RAPTOR GUTTER GUARD – Contractor Grade Stainless Steel Micro-Mesh Gutter Guard Sample Pack. Standard (5.625 in. x 6 in.) & Super (7.187 in. x 6 in.) Samples (Screws Not Included)

Had these installed for 2 years, ordered about 7 boxes. These fit great, no issues, still need to brush off pine needles here and there. Always remember to do the slight bend when installing. Speaking of which, our new roof was installed 2 years after I installed these, and the roofers easily removed the old shingles, added the new around these and the shingle warranty not impacted at all. These are low maintenance, no issues, and easy to install, and have no negative impact on old or new shingles. Great product, saved us THOUSANDS of dollars instead of having some professional outfit install their own gutter guards. Probably the best home upgrade I have done myself, and best purchase from Amazon. Also- when these are on sale, load up for your gutter project! These have lasted through all weather conditions in Wisconsin, rain, ice, snow, melting snow/ice. Sure some dripping over the gutters, but that is expected with the amount of snow/ice in late winters here. The gutter guards typical melted first and stayed clear for melted snow and ice to drain off roof into gutters.

The Raptor Gutter Guard installation was fairly easy, once I figured out what I needed to do for my situation. I think they will work as intended, but I haven't had a big rain to know how well the water enters the screen. I did test a bent piece about 18" long under the faucet; the water entered the screen as if it wasn't there, with no water running over it. The nearly 45° bend probably helps to eliminate that. At first look I thought these things were not fabricated well as the back piece is cut shorter than the front piece, by about a 1/2" on each end and the screen runs past both front and back edges! I trimmed mine a little so they over-lapped a tiny bit to create a continuous screen along the length of the gutter. I was able to butt the front edge of each four-foot section, creating a neat looking installation. the back piece is under the edge of the tile and cannot be seen, so that turned out to be a non-issue. I have a concrete-tile roof and 5" gutters. The Raptor Gutter Guards are almost 6" in total depth x 48" length. I used an 1-1/4" piece of trim against the front edge and bent them almost 45°, they fit tightly against the flashing under the tile at the fascia and at the front inside edge of the gutter. They fit very tightly, snapping into place; sometimes with the skin of my finger pinched in there, ouch! had a couple of obstacles but found the Raptor Gutter Guards were pretty easy to "mold" around them and they were not an issue. I ended up buying a decent pair of tin snips to cut my last piece and fit it into place. I used three screws per each four-foot piece, which holds them down nicely, although I highly doubt I needed any, at all. They should work nicely to keep all of the leaves, bark and seed pods from our Sycamore tree from clogging the gutter! When we moved in, a year ago, the gutter was clogged to the point I had to dismantle the downspout to get it cleaned out. I'll never have to do that again.

The Pros: The Raptor gutter gaurds are easy to install. They do handle torential amounts or rain without any overflow. The instructions provided give all the information necessary for installation. The Cons: As others have mentioned the packaging leaves a little to be desired. The mesh ends get bent and require straightening before using or you will not get the overlap necessary on installation. Some of the Aluminum attach strips get bent in shipping also. Those problems can be resolved with a little extra time and patience. What really was upsetting was if you follow the instructions there were not enough screws in the kit. The instructrions say to attach each section with 3 screws to the fascia and 3 screws to the gutter. There are twelve sections to a box so with six screws per section at the least there should be 72 screws. The kits I received came with 43 screws. Not enough to do 4 screws per section yet alone the 6 as the instruction state. Luckily I ordered an extra kit and was able to complete the installation. Besides that they work great and are worth the money spent. Even if you have to buy extra screws.

Truly great product in its simplicity and quality. (I'm rating against my own experience of installing "gutter guard" and "foam wedges" on separate houses) I feel the gauze-like stainless steel mesh is finer and superior to the laser-perforated sheets. More importantly, the mesh can be crimped longitudinally, which allowed me to reduce the span of 5" sections down to 4" spans for 20ft of custom gutter. Beware, however, what you take upon yourself with this "project". Which in turn will depend on whether you're a home owner or a contractor. And will depend on whether you have clear level ground below your gutter eaves. If not, due to bushes, shrubs, staked plants, rocks, etc. then be prepared for a tedious project. Moving a ladder continually along the gutter, having to stabalize the footings each time, makes this a slow process. In contrast, up the ladder, installing the spans takes about 5 min each. Step 1. Clear gutters to ensure proper flow in gutters. This might include the distraction of re-attaching gutter braces as you work along. Step 2. Make note of any crew-heads appearing along the length of edge tiles. You may need to back-off these screws to facilitate inserting of Raptor's narrow edge spans. Step 3. When having to cut the spans (hopefully rarely) I resorted to using a metal-cutting disk/tool that was mains connected (RotoZip). I found that battery cutting tools depleted the battery very quickly and, IMHO, dremel tools are slow and average durability. Rule 1. Don't try installing Raptor while using a ladder that leans against the gutter. The ladder plus your weight against the protruding gutter edge will compress the gutter channel making it very difficult to install standard 5" spans. Rule 2. Assuming you will drill screw holes through the span's aluminum edge, whilst fitting the spans in place one by one, avoid screwing down the furtherest end of the span; You will need flexibility at this juncture where you will present the next span's mesh edge for overlapping or underlapping. Only after merging the two spans' edges should you then screw down the end that you skipped. Rule 3. Get a painter's Stand-off bracket to a) stabilize your ladder, and b) to allow the ladder to be propped further from the eaves. A good quality folding ladder would be a great substitute, if you don't mind lugging it around in step-ladder form. Make sure the folding ladder allows for multiple height settings. Good Luck and be prepared for cut fingers (from the sharp mesh) if you don't wear gloves.

