Installing Gutter Guards Under Shingles

Clip the lip and slide the backside under the gutter.

Installing gutter guards under shingles. If you believe the hype of some gutter guard companies that don t install under shingles the answer is conveniently no. Because shingle roofs are so beautiful and distinctive gutter guards that have to be placed under the 2nd or 3rd row of shingles will interfere with the classic appearance of heritage roofing. After all if a contractor is selling a gutter guard that cannot install under the shingles then their best tactic is to scare homeowners by telling them that installing gutter guards under their shingles will void their shingle warranty. Most owners of shingle roofs are aware that screwing down gutter guards under the shingles is not a feasible option.

Install support brackets if necessary. This will create damage on your roof shingles and therefore the shingles will no longer do their job at protecting your home properly from the intrusion of water. Can gutter covers get installed underneath your roof shingles without voiding your roof shingle warranty. Some homeowners think it is necessary to nail the gutter guard into either on top of or just beneath the roof s shingles.

Mounting screw fastened guards 1. This may require rehanging existing gutters. Common gutter screens simply snap into place as follows. And logically it doesn t make sense.

Carefully loosen the bottom edges of the first row of shingles. Some surface tension covers are secured with brackets which are screwed into. Mount the guard to the. Leafree 10 per foot.

Slip under shingles and screw to gutters surface tension guards work best if they re installed so the slope of the guard is similar to that of the roof. These gutter guards feature a wire or plastic grid that installs by lifting the bottom row of roof shingles and then sliding the edge of the screen beneath so the weight of the shingles holds it in. Continue down the length of the gutter in the same manner. Starting at one end of the gutter clip the screen lip to the front of the gutter then slide the backside under the shingles.