I needed to notch out each new guard section to fit around the existing gutter support brackets. I used a 2 inch cutting wheel on a die grinder. Otherwise, installation went smoothly.
I bought 25 feet as a trial to install on two areas of the house. I'm trying to stop spruce tree needles and cones from plugging the troughs. This style should stop the needles. (A rain barrel was also added below so I hope the new screening will keep it clean.)
I'll give it a year to determine if the debris just sits on top of the screen or if the wind clears it.

Before ordering these, I first tried a sample pack of a different mesh gutter guard, but that one didn't fit properly. When I got the sample pack for these micromesh guards, they fit perfectly. I ordered 50 feet to use on a section of our house with a lot of leaf coverage. They installed so easily that I bought another 35 feet to cover another section of gutters we weren't originally going to cover.

I'm very impressed with these guards and would highly recommend them to anyone! These were very easy to use for a simple DIY project.

I started my gutter guard investigation due to pine needles with Leaf Filter which was a ridiculous price even after all their discount sales gimmicks. Bought samples, or looked at directly everything from Amazon, Home Depot and Lowes and settled on Waterlock mesh product. It was by far the most substantial in terms of quality, sturdiness and the smallest screen mesh size I could find. Bought 175' and just completed the installation. Had some challenges in order to get the back lip to fit under my drip edge when working at the highest pitch elevation of the gutters due to the gutter installation brackets and tight fit of the gutter right up under the shingles. When working at the lowest pitch point sections, they fit right in. Wasn't able to get screws into the fascia boards due to extremely tight fit and low clearance but with 3-4 screws across the front lip/5 ft. section they are very secure. Cut very easily with a right-angle grinder and thin cutting wheels. The biggest point of dissatisfaction, although not huge, was that when fitting pieces end to end on some there was a gap between the 2 pieces and am concerned about debris collecting in those gaps. I intend to take some small strips of SS mesh screen, slip it up under the shingle and lay across those gaps and secure directly to the top of the gutter guards using pop rivets, 1/per side. Also, I bought SS self-tapping screws instead of using the supplied zinc ones, was concerned about rust dripping down the face of the gutters. Lastly don't worry about using screws with white heads, no one will ever see them unless they're on your roof.

So far, I am very pleased with these gutter guards--after reading many reviews of similar products, I selected this one because of the sturdy construction--one of the reviews I read for another product mentioned that during ice storms, and when rain turns into ice, that those gutter guards caved in under the weight. I am thinking that this will not happen with these gutter guards--especially since I've installed the screws above and below to help support the weight of the ice in those instances. Anyway, all went as expected in my install. I had to make a few cuts for my smaller sections, and this took some time, but was as expected. There are cheaper gutter guards on the market, but you get what you pay for!
Time will tell just how good these work, but many reviews have stated that these have held up under not only heavy rain conditions, but snow and ice. This company (Art of Gutter) has also been very easy to deal with and quick to reply. They are very responsive and want to make this a good experience. For instance, I needed only 65 feet of guttering and they accommodated my request without question and pro-rated the $ amount. Shipping was very quick. Pictures of parts of my roof gutters are attached above.

Great product and excellent customer support.

Ok, to start I am an engineer (and analyze everything in detail) and as a homeowner always looking for top quality at the best value. I have an older 1 1/2 story farmhouse sitting in the woods with over 200 linear feet of gutters (including a detached garage). I have a mix of roofing - metal, asphalt shingles and some copper. After 30 years of living there and cleaning the gutters at least two times a year I decided I am too old to continue to do this safely. So I started getting gutter guard quotes from local installers and those nationally advertised companies. After a half a dozen quotes ranging from $3000 to $6000+ from a wide range of companies most with not very good reviews (Yelp, Angi, and BBB). I decided to look to DIY.

I went to the big box stores (Blue and Orange) and there offerings were terrible, flimsy or hokey. Definitely nothing I would expect to last or work for very long. I then started to search online and actually got samples (some I had to pay for including this one) from at least 5 different manufacturers. Of the samples I got Waterlock Micromesh clearly stood out as the best. High quality construction, heavy gauge aluminum and the micromesh stainless design. In my online research and even from the companies that install and quote their proprietary product the micromesh design typically gets the best ratings and reviews. On this product (Waterlock Micromesh), I particularly liked that their aluminum structure underneath was an excellent design in itself and very sturdy and appeared it would work even without the stainless micromesh locked in above it. In addition, their design of this product can be installed on any type of roof (metal, copper or asphalt) and does not require lifting shingles and potentially voiding your roof warranty or worse yet causing roof damage.

