Easy On Gutter Guard Review and How To install
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2022
- In this video I detail why I recommend the Stainless Steel EasyOn Gutter Guard. I also talk about how to make sure you are getting the best price when comparing buying at Costco vs big box hardware stores. I cover the best way to install and show the real life results of using the product for 8 months (through fall and winter) in the North East with many trees in the area.
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An incredibly well-constructed video. Producing a training video--of any kind--is difficult. You have mastered it and helped many homeowners, including me.
Thanks so much Frank. I really appreciate that. And thank you for watching!
You just convinced me I can do this project. Great job explaining the process, especially the cuts needed.
Thanks for watching. If I can do it anyone can do it. You've got it!
I concur. And the amount of time it seems like it takes to install is about the same amount of time it takes to clean my naster gutters, just once.
@@Dr_Peeper_ICU Thank you for watching!
I can thank you enough for showing every little step in detail. nothing is more frustrating than a video that tells you something but they don't show how to do it or they speed it up and you can't see how it's really done. Keep up the good work! These are going on our new gutters before the fall!
Thank you for watching and your kind words. Good luck on your project!
Great video! I liked that you cut to the chase with your evaluation at the beginning and then also showed how they worked over time. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you for watching!!
This is one of the best how to videos I've watched on gutter covers. Thanks for your help.
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching Ant!
Just wanted to say thank you! Bought my easy on gutter guards and had the back of my house done in 3 hours. The tip with notching out the screen so it butts up clean was great. Thanks again!!
Thanks so much for watching!
Great video, very well presented! I will be installing these in the coming weeks on 3 houses and I will definitely use your methods.
Thanks for watching Tom!!
I really appreciate how you showed how to handle the abutment with the next segment of easyon gutter guard.
I watched the video yesterday and today did my shed (first part of three ever-increasingly larger gutter projects. I am NOT a DIY kind of guy, but his step-by-step instructions and tips made this job really easy. I am confident enough with my imperfect but satisfactory first effort to tackle the rest of the project. I'm getting too darn old to get up on ladders twice a year to clean out leaves, twigs and maple helicopters and this will eliminate that unpleasant chore for a very long time. Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching!
Same here. I'm 68 and going up and down the ladders many times during the afternoon is becoming tougher to do each year. I noticed that dirt has a possibility of building up. That's about the only advantage of leaving the gutter open. A hard rain leaves my gutters shiny clean.
I have a new roof and the end shingle seal is very tight. So the shingles do not lift to slide the guard end under, without force, breaking the shingles seal? Should I force the guard end under anyway?
@@davidstringer2375 Thats a tough one.. I would try to call the company on that one.. I don't want to tell you something that will end up breaking your roof.
You certainly are a great presenter. I will be installing the Costco brand soon and will definitely follow your procedure. Thank you for taking the time for clear instruction and very good video
Thanks so much for your kind words.. and thank you for watching the video!!
Just a small detail is that the screws provided are NOT stainless and will rust in time, and have to be replaced. I purchased a bag of stainless screws, (not magnetic), so that is no longer an issue.
Glad you made this video! Just bought a new ranch style house and didn't want to hire some one to do something I can do, Thank you!!!
Thank you for doing every step and explaining why and how to seal the edges
Thank you for watching!
impressive start with an upfront recommendation! very good instructions on installation. many thanks for the video.
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video!
Thank you for watching
Dude, excellent video......very informative without mindless chatter. Good and engaging camera presence too....well done! Thanks for posting!
That you so much for the kind words and thank you for watching.
I just ordered mine from HD. Thanks for the great video. Great tip about cutting the mesh to allow them to butt together better. Didn't see that on other videos.
Thanks for watching Joe!
Thank you. I've been looking for gutter guard solution and have found nothing I like or trust. Your solution is my solution. Definitely going to do it. Thanks for installation instructions.
Thanks for watching Keith. I appreciate the kind words!
After getting a high-pressure sales call and a cost of $6000!!) from a local installer, I've decided to do this. Thanks for the informative video!
Thanks for watching David... and good luck!
Great instructions. Thanks for taking the time and effort to show us.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for your video. I’m a handy homeowner getting ready to do this to a small structure in our yard and this helped me out. I’m getting these from Costco and have to do a bit of a front panel bend to make them work. But they will! Your recommendation to screw them down makes sense, and they trimming advice helped.
Thanks for watching Wesley!
Good luck!
Thanks for the video! You answered all my questions on installation!
Thank you for watching!
Great job! I will put these on my house and my 3 rental houses!
You did an amazing job explaining and would make a great teacher! You did scare the hell out of me when you were up there working though!
But you obviously know exactly what u are doing!
