Gutter Guard Supply & Installation

Most installs work out at around $35 per metre, supplied and installed, with a full gutter clean included first. A typical house has 60–70 metres of gutter, so most homes land between about $2,100 and $2,500. Two-storey access, tiled roofs, valleys, box gutters and ember-rated mesh can move the price up or down. We give you a fixed written quote after a free measure, with no deposit required.

The total metres of gutter and valley, roof type (tile takes longer than metal), roof height and pitch, how many valleys and box gutters there are, the mesh you choose and the condition of the gutters. A single-storey metal roof with clear access sits at the lower end; a steep two-storey tiled roof with several valleys sits higher.

For most homes near trees, yes. Most leafy properties need their gutters cleaned once or twice a year, and gutter guard largely removes that cost and the risk of climbing a ladder. It also keeps birds, rats and possums out of the roof line and leaves out of your water tank. If your property has no trees nearby, we’ll tell you honestly that you may not need it.

We install Karben Guard®, an Australian-owned system made and supplied by Karben Industries in Wyong, NSW. It is CSIRO-tested, powder-coated aluminium mesh in a choice of hole sizes: 3.5 mm standard, 3.5 mm heavy duty, and 1.9 mm woven for ember protection and finer debris. We recommend the right mesh for your roof and trees at the quote.

Aluminium is non-combustible, won’t go brittle in the sun, and carries a longer warranty: Karben’s aluminium mesh has a 15-year product warranty versus 10 years for its poly mesh. Plastic mesh isn’t tested to the bushfire standard, so it isn’t suitable as gutter guard in bushfire-prone areas. That’s why we only install aluminium mesh.

No mesh is 100% — anyone promising that is overselling. Our mesh stops leaves, twigs, gumnuts and animals. Very fine material like pollen, seed husks and dust can pass through, and most of it flushes out with the next rain.

Very little. We suggest a quick look once a year and, if needed, hosing through the mesh to rinse out fine material. There’s no need to remove it. Homes under heavy tree cover may need leaves brushed off the mesh occasionally.

Mostly no. The mesh is fitted on a “ski slope” angle from the gutter up onto the roof, so leaves slide or blow off rather than settling. Wet leaves can sit for a short time until they dry and the wind clears them.

No. Water passes straight through the mesh into the gutter, and your tank water stays cleaner because leaves and droppings are kept out. In extreme downpours gutters can overflow with or without mesh — that’s how gutters are designed to cope.

Yes. Once fitted, the mesh seals the gap between the gutter and the roof sheets or tiles, which is the main way birds and vermin get into roof spaces. If animals are getting in elsewhere, such as under solar panels or through downpipes, we can address that too.

Concrete and terracotta tile, corrugated, Trimdek, Klip-Lok and other metal profiles, plus commercial and strata buildings. We also cover valleys and box gutters. On tile roofs the mesh tucks under the second row of tiles; on metal roofs it’s fixed with colour-matched trim and screws.

Yes. The mesh and trim come in the COLORBOND® colour range — about 27 colours including Monument, Surfmist, Woodland Grey, Basalt and Shale Grey — plus mill finish and Zincalume. We’ll bring samples so you can match it on site.

No. Aluminium mesh is compatible with COLORBOND® and Zincalume® roofing, and we fix it without drilling tiles. We avoid stainless steel mesh in contact with coated steel roofs because the two metals can react and cause corrosion.

Yes, every time, and it’s included in the price. We clear out all leaves, sludge and silt, check the downpipes are flowing, and let you know about any rust or damage we find before the mesh goes on.

A 15-year product warranty on the Karben Guard® aluminium mesh and our own 20-year workmanship warranty. You receive a written warranty certificate, and it stays with the house if you sell.

Most single-storey homes are done in one day, including the gutter clean. Larger, two-storey or complex roofs can take two days. We’ll give you a time frame with your quote.

No, as long as we can get to all sides of the house. We’ll send you drone photos when the job is finished so you can see the result without climbing up.

Yes. We regularly remove cheap or poorly fitted mesh, clean out what’s built up underneath and install Karben Guard® properly. See our Wombarra project for an example.

You can buy DIY kits, but the job is done at the roof edge and the fixing details are what make mesh last. Poorly fixed mesh lifts in wind, lets animals in and comes with no workmanship warranty. Our install includes the clean, the right mesh and a 20-year workmanship warranty.

No deposit is required. You pay once the job is finished and you’re happy with it.

Yes. The Australian Standard for building in bushfire-prone areas, AS 3959-2018, requires gutter and valley leaf guards to be non-combustible. Karben Guard® aluminium mesh has been CSIRO tested, with a Spread of Flame Index of 0 under AS/NZS 1530.3. That allows it to be used as gutter guard at every Bushfire Attack Level (BAL-12.5 through to BAL-FZ).

It won’t catch fire or spread flame. It’s powder-coated aluminium with a tested Spread of Flame Index of 0. Its main job in a fire is keeping dry leaves out of the gutter, where embers would otherwise ignite them.

Gutter guard covers gutters and valleys and must be non-combustible; the standard sets no hole size for it. Ember guard covers openings such as vents, weep holes and roof cavities, and must have holes no larger than 2 mm. Our 1.9 mm woven mesh meets that limit.

BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) rates how exposed a building is to embers, heat and flame, from BAL-LOW up to BAL-FZ (Flame Zone). New builds and renovations in bushfire-prone land get a BAL from a bushfire assessment, usually through council or your builder. If you know your BAL, tell us at the quote.

For gutter guard, any of our aluminium meshes is suitable at all BALs. Where ember guard is required, 1.9 mm woven aluminium is suitable up to BAL-29. At BAL-40 and BAL-FZ the standard requires steel or bronze for ember guards, so we use Karben’s 1.9 mm stainless steel ember mesh, fitted so it doesn’t touch coated-steel roofing.

Yes. We can supply Karben’s CSIRO test documentation for the mesh we install and email it to your builder or certifier.