I gave these great gutter guards four stars because not everyone will be able to install them on their own. While easy for the mechanically inclined, working on a ladder is not for everyone. So four stars for that reason. Otherwise, this is definitely a five star product! I had four runs to do. Two boxes of eight pieces created the least amount of waste and, in round numbers, 25 dollars less than the 100 foot quantity. So measure twice, buy once. Then, measure twice and cut once.

I purchased the black anodized ones to melt snow in the winter. In my research, it was suggested that for single story applications like mine that one buy a cheap street broom and mount the handle through the bristles. This way, if needed, you have a way to clean the snow off the gutter covers. This is so ice does not form. However, being black, I think that should not really be a problem. Nonetheless, I have seen things go crazy in the Northeast winters. Things you think you do not need to plan for can happen and then you may have a real job on your hands to correct. So, better to plan for something and not need what you buy than not to plan for it and need it like this reverse broom idea.

After I did the first two of four runs, we got a real soaker rain storm. It came down so hard I heard the rain fall on the roof over my air conditioner fan noise. When I looked out my front door, there was no run over from the gutter covers. Whe I opened the front door, there was a strong water flow sound and zero dripping, and no overflow.

The next day, I finished the remaining two runs and we got more rain in copious amounts! It rained so hard, the rain looked like fog! The gutter covers processed even that much rain! No heavy dripping and no overruns.

I expected to see water flowing over the edge, overrun, but nothing! That sold me 100 percent on this product. I am already recommending it to others that may benefit from this product. Even if you have a two-story house. Do this once and never climb up that high on a ladder again for many years to come.

I have also included a phone photo that shows how a gutter cover run should look when finished. As per the instructions, three screws along the front gutter cover lip and two in the back through the fascia board. Then keep adding 4 foot pieces until you reach the end of the gutter. If you have a short empty space, or any length to cover, you then cut a 4 foot piece to fit. The remaining gutter guard length, after being cut, will serve for other short spaces that will need to be covered to complete any total covering of a gutter run. See my photo of 8 feet of covered gutter to see how it should look when complete.

These covers work great and are easy to install with the screws provided and they even provide a screw gun bit for the screws.

Nice product, and I was excited to install them before fall arrives and my gutters fill with pine cones. However, my roof has architectural shingles with metal drip edge, as most roofs should, but these will not fit behind the drip edge or on top of the drip edge. The gutters that use the gutter nail spikes will work somewhat with these. These will definitely NOT fit my gutters that have the hidden gutter hangers. I had to cut the back flange off and slide them under the shingles. Not what I wanted to do since the portion of the roof takes a severe beating from the south winds. I will have to switch to another type. Positives, these come very well package and protected nicely from shipping damages.

These gutter guards actually work good. They are easy to install and a big plus made in the USA.

After trying other gutter guards that were more hype than action I thought I would give these a try. So far they have worked great. My concern was that a heavy rain would cause the water to run out over top or the gutter guard. We have had several heavy rains and they have worked great, They are very easy to install and are built very sturdy. Hopefully they are the last I will need. Now to complete the install of the next 200 feet of gutters.