Installation Instructions Optional Tools Needed: Ladder, Safety Goggles, Gloves, Tin Snips & Metal Bending Tool   • Ensure gutter system is clean and free of debris • Inspect gutter hangers, ensuring:    - tightly fastened to fascia and attached to gutter    - minimum one  hanger every 24 inches • Install first Diamond Gutter Shield® at beginning of gutter run • Measure 2 inches from end of Shield • Cut and remove a notch from front and back edges • Cut a line 2" long down the center of rib • Bend remaining 2 inch flap 90 degrees to create an end cap • See illustrations #6 and 8 for details • Insert Drip Foot (back edge) of Shield onto gutter hangers • Ensure Drip Foot engages fully,  sitting snug to back of gutter • Lower the face of Shield onto the top of the gutter • Shield should be approximately 1/4" longer than inside face of gutter • See circled portion of illustration #4 • Flex the Shield slightly inward and engage front edge of Shield inside gutter lip • The flex will create a snug Pressure Fit with gutter lip • *Option for high wind areas - add 1/4" galvanized screw through punched holes • When installing each additional section, be sure to overlap the notched areas   completely with previous section • Overlapping each Shield section keeps debris out and adds support to the completed   Shield system • Gutter system corners require a butted mitre joint • Measure from back corner of gutter system to ensure correct length • Cut a 45 degree angle from the Drip Foot (back of Shield) to the Drip Lip   (front of Shield), careful not to distort the profile of the Shield • At the termination end of the Shield system, you will need to cut and remove a   2 inch section of the Shield's face (as in #2) • Cut a line 2 inch long down the center of rib as shown. Bend these 2 inch sections   downward at a 90 degree angle as shown to overlap and create a cap to the end   of the system Cutting Instructions STEP #1: When cutting Shield sections, start from Drip Foot (back) and cut towards the hook area. Stop cutting before the hook. STEP #2: Begin second cut on Drip Lip (front edge). Stop cutting when you reach hook area. STEP #3: Hook area is now the only attached portion. Gently bend this portion back and forth until section separates. This method ensures the hook area maintains its profile and proper function. *Areas which fall within 50 miles of the coastline are required to use fasteners attached into the Shield's Drip Lip to engage the top of the gutter (as shown in #5 above). Pressure Fit Technology testing has passed independent testing over 75 MPH, or a Low Velocity Hurricane Rating only.