Residential Modern Gutter Design

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.

Residential modern gutter design.

Leaking gutters and downspouts can cause serious damage to a building s interior as well as exterior and repairs can be expensive. K style gutters are most commonly in use in modern homes. Many people choose these style gutters because they are very aesthetically pleasing and will add a lot of class to your home. These gutters are a type of half round gutters and have the bead on the outside of the gutter where it is more visible.

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 seamless angle faced gutters are a standard 5 inch gutter made from a 12 inch coil stock the same capacity as a traditional k style gutter the color chosen was a low gloss black. 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.

Find a place to put the downspouts and mark their location with an o on the design. Unfortunately continuous modern box gutters are still not available even though there s a huge market for them hint to industry. The design of gutter and downspout assemblies is an area of building design which demands special attention.