GUTTERS
  • SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 5" AND 6 " IS MUCH BETTER.
  • DOWNSPOUTS SHOULD BE LOCATED EVERY 20 FEET DEPENDING ON THE VOLUME OF WATER, THE SIZE OF GUTTER, ETC.
  • SLOPE SHOULD BE 1-1/4" IN 20 FEET (1/16" PER FOOT).
  • SMALL PATCHES ARE BEST ACCOMPLISHED WITH A PRODUCT CALLED PARBOND AVAILABLE AT GUTTER SUPPLIERS.
  • LARGE PATCHES ARE BEST ACCOMPLISHED WITH FABRIC (TUFFGLASS) AND ADHESIVE (TUFF-KOTE) AVAILABLE AT PAINT AND HARDWARE STORES.
  • SPIKES SHOULD BE SET INTO RAFTER TAILS, NOT THE FASCIA BOARD.
  • CAUTION: GUTTER SCREENS TRAP STICKS, LEAVES, PINE NEEDLES, AND DEBRIS TO CREATE DAMS THAT CAN BACK WATER UP ON EAVES AND DAMAGE DECKING & FASCIA.  THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GUTTER PROTECTION SYSTEMS ON THE MARKET.  WE'VE DETERMINED THAT NONE OF THESE IS MAINTENANCE FREE IN THE LONG RUN UNDER "REAL WORLD" CONDITIONS AND THEY AREN'T INEXPENSIVE.   OUR OPINION ...  THE BEST APPROACH IS OLD, TRIED, TRUE AND HAS PROVEN OUT UNDER THE PROBING TEST OF TIME.  IN ATLANTA, WE GOT TERRILL "T.C." CRANE, 678-592-0600, WHO  CLEANS OUR GUTTERS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.  THE BOY'S METICULOUS, INSURED AND A PLEASURE TO DO BUSINESS WITH.  WE SUGGEST YOU FIND SOMEONE LIKE "T.C." WHERE YOU LIVE.
  • CAUTION: "RAINHANDLERS" REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 11" BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE LOUVERS TO PROPERLY DIFFUSE WATER AS DROPLETS.  WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF CONTACTS STATING THIS DISTANCE IS AS LITTLE AS 3".  OUR EXPERIENCE TESTING THE PRODUCT DIDN'T SHOW THIS RESULT.  IN ADDITION, RAINHANDLER RESULTED IN A DRIPLINE, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE PITCH OF THE ROOF WAS RELATIVELY SHALLOW.  IN STEEPER AREAS INVOLVING A VALLEY, WATER VOLUME DURING HEAVY RAIN OVERWHELMED  RAINHANDLER'S DISPERSAL EFFECT.   

GUTTER CLEANERS - 409 AND THE LIKE WON'T TOUCH STREAKS ON GUTTERS BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WILL GET THOSE BUGGERS, Y'ALL.  BLACK STREAK REMOVER MARKETED BY MOST RV DEALERS COMES IN A VARIETY OF STRENGTHS FROM VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS.  THERE'S ALSO STUFF CALLED "SPRAY 9" YOU CAN GET IN THE PAINT SECTION OF GREAT HARDWARE STORES LIKE HANDY HARDWARE IN TUCKER, GEORGIA, WHERE HOPE REIGNS SUPREME.