Also ensure all vinyl brackets are solidly holding your system together.
Gutter kickout diverter.
Constructed with heavy duty galvanized steel with a white finish it is an essential part of protecting your home against water damage.
Kickout flashing also known as diverter flashing is a special type of flashing that diverts rainwater away from the cladding and into the gutter.
The minute or two it takes to create this detail has a pretty big return on investment.
Installed where a wall meets your roof it will help to divert the water from the roof into your gutter and not down your wall.
The kickout diverter directs water into the gutter decreasing the odds it will make its way behind the exterior cladding.
It s placed over the membrane at the eave and bent to serve as a spout directing water into the gutter.
The simplest solution is a kickout diverter flashing which serves as the bottom piece of metal step flashing.
Product overview protect your home from moisture with amerimax s kick out diverter.
But it s often left out.
When installed properly they provide excellent protection against the penetration of water into the building envelope.
Our kickout flashing diverts the water at the roof eave away from the wall and into the gutter protecting your reputation and avoiding expensive future repairs.
Omitting kickout flashing often leads to major damage behind the exterior cladding.
A kickout diverter is not only best practice when flashing the eave edge to a wall it s code.
To keep your gutter system functioning properly regularly inspect all your vinyl gutter parts such as the vinyl end caps and vinyl downspouts to ensure they are clear of debris and securely attached.
Our kick out diverters are manufactured from a recyclable engineered preformed non corrosive non conductive uv resistant thermoplastic polyolefin tpo material designed for extreme weather conditions.
Vinyl gutters tend to last many years and require minimal maintenance.