"JimT" wrote in message
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"ShadowTek" wrote in message
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On 2010-04-02, JimT wrote:

I used the white ones. My neighbor has the brown ones and they were
holding
up well. I think they have to be installed correctly or they'll warp.
When
the roofers re-did his roof they refused to reinstall them and now they
are
warped. Prior to that they looked fine. If they are in a really hot area
they may not be a good choice.

They are not as easy to install as the literature would lead you to
believe.
They were an 8 on the curse-o-meter and I don't like spending that much
time
on a ladder.

I don't see how they can be installed "incorrectly." It's just a one
piece unit.

They only choice that I had was whether or not to tuck them under the
shingles, which I didn't do since the pictures showed them laying *on
top* of the shingles.

And that's what did it. My neighbor's warp right after they refused to
tuck them under the shingle. I was very hesitant to use them for that
reason but I came to the conclusion (hopefully correct), that tiny amount
couldn't hurt. I researched them and you are supposed to tuck them under.
It's part of the reason they are almost freakin' impossible to install.
The distance between the edge of the gutter and, the space to tuck them,
has to accommodate them. I had to trim them to fit. Especially in the
corners.

Where did you see a picture of them laying on top? I found something
(somewhere) that shows exactly how to install them. I'll admit it's hard
to decipher from looking at the product.

Check out the PDF file at Amerimax.....Clearly tucked under per mfg.



heh....the missing link:
http://www.amerimax.com/productdetai...8&iSubCatID=14

You may have confused the plastic gutter guards with theses?:
http://www.amerimax.com/productdetai...4&iSubCatID=14

These clearly would never warp. I tried them but I couldn't get them to work
with my gutters.