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GUTTER GARD

Gutterpro

Professional Gutter Guarding System

The ultimate rainwater gutter protection system that prevents all plastic, aluminium and cast iron gutters from becoming blocked by falling debris.

Gutter Gard is a revolutionary self cleaning, maintenance free, high quality anodised aluminium gutter protection system that stops debris from entering rainwater gutters, preventing blockages and overflows. The Gutter Gard system comprises an anodised aluminium “lid”, the profile, fitted over the open top of the rainwa ter gutter by means of adjustable rear fixed alu minium brackets. The profile is available in tour widths and is supplied in standard two meter long sections.

End plates are provided to fit onto the open end of each continuous run to prevent birds entering the gutter Adjustable fixing brackets are supplied in two parts and comprise an outer section that is screw fitted directly onto the fascia board and an inner section that slides into the outer section into one of tour locations. The combination of one of the four locations with one of the four profile widths enables Gutter Gard to fit more than 230 different gutter types.

Gutter Gard works on the principle of surface tension.

This remarkable force ensures that liquids adhere to the curved top surface of the profile and enables rain

drops that tall onto the surface, to form together into a continuous film of liquid that covers the profiles hydrophilic surface. The film of liquid adheres to the front round edge of the profile and then travels back underneath to cascade into the gutter free of debris. The profile is fitted so that the front round edge is in line with the front edge of the gutter, ensuring that leaves, moss, pine needles and other debris that would normally tall into the open gutter. collect instead on the smooth surface of the profile to be blown away by the wind or washed over the front edge to fall to the ground Particles small enough to become suspended within the thin film of water that travels around the front edge of the profile, stay suspended within the water during its passage through the gutter system to be discharge clear of the gutter.

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GUTTER GARD

Gutterpro

Custom Systems Limited

Professional Gutter Guarding System

Gutter Gard is available with four profile sizes and an adjustable fixing bracket that enables the system to protect all shapes and makes of plastic, aluminium or cast iron gutters that range in size from 110mm to 215mm wide overall that are either bracket or directly fixed to the building fascia.

Overall Width of Gutter Gard Profile including the bracket.

The gutter must be installed to provide a minimum gap of 40mm between the underside of the roof tiles and the top of the gutter.

Profile inset and overhang 4 x Gutter Gard Profile widths.

Joining rod

Two part Gutter Gard fixing bracket. Part “A” is screwed onto the fascia, Part “B” is slid into slots 1, 2, 3 or 4 within part “A” to provide the best fit location for profile.

The Ideal position of the Gutter Gard profile is when the front edge is in line with the inside front edge of the gutter. Overhang of up to 5mm and Inset of up to 10mm is acceptable depending upon the gutter type. See chart below.

Gutter width is from the fascia board to the inside front edge or inside edge of the inward facing lip of the gutter.

GUTTER GARD FITS THESE GUTTER SHAPES AND MANY MORE

EXAMPLE REQUIREMENT

EXAMPLE SOLUTION

Gutter Gard is required to be used in conjunction with an aluminium Ogee gutter that is 125mm wide when measured from the outside rear face of the gutter to the inside front edge of the gutter. The gutter is to be fixed to the fascia with brackets that are 1Dmmwide.

Calculate the top open width of the gutter including the bracket = 125m + 10mm = 135mm. Using the selection chart below, select the Gutter Gard profile and bracket slot that will provide the nearest match to the calculated open width of gutter and bracket (135mm overall). This is Profile 2 using bracket slot 1 providing an overall width of 137mm, giving a 2.0mm overhang. Check the overhang chart below to find that this selections satisfactory.

1. Determine the overall width of the gutter including the gutter fixing bracket/used. The Gutter width is measured from the fascia board to the front inside edge of the gutter.

2. Using the selection chart below, select the Gutter Gard profile size that best matches the inside open width of the gutter and bracket, taking into account the allowable overhang or inset that is dependant upon the gutter shape.

3. The ideaI selection is achieved when the overall width of the Gutter Gard profile, when located into either slot 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the rear fixing bracket, is inline with the front inside edge of the gutter.

