Icicles

Can icicles form on the gutter guard? It’s important to note that icicles can form on ANY gutter guard, including the possibility of ice dams. CAUTION: ICICLES & ICE DAMS can…

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Icicles

Can icicles form on the gutter guard? It’s important to note that icicles can form on ANY gutter guard, including the possibility of ice dams. CAUTION: ICICLES & ICE DAMS can…

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Heavy Rain

Can the gutter guard handle a heavy rainstorm? Punched aluminum gutter guards are best suited for regions that receive moderate amounts of rain. Rainwater diverters can offer an easy solution…

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Heavy Rain

Can the gutter guard handle a heavy rainstorm? Yes. However, sometimes inside miters at the end of a roof valley can cause challenges for any gutter guard, causing rainwater to…

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Hail

Will hail damage the gutter guard? The All-Aluminum Gutter Guards are made of .019 hardened aluminum. In extreme cases of hail, the gutter guard could sustain some surface dings.

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Hail

Will hail damage the stainless steel micro-mesh? We manufacture our gutter guards with a ‘thick wire’ 30 mesh (larger, more rigid wire size) as its standard size mesh. That means…

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Fire Resistance

Are Viking Stainless Steel Gutter Guards fire-resistant? Yes, Viking Gutter Guard passed both ASTM: E2768 and ASTM: E84-19b for Extended Duration Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials. The stainless steel…

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