Residential Modern Gutter Design

With a flat surface on one side these can be directly nailed to the roof surface and don t require additional support.

Residential modern gutter design.

For an enlarged pdf of the gutter at roof deck above click here or for the conventional sloped roof at the top of post click here. Unfortunately continuous modern box gutters are still not available even though there s a huge market for them hint to industry. Find a place to put the downspouts and mark their location with an o on the design. The design of gutter and downspout assemblies is an area of building design which demands special attention.

Leaking gutters and downspouts can cause serious damage to a building s interior as well as exterior and repairs can be expensive. The gutter is fabricated in 10 sections laced together riveted and sealed. In addition they are attached to the home with a visible half round hanger. You will need to have a downspout for every 20 feet of gutter and turns in the gutter add 1 foot to the total.

The most common location for the downspouts is the corners of the house since it is easier to move the water away from the house there. These gutters are a type of half round gutters and have the bead on the outside of the gutter where it is more visible. Yes the house is located in costa mesa california we don t get much rain some years but when it does rain we can get a lot.