A-M Gutter Guard - Heavy Duty Lifetime Quality Aluminum Leaf & Debris Protection for 5-inch and 6-inch (5 Inch-50 Feet, Mill Finish) - Made in The USA

*4 Year Update at end*I am a 60 y/o woman and I just installed 50' of these A-M 6" gutter guards on my 5.5" gutters (with no help from anyone), and the whole job took me about 3-4 hours. They were a perfect fit, although I had to bend the back of them in some places in order for them to seat properly (due to my gutters not being even). The length/side that goes against the drip edge was easy to bend just by hand, but the entire guard is sturdy, and seem to really strengthen the gutters as well once installed. The total length I needed was 50' and this box of 50' fit perfectly...they have about a 1" overlap cut into one end of each 4' piece, so adding in extra inches/feet to account for overlapping is not necessary (in other words, the 50' box covered 50' of gutter including an inch or so overlap on each piece). Last year I paid a few hundred dollars to have guards installed on my front gutters, and I just noticed what a terrible job was done when I had to get on a ladder for other reasons ( a different guard was used, but very similar to this product). I ended up removing every piece and reinstalling it properly, so I already knew what tools I'd need to install these guards on my back gutters. I found that using a scratch awl & hammer to help start the screws was necessary, mainly on the drip edge side of the guard which is not pre-punched/drilled (this would be my only complaint about this product. Having pre-drilled holes, or at least an indent, would have helped greatly and I'd have given a 5 star rating. There ARE pre-drilled holes every several inches on the side that lays on top of the outer edge of the gutter.). Aside from a scratch awl & hammer I also used good set of tin snips, cordless drill, an extension "thing" (don't know what it's called) to hold a 1/4" hex shank screwdriver bit and #8 x 9/16" socket hex drive sheet metal screws (in the future I'll replace these with stainless, but couldn't find any at this time). These worked perfectly on the gutter edge side, and for the most part on the drip edge side...in a few places I had to use a 1" long screw because nothing about my gutters seems to be even. Depending on your type of roof you may be able install these by just sliding one side under your shingles and then securing the 'outside' to the gutter edge, but this wouldn't work for me...i secured both sides with screws. You could probably get by with 4 screws per section, but I put more to ensure they lay flat - and we're in a hurricane area. Properly installed, I can't see how leaves could possibly enter the gutters, or any other object aside from perhaps roof grit or something very small. Leaves will build up somewhat on top of the guards, which seems to be the case with most of them, but they're easily brushed off. Having extensively researched gutter guards, none seem to be a perfect solution...but these were definitely the right price, easy to work with, fit my 5.5" gutters and are definitely sturdy. I wouldn't expect to have to remove them to clean whatever might make it's way into the gutters anytime soon, but time will tell. We have oak trees that drop leaves 24/7/365 and the similar guards that I have on the front of my house seem to have done a decent job keeping the leaves out even with the poor install that had been done...so I expect these guards to perform as well or better. Instructions in the box show how to miter the corners...easy to do, and easy to cut with tin snips. *Update: It's Dec. 2023 and I stand by everything I said about these leaf guards - even bumped my rating up a notch to 5 stars. We've had zero problems with leaves or anything else clogging our gutters. They've literally been maintenance free. I do have to clean leaves off of the top of them at the corners twice a year, but that has nothing to do with the guards.They have held up just fine & haven't rusted or had any other issues. Great product.

I got a quote on a gutter install and decided I would skip the install of a gutter guard and install a Gutter brush myself. (Of course, I'm sure I'm in the majority who gets an upsell to do the roof after the salesman checks things out.) I researched a little and I came a cross these Amazon Recommended A-M Gutter Guards, which were $100 cheaper than the Gutter Brush, and, more importantly, were designed to eliminate the need for annual cleaning for most people. I knew it was going to be a little more work having to screw them in, but the long term rewards would make it worth it. I really don't like going up on a ladder, and my yard is uneven making it all that more difficult. Plus, I'm getting up there in age at 67, so I want to go up there as little as possible.My original plan was to install these while on the roof, but it was really hard to see what was going on in that position. The first section I tried would not go in place. So, I moved the ladder under the gutter, and the problem was that the roofers forgot to screw in one of the gutter mounts. I could not see that from above. So, at that point, I decided to do the whole job from the ladder.Everything, for the most part, went well. I went left to right, front of the house to the back. The final few feet of my gutter were a little tight for some reason, so I had to cut down the width of the gutter guard to get it to fit in place. The aluminum is easy to work with and I was able to cut it to size with tin snips. It was getting a little hot out and I was pretty exhausted, so I'm thinking I might give it another go at another time. I have plenty of spare panels that I can work with, AAMOF, I think they give you a few extra panels, which is nice.I ordered these on Saturday, the day after my roof and gutters were installed, and Amazon delivered them to me on Sunday, with the screws I ordered, when both of these items were expected to be delivered the next Friday. Very nice of them! Since I do not have prime. So, I was able to start work at 8:30 AM on Monday, Labor Day and I was done at about 11:30 AM.I was prepared to use the A-M Gutter Guard Screws and magnetic Driver just to use the recommended product. But, apparently they are out of stock since it would have shipped a week later than the gutter guards. So, I followed some of the recommendations here in these reviews and ordered them as well."120PCS #8 x 1/2'' Sheet Metal Screws 410 Stainless Steel Hex Washer Head Fast Self Tapping Screws with Screwdriver Bit Silver" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWN392S9?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 (Includes a 7mm magnetic driver which works great.)Overall, I highly recommend these gutter guards. They are strong enough for whatever Mother Nature may throw at them and flexible enough to be reworked for the areas that might not be exactly as expected. And, they are cheaper than Gutter Brushes, which have to be cleaned out annually (at a minimum). At my age, I'm hoping I can avoid ever having to go up on a ladder again.

Item is well designed pretty easy to install and really reduces gutter maintenance. Handles leaves with no problem but oak tassels in the spring require a brush off. I was able to make a brush handle and do the job from the ground ( spring cleaning).