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• 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
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• 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
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see cutting instructions below
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• Insert Drip Foot (back edge)
of
Shield onto gutter hangers
• Ensure Drip Foot engages
fully,
sitting snug to back of
gutter
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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(Corner Cut Instructions)
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• 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" 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
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see cutting instructions below
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STEP #1: When cutting Shield sections, start from Drip Foot (back) and cut towards the hook area. Stop cutting before the hook.
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STEP #2: Begin second cut on Drip Lip (front edge). Stop cutting when you reach hook area.
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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.
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*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
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