Thanks!
Your friend,
Barry
Hi Barry, thanks so much for the kind words and for watching. Have no fear.. I took video on my lower roof.. I was only ever 2-3 feet off of the ground.
When I did the main roof that was much scarier and I did not shoot video doing that.
Thanks for the detailed video and installation instructions. Just got my Gutters replaced and now I'm looking to put a guard on them myself, this by far looks like the best option other than more expensive products out there or hiring a company to do it
Thanks for watching. I agree that this is probably the best option if you are not looking to hire a company to do it for you.
great details explained so anyone should have little trouble understanding the task ahead.Thank You
Thank you for your kind words and for watching, Bob.
This was a great video - really well done and very helpful. The most helpful part for me was the recommendation to cut a little of the mesh out on each screen in the lower corner so that the sections can snug up to each other better. I did not think of this when I did my first install (on our stand-alone garage) a couple of years ago and your video was not available at that time. I just bought some more of the gutter guards to install on our home gutters and I found your video. This tip was so helpful and definitely made a difference in the quality of my installation this time. I'm proud of the installation on our home and am thankful for this tip. Nice job! I really think that the manufacturer should either make the guards with this cut-out, or put your suggested method in the instructions! Thank you for sharing this important tip.
Thanks so much for your really kind words and thank you for watching the video.
Excellent video and very educational and all the questions I had were answered. Thank you.
Thank you for watching Edward!
Very appreciate for sharing this. I found your video really helpful !
Thank you for watching!!
Nice presentation. You did a good job of presenting the steps. I subscribed; be interested in whatever you do next.
Thanks Mark!
Much appreciated. I am looking for my next project now lol.
Great job explaining this and informative. Thanks!
Thanks so much for watching.
Good vid thanks!
All my shingles were on so well I needed to use an 8 in drywall mud blade to get underneath the shingles to allow each guard to slip underneath. When that is an issue u also need to wait for a warm day to soften the tar underneath a bit for best results. Plus they stick back down better.
Great point!!
And thank you for watching.
Awesome video. Now I’m ready to tackle it myself. Thanks.💪🏻🙌🏻👍🏻
Thanks for watching!!
Thank you for posting this helpful video!
Thank you for watching!
Doing Mom's house this spring. Looks as easy as I thought
This was a very helpful and well explained video!
Thanks for watching Chris!
Thankyou I'm so happy to see your video it's very thoughtful and clearly detailed. Watching you on recording a video upon the ladder and exploring your thoughts .I am interested on working my home now .Thanks
Thank you for watching!!
Yes it does.thanks.
Excellent instructional video! Very helpful indeed.
Thank you for watching!
I actually had done my gutters using the same product last summer but was looking for a video that showed a method. He just bought a house a block away and it needs these guards. Your method was almost exactly like mine though I overlapped the adjoining ends a bit longer than you did. We don’t get ice or snow here in south central Texas but lots of small oak leafs and oak tassels and these have worked super.
Thanks for watching Randy
Very nice and clear presentation. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
Thank you I did two houses after watching your video!
Thanks so much for watching!
These worked great for me. They were easy to install and are doing a great job. Far, far, cheaper than the rip off companies advertising on TV.
Thanks for watching Scott. I agree so far.. I have had them on the home for about a year now.
We bought new gutters from one of those TV companies. They did just an OK job, but instead of taking the old gutters away, they piled them under a low hanging tree on the next door vacant lot. Beware! Get reviews from neighbors first.
Thanks. This is the best video on this product.
Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks for the video, very well explained 👍
Awesome upload! Have to change my plastic gutter guards to ur product. It looks more effective than mines. Having same problem as urs before. Rubbish accumulates on the gutter guard N there's lots of finer rubbish in the gutter itself. Enjoyed ur step by step n camera angles on how to install ur type of guard. Kudos. New subscriber because of this vid. Anticipating ur next one. Aloha from Hawaii
Thank you for watching!!
Working on some more content now. Thanks for the sub!
thanks for this! just starting this project !
Thanks for watching!
thanks. your instructions helped me alot.
Thanks so much for watching!
LOOKS SO EASY… who knows maybe I can do it myself😅
Great video
Thank you for watching!!
You definitely can!!
Very well done. Answered all my questions and helped me feel confident about my installation. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Paul!!
You convinced me. Hopefully my Costco will have them again.
Good luck with your project!
Thank you very much!!! Explained very well.
Thanks so much for watching!
Nice! Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for watching!!
Good job!!
Thanks for sharing.👍🏻
Thanks for the great demo and tips. Very informative and thorough. Perhaps next time you could show us how you do inside and outside corners?
