Correct Gutter Placement

Steeper pitches require less clearance.

Correct gutter placement.

Gutters should be placed below the extended roof line so that snow and ice can slide clear. Cut a triangular section from. Secure it with eight pop rivets or sheet metal screws. Proper placement of gutter downspouts is one of the most important components of ensuring a gutter system is effective.

The highest tip of the guttering should gently slope downwards to end at the downspout. Gutter can be run level for appearance but addition downspout will be necessary see section on proper gutter and downspout sizing. If the downspouts do not allow water to flow out of the gutter system freely and do not channel the water away from the home then the house could be susceptible to issues such as roof rot foundation damage and landscape erosion. Cut a two inch long notch in the front lip of the gutter with tin snips to join a rain gutter section.

This is incorrect because rainwater pulls back up on the underside of the roof and it drips down under the roof. It s much easier to join sections on the ground than to work from the top of a ladder. In turn rainwater will run behind gutters that hang too high deteriorating the fascia boards along the way. Wrap the aluminum strip tight around the underside of the gutter.

Snap the sections together. For especially long gutter runs of 40 feet or more the slope or pitch should start in the middle diverting the water to a downspout at each end. The incline should be approximately one inch for every sixteen feet. Gutter placement people usually think that gutters should be placed right on the roofline.