However it is permissible to allow the Gutter Gard profile to project forward of the front inside edge or be inset in from the front inside edge, depending upon the type of gutter. Please refer to the selection chart below for details.

4. Gutter Gard fixing brackets must be installed at one metre Intervals with extra brackets at each corner.

5. End plate sections must be fitted at the termination of each continuous run of gutter.

6. Joining rods should be fitted into the front receptors on the Gutter Gard profile to join each section of profile to the next.

ALLOWABLE PROFILE INSET FROM FRONT INSIDE EDGE OF GUTTER = 10mm

ALLOWABLE PROFILE OVER- HANG FROM FRONT INSIDE EDGE OF GUTTER = 5mm

SELECTION CHART Profile Number

Profile width

Profile Reference

Overall width using SLOT 1

Overall width using SLOT 1

Overall width using SLOT 1

1

115mm

GG CP1 115 BL

122mm

127mm

132mm

2

130mm

GG CP2 130 BL

137mm

142mm

147mm

3

150mm

GG.CP2 150 BL

157mm

162mm

167mm

4

195mm

GG.CP3 195 BL

202mm

207mm

212mm

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GUTTER GARD

The ultimate rainwater gutter protection system that prevents all types of gutters from becom ing blocked Blocked Gutters

Once inside the gutters, the leaves, moss, pine needles and other debris congregate together to form a mass of soaking wet material, ever increasing in size. that either gets stuck at intervals along the gutter, or gradually moves towards the outlet where the open ends of the down pipes are connected onto the gutters.

Over time, some of the debris will begin to break down to a size where they will be drawn into the pipe itself. resulting in blockages that often mean the complete removal and replacement of the down pipes.

Blocked gutters are a regular problem in the UK with moss, leaves, pine needles and other debris constantly falling from trees and invading the open rainwater gutters, causing them to frequently become blocked and overflow.

Damage to the building soon follows as fascia boards, sof fits and roof timbers become soaked and start to rot The building structure itself will also begin to suffer with brickwork becoming stained and eventually soaked through resulting in dampness getting a foothold.

Water dripping from damaged gutter joints not only point to an immediate need for attention, but also cause pathways below to be permanently damp, covered in moss and algae and extremely dangerous to the householder and passers by in the winter.

Rainwater gutters are intended to collect the rain that falls onto the roof and conduct this away from the building in free running pathways Blockages interrupt this simple process and left unattended cause disproportionate damage to the building with expensive repairs to follow.

Clearings the gutters

Preventative maintenance by keeping the gutter systems clear of blockages and debris is a task that should be undertaken at least once every year on all properties and as often as three times a year when the property is surrounded by trees. Unfortunately access to the gutters on many properties can be very difficult with some elevations located above conservatories, garages or outbuildings, or where the ground below is not level or above areas of garden where firm level ground is not available to accommodate a safe working platform It is therefore perhaps not surprising that this important building maintenance task is often ignored by homeowners and landlords alike, until the inevitable damage occurs and extensive repair costs have been incurred. Gutter maintenance and cleaning is rarely a simple task and homeowners are right to be cautious about undertaking this unpleasant and dangerous task themselves.

working platform from which to work. This has resulted in many of the past contractors being unable to comply with the regulations for lack of access equipment and those that are able to undertake the work have been forced to substantially increase the price of the work.

Maintenance Free Gutters Unfortunately this well used statement only applies to the material from which the gutter is fabricated and not the guttering installation as a whole. All open gutters of any make are likely to become blocked.

No matter whether the gutter is made from plastic, aluminium or cast iron, it always has an open top and because so it is always vulnerable to becoming blocked by debris of all types that collect in the gutter and can’t escape.

With the problems and costs associated with keeping the gutters clear, there has always been a need for a device that can keep the debris out whilst allowing the rainwater to enter.

Leafguards Up to the release of the Gutter Gard product, previous leatguard devices have consisted of either a metal or plastic open mesh grid that fit inside the gutter or a plastic cover which fits over the gutter that has slots cut into the surface in order to let the water through

Safety First How many householders will be prudent and make sure that when they undertake the tricky job of gutter clearance that they erect a safe working platform from which to work and how many will be tempted to have a go from the “trusty” ladders?

