How To Put Screen On Gutters

Starting at the end of the gutter run opposite the downspout insert your putty knife between the shingles and the underlayment which is the roof s waterproof barrier.

How to put screen on gutters. The main surface has a molded or stamp cut hole often diamond shaped for water to flow through. House flipping brothers dave and rich show how to install gutters on a house. 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. Starting at one end of the gutter clip the screen lip to the front of the gutter then slide the backside under the shingles.

Common gutter screens simply snap into place as follows. Continue down the length of the gutter in the same manner. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section with an inside or outside corner piece. These screens come in 4 foot sections and are intended to slide under your roofing material on one side and snap into the rim of the gutter on the other side.

Don t lift the underlayment from the roof s wooden structure. They are currently renovating a large lake house that required all new gutters. Clip the lip and slide the backside under the gutter.