Hey Jim, thanks so much for watching. Actually I have a very simple house with no corners.. just straight shots on each side of the house
@@Isitworthitreviews Nice! 👍🏻 Thanks again!
My Plastic P.O.S. gutter guards are coming off this week and Installing there's ........thanks for the great video !
Thanks for watching Steve.. I had the plastic ones before these too.. these are significantly better
Great video, a big help!
Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate the job you did with this instructional video, it was very helpful to me thank you.
Thanks so much for watching!
Great video...thanks! I'm going to buy these.
Thanks.. and thanks for watching Brian!
Excellent instruction video, good job.
Thank you for watching and the kind words!
Excellent presenter, very complete how-to video. I do have lots of tree fallout. I'll trial this product on a segment of gutter and see how it goes--currently using Gutter Dogs (long-spire brush segments) which are helpful; but I'm still cleaning the gutters several times during Fall... (And, no, those plastic segments don't stay on well!)
Thanks for watching.. When you do your test I would love to know your experience.. please share
Great video, all good content no BS "fill chatter", with great examples, explained well! Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!
Nicely done! Not an easy thing to record and do this kind of job…Very informative👋👋
Thanks so much for watching
Thanks for the tutorial ❤
Thanks for watching!
Good video. I noticed you still used the drain filters even with the gutter guards in place.
Thanks so much. I did keep them in from the days of the plastic gutter guards.. I figured it can't hurt to have some backup
Thank you very much it was very helpful
Thank you for watching
Outstanding video !
Thank you for watching sir!
I’ve seen channels that do the corner cut and I’ve seen channels that just overlap the ends without making the corner cuts , seems easier to overlap! Not sure what I’ll do when I install mine ! Thanks
Nicely done video and worth a watch for sure! One quick observation and solution intended to be a helpful "tip", , ,There is a decent amount of "roof grit"/small debris in the gutters after only 7 months. I anticipated this with my install and came up with a "fix". Place a 6 inch piece (only 2 screws needed) of gutter guard over the "high-end", and another 6 inch piece (2 screws) over the "downspout" (low end). Your video shows that trimming the panels together flush is easy and quick. Every few years you might need to run a garden hose (with jet nozzle) into the high-end to blow all that grit/debris into the downspout as you snake it down. Having small 6" panels is so much easier to handle and remove compared to a full size 4 foot panel, , , just a thought.
I like it! Since I did not set it up that way I will prob just take off the last segment (which is why its important not to use the adhesive and instead use the screws..
Thanks for watching!
Useful tip.
That’s a very helpful tip!
Great idea.
EXCELLENT SUGGESTION. I also have an easy access point for using a hose with a nice nozzle end that I can weave down into the gutter troughs. I use some flexible pen tubing zip tied to the hose and nit keeps it stiff as I feed it into the trough. Nothing works as well as this method, in my experience., Main point, have a service access point (or points) on your installation that you can access anytime.
Very informative video. What do you do for 90 degree bends/turns? Thanks.
Thanks for watching!!
Luckily I did not have any turns. But, if I did, I would imagine I would treat it similar to how I treated the edge. That is for the portion that would overlap I would most likely cut off the bottom and top solid metal pieces and just let that metal mesh overlap the turn.
Excellent job 👍🏼
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for your personal reply.
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Great job 👏
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Thanks for the great video, you are awesome
Thank you for watching... good luck in your project!
Enjoyed your demonstrations. One point that you missed regarding the LeafGuard is that it generates huge icicles in the winter. Do you know if this is also an issue with the mesh system that tested well in the video?
I have had it for one winter season and for that season there were no icicles. I will update you after this winter.
Thank you for watching!
Great explanation. I think I can do this.
Thanks for watching!!
You can definitely do it!
Good luck and have fun!
Awsome, was looking for quality guards .
Thanks for watching!
Great video! My question is does the guard lay in between the shingles or would I place it below the shingles in contact with the plywood. Thanks again for your video.
Personally I put it under the shingles but, not on the plywood.. there is a like an adhesive paper (?) stuck on the plywood.. the gutter guards sit on that for me..
I *think* that is the proper way but I am not 100% sure.
Good video!! Excellent explanation & demo. Question - having a concave dip at the drip edge, versus a rounded out convex surface would seem to catch & hold a lot of debris in the dip. Any idea why the manufacturer would include the concave dip?
Thanks, High Country Mark
Thanks for watching Mark.
I think the dip is to ensure the water does not flow over the gutter guard. There will be a little debris on the surface. The manufacturer does offer a free brush with an extension handle for this issue. I have not gotten around to ordering that though.
As far as the rounded edge vs the dip I guess it comes down to installation and user choice. Not really sure why they chose one way over the other.
