Atlas Gutter Guard Install (Lowe's gutter guard)

[rocketowl]

I just bought this yesterday! Your video definitely helps me feel like I can do it!!!😊 thanks.

[brucehughart]

I've been looking for gutter guards for a couple weeks now. Saw these yesterday in Lowes, they looked promising. I dry fitted them in the store on gutters they had on the shelf and noticed the flange really didn't lay flat on the outer edge of the gutter. Thanks to your video I now see that they have to be bent to conform to the roofline. Like you I have a 12/12 pitch. I'm going to pick up a couple boxes in the next week. If all goes well I'll go back and get enough to finish the entire house.

[timbui]

Thank you for a great instruction. Very helpful

[Northlandermn]

I see sun light on them and that’s a great thing for these so they dry up fast. Show us in 2-4-6 years if your able to.

[dangarretson]

Great job! Thanks for the time you took.

[TheTanned]

Thanks for the video! Great tips... while I don't have the mesh, I bought Atlas and it's a good guide.

[zabajart]

Going to check with my neighbor, who just installed them with many Large oak trees in his backyard, but some reviews show with this type of guard they May tend to build up leaves on top of them, I have a high pitched roof, but wondering when you bend them down if they will collect more debris on top of them

[brianbassettnumber]

Mesh gutter covers *will* stop leaves and other large debris from getting into gutters but large amounts of pollen (a few pine or cedar trees close to the house) can and will plug the screens quickly. They can be cleaned easily with a brass brush, but don't expect them to be maintenance-free... they're not. You will still need a high-quality ladder. The problem is worse with low-end DIY products as the low-chromium stainless steel screens age and begin to rust, and they *will* rust. Stainless steel is not stain-free and as always you get what you pay for. Buyer beware.

[THELGCAL]

I just ordered these. I am curious, have you done any follow up on these? My concern is winter. I live in the NE area (Massachusetts to be exact) and I was wondering how these perform with snow and possible ice damns.

[SurfingWithTheMartian]

I hope those work out ok for you. I will say that between your steep roof pitch and how fine the micromesh is I think you’re at risk for the micromesh getting clogged and rainwater running over the edge of your gutters especially during hard downpours. I live in Michigan so I have snow and ice to worry about so i don’t think I could use that product because the small spacing between the micromesh will freeze up and clog it. I just used rolls of 1/4” galvanized hardware cloth from the hardware store (much cheaper than the Atlas product). I feel 1/4”spacing in the hardware cloth mesh is plenty small enough to keep debris out that might clog the gutter and is big enough to avoid clogs that would cause rainwater to run off the edge of the gutter.

[anthonytionloc]

any thoughts on not undoing the adhesive and leaving the tape side and just use the screws in case you need to unscrew them for any reason if you need to clear anything under the cover?

[scifithoughts]

Hi Matt, for a roof that steep (greater than 27degrees), the gutter guard people suggest bending the guard also on the roof side so there is a drop. I believe this is to slow the water down so it will drain through the mesh better. How are the results of your install? Do you feel too much water is running over the gutter guard?

Cheers.

[OscarLopez-xnkg]

Surprised that ladder didn’t slide on you with that angle 😂

[bartbley]

You having the solid metal strip flat with the gutter will now collect debris where the screen and the solid metal strip meet . It seems all gutter guards keep the debris out of the rain gutter but the debris stays on top of the gutter guard

[RobertSmith-ftqz]

I have had to remove some gutter guards from very steep roofs.

[fijaisonjd]

do you need to screw it in? or using the sticker side would be sufficient

[symplemynd]

I saw that your gutter is installed OVER your drip not good

[farrock]

Be careful on that ladder. Your angle is way too shallow.