Frustrated to tears...will no one install half-round gutters????
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Comments (6)Thank you to everyone for the comments. mightyanvil...I researched the shingle flare you recomended literally for months. I was able to dig up small bits of photos and drawings which I used for many mock-up's, finally settling on one. Often during testing with the mock-ups, a deciding factor was getting the shingles to conform and stay sound. The flare's framing has much more kick than actually telegraphs through. I then built a jig (retired tool and die maker), to make 180 vertical flare frames. Above the framing, two courses of shingles are applied over differing thicknesses of Coroplast corrugated plastic. The flare fully ties into the vertical wall at near 42 inches. I have been getting old growth that is green then using stainless nails by hand. So many open details and questions from here forward...my wife thinks I have gone mad! Thank you for your time. In the link below there is a photo showing our proposed finish colors. The Hazlenut/bronze is supposed to be for the fascia/gutters and maybe columns...? Butternut is supposed to be for the slab birch entry doors with dark orb details. The terra cotta was in the running for both at one time or another... I am certainly open for any comments. This is my first time around such a project. Here is a link that might be useful: mlo1's house photos...See MoreNew gutters on old house
Comments (8)My cottage on Lake Erie was but in 1946, it didn't have gutters and still doesn't. If your carriage house hasn't had any for 67 years why exactly do they suddenly need them now? The building is on a 4' deep block foundation wall on footings without a basement below. I am the only person in the neighborhood that doesn't clean gutters. There has never been a foundation issue, knock on wood. Everyone especially aluminum siding guys have told me I need them, for 20 years....See MoreGutter Q: How strong is too strong?
Comments (2)Well, whatever happens they are all up now. (And getting the half-round sections to connect while up on ladders on said slippery roof was a whole circus in itself....) Anyway, fast forward to big snow storm yesterday morning. (I worked until 3am to complete the installation beforehand.) All looks well last night after the storm, the downspouts had even started to run some. I went to sleep extremely pleased with myself. When I awoke, I looked immediately out my window and saw ... drips and icicles! Curses, curses, and back up on the roof I go. The modern brackets hold the damned gutter farther off the fascia board than the old cast iron ones, and the melt from the roof is running down behind it. Obviously need a wider drip edge, but that's under my intact slate roof, so I'm not a happy girl tonight. It may be OK for rain (the drip edge does actually overhang the gutter), but when snow slides down and bridges the gap between the roof edge and the gutter on warmish days like today (all of 33F), the underside of the snow melts and drips down behind the gutter. So back to the drawing board. My question about the strength was really centered on whether it would be better to have "break-away" screw strength, rather than tear on the fascia, but at this rate gravity will take the water behind the gutter, straight down the front of my house. Phooey! Molly~...See MoreGutter type for mid-century home with significant water issues
Comments (11)We got a new roof when we moved in, and the water is pooling near the foundation. So I agree: gutters are really the best solution. We are likely doing a channel aka grate drain on our driveway (more visible) side of the house, but want to avoid all possible excess moisture on the side where we are considering gutters. Also, we have a tiny yard so it would be nice to make that area usable. Overall, we feel half round probably wouldn't be any less of a design sin than traditional gutters, so we may as well save some $....See MoreVith
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