It is a fact that most household 1nJunes are caused from tails from ladders or steps and when the falls are from gutter height. the results can be very serious.

The Handyman

Blocking the Down pipes

With the difficulties and dangers involved it is not surprising that the task of gutter clearance has often been handed to the local handyman or window cleaner. However with latest health and safety regulations it is a mandatory requirement that these sub contractors must also erect a safe

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Professional Gutter Guarding System

These products have a poor reputation because although they work initially, the debris that fall upon them very quickly cover and block the mesh or slots, resulting in the rainwater running over the front edge and not into the gutter, thus needing regular attention to remove the trapped debris.

This totally defeating the object of installing a leatguard device in the first place.

Problem Solved There is however clearly a need for a maintenance free, This totally defeating the object of installing a leatguard device in the first place!

Problem Solved There is however clearly a need for a maintenance free, high quality, Iong Iasting product that stops debris entering a rainwater gutter whilst at the

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GUTTER GARD

The ultimate rainwater gutter protection system that prevents all types of gutters from becom ing blocked same time allowing huge volumes of rain water to flow unhindered into the gutter without spillage onto the ground below. In response to this requirement. Custom Systems Limited have developed Gutter Gard a revolutionary ultimate solution to the annual gutter clearance problem.

Gutterpro

Professional Gutter Guarding System Only water can enter the gutter as all debris other than minute particles small enough to remain suspended within the water are unable to negotiate the front round edge to follow the waters that adhere to the underside of the front curved profile suriaces and will fall to the ground.

Due to the shape of the profile, water runs towards the front edge and because of the special anodised surface of the profile, the water adheres to the suriace to travel around the curved front edge to then pass back under neath to discharge into the gutter below. It is the combination of the shape of the profile and the special suriace finish that ena bles the water molecules to merge and adhere to the surface which will cope with a tremen dous flow of water without spill age from the front edge.

Gutter Gard has been specifical ly designed and developed in the UK to ELIMINATE the ever in creasing costs and disruption associated with the annual task of cleaning and maintaining open rainwater gutters with a high quality anodised aluminium gut ter protection system that will defeat this problem permanently Gutter Gard is a unique anodised aluminium system designed to protect rainwater gutters from becoming blocked due to falling leaves and other debris, eliminat ing once and for all the onward costs of future clearance and maintenance.

What gutters willit fit?

Gutter Gard is suitable for all plastic, aluminium and cast iron gutters that are facia fitted and range in size between 110mm and 315mm wide. Gutter Gard is available in three profile widths that all utilise a common two part aluminium adjustable rear bracket fixing system. It is the combination of one of four brackets locations with one of three profile widths that ensures that Gutter Gard is suitable for use with more than 200 different gutter makes and sizes.

Independent tests have demonstrated that the Gutter Gard profile can cope with the equiva lent of 32 times the accepted UK mainland rainfall volumes without spillage.

The Gutter Gard system com prises of a scientifically modelled aluminium profile , the cover. that fits ON TOP and OVER the open top of a rainwater gutter, totally enclosing the open top and shields this from any debris that would normally fall inside from doing so.

The front round edge of the Gut ter Gard profile is fitted inline with the front edge of the gutter and because of this, all leaves and other debris that have fallen onto the surface of the Gutter Gard profile, are washed over the front edge to fall to the ground clear of the gutter or standing debris are simply blown off the surface during the next drying wind.

Clearance Gap How Does It Work?

The system works using the principle of liquid adhesion, where the rainwater droplets and streams of water that cascade from the roof tiles merge togeth er to form a thin continuous film of liquid that covers the anodised surface of the top profile.

AUTHORISED RESELLER

Since all Gutter Gard systems and sizes are fitted ON TOP of the fitted gutter rather than inside the gutter, there MUST be a clearance gap of at least 40mm between the lowest point of the overhanging roof tiles and the highest point of the gutter in order to facilitate the fitting of the Gutter Gard profile.

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