@@Isitworthitreviews I think the reason is so that water "pools" slightly during heavy rain and will slowly edge up the screen but still fall into the gutter. If there is no dip, the water may overflow over the edge of the gutter and fall directly down to the ground and not go into the downspout and thus allowing water to flow away from the house.
Great video. What is that little ball shaped thing that you have in the down spout part of your gutter? It looks like it is made from a mesh / metal?
Thanks!!
It's a leaf and debris strainer
www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax-Home-Products-Universal-Aluminum-Leaf-Strainer-21348/303446742
thanks I am looking to buy this product...
Really well done, nice demonstration, information, real-time installation on standard 5 inch K style gutters on a real home that is seasonally getting tree debris.. I think it is also important you showed realistic conditions of having used the cheap plastic/vinyl ones. That’s what I see a lot of also.
I am always wondering why you want a dip though on the new ones you installed. Your angle you installed to me is really great because your roof is not too severely pitched (I agree if the roof is severely pitched, you need something to slow down the water a bit to allow more fractional time (as the water flows downward) into the troughs.
On normal pitched roofs or flatter pitched roofs, I like the natural angle andI just do not like the dipped in portion, personally.
It seems to me the only real purpose of the suggestion to bend in (slightly) a dip at the front edge is to slow down the flow of water so there is little run-over (over the top of the gutter screens when it rains fast and hard).
In my work of gutter cleaning I see the dips as a channel which typically collects and accumulates (quicker) aggregate and tree debris like pine needles and other smaller seasonal tree debris that is more difficult to simply blow or roll off. One thing for sure as you all are aware - you still need to check your gutter screens once a year (just the tops of them and how they are or are not collecting debris that sits on the top and prevents water from entering the troughs). A tool to lightly brush and blow off the debris is worthwhile. I modified a cob-web tool on a 16’ pole to do my own. It screws onto the end of my extendable pole and I just lightly brush off.
To know the conditions without getting on a ladder (what’s up there on your screens seasonably) you can do a simple diy and place a small and cheap mirror from Walmart on the same extendable pole such that the mirror is pointed downward and can be angled. You guys and ladies can figure out how to use 90 degree 1” or 1 1/4” PVC conduit from Lowes to do that. I use that with another piece of pVC plumbing that allows me to pivot and angle the mirror.
CAUTION: If I see someone patenting this claiming they came up with this, I know I will be sure to show pics of me using mine from at least 3 years ago now.
First, thanks so much for watching.. Honestly I think on the roof that I showed the dip really would not be needed. But, on a steeper pitch like my main roof the company recommends it, I assume to ensure the water doesn't rush right over on the steeper incline.. You are still getting the benefit of gravity so you might be ok without the dip but, I think the dip does ensure water won't rush over and if I am installing on a more pitched surface I would be sure to do it.
Great recommendation on the tool to check btw.. I will go up once per year at take a look under the guards as well.
I read the pamphlet that comes with the gutter guards. For those asking about corners, the instructions with pictures are there. Also, when joining sections, it states; Lay one end of the mesh so it overlaps directly over the other section. Note: The rear rail has more exposed mesh than the front rail. This is intentional.
(Therefore, all the extra snipping to butt up where the guards are straight and not at the end or corners isn't necessary.) I'm thinking the older guards didn't have this overlay and now they do.
Great point. It is not much different from doing the ends that I showed.
Great video. Thanks.
Thank you for watching
Thanks...great video..helps alot
Thanks for watching Trey!
Have viewed a few review videos - like yours the best. To secure the flap of perforated steel between sections, I might use a heavy guage stainless wire like a twist tie (started up from the bottom of one and then through the neighbor and bent over at the top - easy to unbend to dismantle and check inside). Good video - thanks!
Thanks so much for the kind words and of course for watching! I think you could do what you are suggesting but it might be overkill.. I am not sure of your specific situation though.
Nice work & great advice! One observation, if you don't have the type gutter with a wide flat surface to anchor with the self tapping screws, and you prefer using the adhesive strip to secure in place, you can remove them using a heat gun to free the adhesive. you can buy a roll of 3M adhesive from many sources to reinstall them.
Good suggestion for someone that has to go that way but wow that sounds like a pain.
You’re forgetting that if you needed to reinstall, you could always just use the screws.
If you know that you will need to reinstall them, then I think it kind of makes sense to use the screws in the first place, right? Removing the adhesive will probably take longer than installing the gutter guards in the first place 👍. And using a heat gun while on a ladder?🧐🧐🤣😵💫😖. Haven’t seen any rain gutters that didn’t have a flat lip in the front for the edge of the gutter guard to clip/screw onto.
