A channel at the eaves or on the roof of a building, for carrying off rain water.
Questions tagged [gutters]
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How to prevent heavy rainwater from jumping the gutter?
During heavy rain, the water collects from my second floor roof and runs onto the first floor roof as it should. The problem is that since all this water is now concentrated from the second floor downspout, the heavy volume causes it to race down…
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Does this downspout design make sense?
I've recently started smelling a musty smell in my upstairs bedroom. The bedroom closet just happens to be where the downspout from the main roof drains onto the roof for my garage and creates a kind of corner in the roof. As I have been looking…
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How do I stop the dripping noise from my gutters?
It has just recently started raining where I live, and I am new to this house. When the rain ceases and the water is dripping from the gutters through the drain, I can hear the dripping from inside the house. It is REALLY loud and is driving me…
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What is the safe/correct way to work on gutters? From a ladder or from the roof?
I am very comfortable working on the gutters (usually just cleaning them) from one story up by just sitting on the roof. I do this on my own home over the garage and at my parents one-story home.
I noticed some debris in the gutters on my 'big roof'…
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What are the pros and cons of installing a roof heating cable?
Had some roof work done last year after mother nature abused my house by way of an errant tree branch. I had always suspected my roof had poor ventilation, most notably when I wound up with a 200 lb chunk of ice going from roof to ground (about 20…
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How can I quiet a noisy downspout?
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How do I stop the dripping noise from my gutters?
I have metal downspouts that come down from by gutters. One of them happens to be right by my bedroom window. When the rain is just right this downspout will often make an…
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What are my gutter guard options?
As I mentioned in a prior post, I'm planning to add some gutters to my house. I see that there's wide variety of gutter guards available and was curious which ones are better?
As far as I can tell, there are basically two types:
Covers that go…
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How should I hang Christmas lights where I don't have any gutters?
I finally got around to hanging Christmas lights this year. I bought gutter clips so I wouldn't have to permanently install anything, but I just realized that I don't have gutters along a pitched portion of my roof. The soffit there isn't…
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How can I configure rain gutter between two dormers?
The lack of gutters between the 2 roof dormers is causing a hole to form in the brick step by the front door. A small ravine is also forming in the dirt next to the step.
The rest of the houses in the neighborhood do not have these dormers, so I…
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How do I safely place an extension ladder near windows so I can clean my gutters?
I am trying to get an extension ladder in position so I can finally clean these gutters. I have a stabilizer, but it's narrower than the span of 2 windows, and I'm very uncomfortable putting the ladder up this high without it. I'm having a real…
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Is the gutter on the side of my roof dormer necessary?
On each side of this dormer there is a small gutter which drips onto the roof and into the longer gutter and down the side of the house. If this short gutter wasn't there, wouldn't the water go to the same place anyway? Follow up, if the short…
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What can I do about a window well that is filling up with water from below the surface?
I have 2 covered basement window wells on the side of my house. When it rains heavily, they fill up with water from beneath the surface.
There are 4 downspouts from the gutters on our roof. They run into underground pipes (the black corrugated kind)…
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How to fix water missing gutter?
When it rains, water from the second floor downspout misses the first floor gutter on the right side and comes down the siding (as shown below). You can see the evidence (vegetation) growing to the side of the lower gutter. What is the best way to…
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Why aren't there more PVC gutters in the U.S.?
I am originally from Europe and you do see a lot of PVC gutters in my country, especially in construction that is done on a tight budget. It seems to me PVC would be a legit material to make cheap and durable gutters. How come you don't get to see…
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Is fiberglass showing on roof shingles an indicator of immediate repair needed?
We have a storm coming in today so I spent the day yesterday cleaning my gutters which were chocked full of debris. They also a significant amount of roof material in my gutters (my understanding is I have asphalt shingles). I have not cleaned my…
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