doing anything to help.On the other hand, these gutter guards are sturdy, true to size, easy to install, and much cheaper than professional installation options. Despite having multiple (fairly severe) storms since installing, there has been no accumulation of leaves, etc. in the gutters and I have had NO water in my basement. I would HIGHLY recommend these to anyone looking for quality gutters. I should have bought these years ago for the peace of mind they provide!

These gutter guards were easy to install, and look great

I purchased these for my dad for Christmas so there hasn’t been a rush to get them installed. Today we decided it was warm enough to test the install process. So far it seems relatively easy. The aluminum of the guards seems pretty good however my gutters are a bit uneven. They are supposed to be 5” gutters but in some spots they are closer to 4” distance. This causes the aluminum to deform quite a bit and once aluminum of this type bends enough to get a crease, it stays creased. I don’t think this is necessarily a negative as long as the creases are minimal. We’ve only installed two sections of the guards so far but I’m also a little concerned about the overlap points. If the overlap is a tight fit then the top piece seems to bow up causing a slight gap that debris could still get past. We are making sure the top piece is always toward the downward slope of the gutters but that doesn’t guarantee that debris won’t get past somehow. If they had some way to lock the ends together somehow, that would be a huge improvement. Just not sure how to do that. The screws very easily grab the gutters to attach. The biggest issue is their size. I’ll explain that more in my install suggestions below.**** Here are a couple of tips I think will help others to install these more easily. The screws are very small and easily fall out of the 1/4” socket. To solve this you should use a Magnetic Bit Drive Guide. I bought a 1/4” Bosch Impact Magnetic Screwdriver Bit that holds the screw firmly so you don’t have to struggle with it. I also used a 3” extension on a medium sized battery powered drill which easily handles this job. The last suggestion is to try and pry the gutter nails out about a 1/2” from the house to make it easier to place the gutter guards. You can tap the gutter nails back in after the install is over to firm everything back up.Once installed the gutters seem to be much more stable and I’m even considering using longer self tapping screws for the end that attached against the house. This way the gutters won’t have to reply solely on the nails to secure them to the house. The longer self tapping screws will also provide support to the gutters. But I need to research that a bit more first. I suggest you do to the same research as I’m by no means a professional. 🤣

Time will tell whether this product will keep the leaves out of my gutters. The installation was straight forward once I figured out that the shiny side goes up. With the screens screwed in front and back, my gutters are much stronger than before.This is similar to a product that received top reviews from Mike Holmes but at a fraction of the cost.

The product is well designed and strong enough to last many (30 ?) years. My gutter's exterior width is 4.75" and the gutter guard's thickness is just right so it is quite easy to slightly bend it into place. The galvanized metal fasteners (included in the order) can be directly screwed into the gutter without pre-drilling. Self-tapping screws having a no. 2 square slot-head would be more appropriate. The item's total length is not 4 feet but 46.25", including a 3/8" cut-off at each extremity (for overlapping of two adjacent sheets). Contrary to the description, shipping to Canada is by no way free (52 $).

Well designed, easy to align and installation was very quick. Love the fact I will not have to clean up gutters anymore. Worth the money!!!

This is a great product and installs quickly. Prior to installation when we had heavy downpours the gutter would overflow. Since installation we have had heavy downpours and we have not seen any overflow. A great product that I recommend.

They are easily installed and make the eve system much more stable from ice damage. They screw both to the eve trough and the facia every foot and the ice can not get a hook on the eve troughs. Great for steel roofs.