So I decided to give it a try and ordered enough to do just the first level of my house, easily reachable by ladder - so if I did not like it or it did not work I could easily remove it and replace it. Product shipped quickly and included screws for install which was a nice touch. I also got some of my own screws -1 inch self tapping with rubber gasket - for where I was going to have to be tight to the drip edge or behind it. I also felt they secured into the fascia board better than the quarter inch ones provided. Probably not required but hey I am an engineer and this is my house.

I installed this first order in the spring of 2022 and let it work for that full summer and into the heavy leaf season of fall. It worked great, no over running water (which I was concerned about) and while leaves did collect on the gutter guards most would eventually clear themselves after they dried. Also even with leaves sitting on the gutter guards the water did not seem to overrun - or at least I did not notice it - the guards just worked. I do note in their instructions they do say in some areas you may have to sweep the gutter guards clean occasionally. So far the only place I have swept them clean is on a very flat lower porch roof I have where the porch roof itself actually accumulates leaves and debris (even before I had gutter guards) and the gutter guards actually made that a breeze (as I did not have to clean out the gutters after brushing off the roof).

So in November of 2022 I placed my second order. To install on the upper parts of my roof. This work would require a lift (I am a DIYer and the lift was actually the best thing I have ever rented - made the job easy and fairly quick.). I did not start this install until March of 2023, and even ordered more product in March from Amazon just to make sure I had enough. My first two purchases were direct from the manufacturer. I received identical products from the manufacturer and from Amazon at the same price - no difference just the shipping was only free from the manufacturer in larger quantities.

Also regarding my install, I had poorly installed gutters to deal with as well. Some did not slope properly and all were irregularly placed on the fascia boards in relation to the drip edge. This is an important note - this product can and should be installed behind the drip edge if at all possible. Ideally for this product to install the easiest you will need about 1/2 inch to 1 inch space at the fascia board side to properly get it in. Note many of my gutters were tight to the drip edge with some even behind the drip edge and some were as much as two or more inches below the drip edge on the fascia. With a little work and ingenuity I was able to get these covers installed everywhere. Also of note some of my getters were so poorly installed that there were gaps between the gutter and fascia board of a 1/4 inch or more. Because of the design of these gutter guards they effectively cure and helped this issue (though I did rework the gutters to get them as tight as possible to the fascia as well).

Now on to the customer service part. Unfortunately even great products can have quality issues. On my second batch of gutter guards (ordered in November) about half of the footage had a manufacturing defect. This defect was not readily apparent from looking at the product, and only became evident when I was installing the guards. Each edge of the micromesh is held into the aluminum gutter guard frame with a crimp running length wise. Unfortunately this crimp on some of the guards was not fully formed. During install, as I handled the guards and started to screw them in, the screens would start to pop loose (note there is a channel the mesh rides in where the crimp is and even with a partial crimp they are held pretty well and may not have caused an issue) but some of the screens were very loose and easily popped out one side or the other. So here I was half way through install (lift rented) so I decided to keep installing and add some screws into the face of the guards to hold the screens (at least temporarily) or until I could resolve it with the manufacturer. This was a weekend project so I waited until Monday to contact the manufacturer.

I got an immediate response from the Manufacturer (Art of Gutter) and they immediately said they would replace the product - no questions asked. Everyone, this is a very strong note - all products no matter how good have manufacturing issues occasionally - the key is how the manufacturer responds to those issues. Art of Gutter responded superbly. They did not ask me what I had done wrong, or how it was my error. And also note I had purchased the product in November and I was installing it 6 months later in March. All they asked was for me to send pictures of the product with the defects (and why it had taken me 6 months to install it - winter in Kentucky on a lift is beyond my DIY desires).

They sent out the replacement product within 2 days and even offered to refund me for some unused product I had (I had purchased extras as I was not sure how much waste I would have cutting corners, gutter lengths, etc.). I expected to eat the extra product (as I had over ordered so it was my fault) but they insisted to help make amends for the defective product. That is customer service.

So bottom line, For about $1200 in material, $300 lift rental, and about 3-4 man days of install I have the best gutter guards installed properly on my house.

This is a quality product (the best gutter guard I have seen and I looked at almost all of them) with excellent customer support. Oh and made in USA which was a definite selling point as well.

Hope this review helps.