The quality of these gutter guards is exceptional. I have no doubt that the ones I've installed will last well beyond the time I will move on from this home. I also got really lucky with my purchase and got these at about 25% off with an Amazon "deal of the day." There were a few things that I ran into with my installation which are probably not typical: 1) my gutters are steel, not aluminum. Therefore, the self-tapping screws, which are a great idea, were not self-tapping for me. I was forced to pre-drill all of the holes and then drive the included screws. This worked fine. I just needed a dedicated drill on my ladder along with my driver. 2) the straps which support my gutters attach very near the top of the rim at the front of the gutters where the frame of the Raptor Guards is also supposed to lay. Because of this I ended up with bumps everywhere there was strap attachment since there was a screw already there attaching the strap. If I had had more time, I could have notched each front frame of the guards to fit around/over these attachments with a hacksaw. I didn't really see any additional benefit other than how they look looking down the line, which cannot be seen from the ground, lol. You can see the bumps in my second attached pic. A recommendation that I would make to the manufacturer would be to fabricate the guards with a built in overlap of mesh only, about 3/8" or so, on every guard. Also trim the front and back frames square. I could see no point in the rear frame being shorter than the front, on every piece. I ended up trimming every piece to be square and with the same mesh overlap on the right-side end. This only took me about 15-20 minutes with a good pair of snips and my hacksaw. After pre-trimming all pieces, and then realizing I needed to pre-drill the holes, installation went very fast. First pic attached provides a nice view down the line. Finally, my biggest concern with any gutter guard at my current home will be how they perform under the incredible onslaught of debris produced by the cottonwood trees all around our house. They not only produce copious cotton in mid summer, but huge pollen stems early summer, and prior to that, some sticky husks which I believe the pollen stems sprout from. So they are a mess. And that's not even thinking about all the leaves they produce. But the leaves are easy. Only time will tell if these guards will not foul with fine (cotton) or sticky debris and be difficult to clean. I plan to keep on top of them with a quick brush off on a regular basis. This is a simple maintenance task compared to the previous job of scooping out fetid mush from the gutters every three or four weeks. And I know I don't have to worry about these guards disintegrating after a couple of years in the sun like the cheap ones I last bought at a popular home improvement warehouse. Bottom line: I have high expectations of these guards. They are made to last, high quality, and with a little work on the installer's part, can be put in place relatively quickly. With my experience to date, I definitely recommend. If I remember to, I will try to update again in a year after a full season of cottonwood debris!

I bought 6 of these Raptor Gutter Guard - 48 Ft bundles and had the installed in my new gutter system. Worked great. Top quality guards.

Wasn’t sure how easy this would go on…as I am not very handy. Goes in quickly, and just ordered more for the rest of my gutters. I did not screw them in, just clicked them in and they mostly stay where I put them.

The product itself appears to be well made and sturdy. Not difficult to install, but can take some time and a lot of trips up and down the ladder. Also helps to have a sharp pair of tin snips (metal shears), a battery powered impact nut driver and a good pair of leather gloves. We have lots of pine trees and "Live Oaks", appears to keep the fallen pine needles out without them getting stuck in the mesh. Will likely need to brush off some leaves and pine needles after the heavy drop seasons, as some of these collect on the top of the guards. All in all, appears to have solved my need for regular gutter cleaning Update after a few months, Pine needles seem to stick in from to pointed end and get stuck. The dip in the mesh at the outward edge of the gutter guard seems to hold in the pine needles and small leaves. Was going to purchase the gutter brush when registering the product but was Supposed to be "free", turns out it was free with $7 to ship it (is that free?). Felt a bit mislead as $7 is not "free". Did not order the brush, but thinking that maybe I should have So far, so good, but pine needles are just starting to fall and the rest of the live oaks and other trees will soon follow. Will update at that point

i installed in 2 locations & is working well. Prevents shingle granules from clogging gutters. An inverted sweep brush allows easy cleaning from ground.

This is ridiculous to charge over $ 38 for a total of maybe 10 inches for both pieces sent !! I do not recommend this - don’t be ripped off like I was. Unfortunately my husband used to the two very small pieces otherwise I would have returned it immediately !! Not ok !

Great quality gutter guards. Very easy to install and waaaaaay cheaper than contracting someone in to do it for you. As long as you are okay on ladders you can do it. 48ft quoted and 48ft is what I got 👍. I am ordering more for the front of the house. Highly recommended 👍😁

Very expensive for sample pack

Assez facile a installer. Donne les résultats escornter Un peu dispendieux mais je n'aurai plus a les ré-installer au printemps comme avec mes anciens. En plus je devais vider mes gouttières de résidus d'aiguilles de pin chaque printemps.