Gutter Too High

Installing gutters too high.

Gutter too high.

I was asked to bid a church. After using a compact camera to check out the problem of the clogged gutter i put together a water jet by using a long pvc pipe and a jet nozzle to clean up. Gutters should be hung where a straight edge laying on your roof shingles extends over and rests on the front lip of the gutter this is the proper installment location for the high point of the gutter. When too low like yours water will shoot straight off your roof and miss the gutter particularly in hard rains.

This is usually a problem with the hangers the hardware that secures the gutters to the fascia. If the slope is slanted too sharply the gutters can t function at full capacity. This would require a seriously tall ladder and having to climb up and down. The gutter slope otherwise known as the pitch is the amount the gutters slant downward to direct the path of water flow.

Gutters that are too high can enable runoff water to drip down their back side which in turn can cause deteriorating fascia boards and stains on siding. The pitch and tilt of your gutters make all of the difference. In almost every instance gutter installers take the path of least resistance and shove the gutter right. My understanding is then a 1 16 per inch pitch is standard.

If the gutter is tilting away from your house it could be causing an overflow particularly during heavy storms. If the gutter slope isn t properly positioned it will pool in the system and spill over the sides. Hanging gutters too high is a common mistake. The roof is very steep as well.

Looks like a great account. This way any snow sliding off would clear the gutter and not damage it. Gutters that are too high can enable runoff water to drip down their back side which in turn can cause deteriorating fascia boards and stains on siding. Sagging gutters and gutters pulling away from the house.

The pitch of gutter heading towards a downspout can also cause overflow if it s too steep. They might have deteriorated over time the fasteners may have backed out of the wood or they re spaced too far apart to support the weight of full gutters. Gutters hung too high or too low. 2 your gutters aren t positioned correctly.

The problem is that on one side of the building the roof line is 3 stories high.