I just installed them, need to spray test them now, thanks
Thanks for watching!!
Great review I thank you ! Bob M .
Thank you for watching!
Thanks, great video and explanation. In your application it looks like a good amount of the gutter guard is under the shingles. Do you think this is enough to secure the gutter guard in place without the attachment screws? This would make any cleaning of the gutters much easier.
I don't think it is enough in high wind environments and when you consider other factors like squirrels and such.. I think you could probably get away with only 2 screws (each a couple inches in on the sides) which would not be too difficult for cleaning purposes.
GREAT JOB!!!!! THANKS MUCH 😊
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Hey, great video! My problem is the shingles are glued down and with trying to do the bend down method with the mesh, as instructed, there is absolutely no pitch and might even go the other way . What do you recommend without repositioning the entire gutter which is attached with multiple connections?
Do you mean no pitch to the roof?!?!
There has to be some pitch unless you have a commercial type flat roof..
That said if you don't have much pitch you probably don't have to bend them down.. the purpose of the bend down is to lessen the pitch so the water stays on the mesh longer (and goes through the mesh into the gutter) so the water does not just slide right off and over the gutter defeating the purpose of the gutter.
Great job, I just installed these today 9/16/22.. was a breeze. Wish I had seen your video before though. But almost everything you did, I did. I didn't trim the edges though, but was able to butt them pretty close. Didn't use the adhesive either, same reason. Access...Why did you keep the down spout guard in place on the up high gutter. Seemed as though it was starting to get gummed up with the small debris. But man they were so easy to install.
Thanks for watching Steve!
Thanks for the video. I'm curious why you left your downspout catchers in. Seems like the little bit of debris (shingle dust) that comes in would easily go down the spout - but it looked like yours was backing up a bit on the catcher. I was contemplating if to leave mine in or not when I install these. After seeing that, I think I'll remove them. Just wondered if you've checked them again and kept them there. Thanks again for the helpful video.
Great question. I really didn't think about it. I guess I left them in bc why not and as a secondary backup. I certainly don't think the gutter guards will stop 100% of debris so I think it is a nice backup.. but I think you can get away without having them in.
Thank you awesome video I would have like to know about how $ there were in your case
Thank you for watching and the kind words!!
If memory serves (I could be slightly off) it took me 5 boxes to do my house and the little roof in the video. I bought them when they were on sale at Costco for $55 per box so it would have cost me about $275. And I do have some product left over.
I would suggest buying from Costco when on-sale... otherwise as I said in the video, take a look at the offering from Home Depot and Costco (and wherever else) divide the cost by the feet they give you to get cost per foot.. and buy the cheapest cost per foot available.
Great job and very helpful! Whatever ya do, don't go with Leaf Filter. They overcharge by thousands, lie and their warranty is not what they say it is. They got me!!
Thank you!
Yes, I am all about DIY whenever possible
Great video, question at 5:10 I see you have a downspout screen showing some blockage at the base. Are you still using it even though you installed a gutter guard?
Thanks for watching. I am still using the downspout filter.. I figured
1: I already bought it so it couldn't hurt to keep it in.
2: The gutter guards are not perfect.. some dirt does get in (not a lot.. but not nothing) so I like it as a secondary layer of protection.
Great video thanks
Thanks so much for watching!
Your video here is very good! One of the advertised “GutterLeafGuard” problems/complaints was when rain water freezes on cold days (32 degrees or less), the next rain will run over flow over the gutter guards and then onto the ground! This causes problems. Have you heard about this problem?
I think if it is draining correctly this should not happen. The water should go right into your gutter and then down your downspout. If water is pooling long enough to freeze I would assume there is a blockage.
Thanks for the video! About to pull the trigger on these. Costco has a 5” and a 6” option. Do I need to really size it up? Or should I just get the 6” and feed any excess underneath the shingles?
I would size it up.. even with the 5" ones there were times the extra was a pain to get under the shingle.. depends on how far down your shingles are glued
I liked your video I just did this job with a different brand of stainless steel gutter guard. I have a question. Is it necessary to glue the edge of the shingle to the top of the gutter guard so a gust of
wind does not pull the shingle off the roof.
I don't know the type of gutter guard you used but these come with screws.. I recommend screwing them into the gutter.. You should not have to do anything with the shingles except put the gutter guards under them.
Great Video😁
Thank you!
Cool video, detailed and simple, good vibe, man.I will do it for one of my customers next week. Any idea what to charge for 80 feet?(labor only)
Depending on the structure I would say that should take you about 40 minutes to an hour to do.. so whatever your labor rate per hour is I would charge that.