How To Tell If I Have Builder Grade Gutters

Photo courtesy of lindus construction midwest leafguard this can result in damage to your shrubs lead to surface erosion and seep into your foundation causing cracks and basement flooding.

How to tell if i have builder grade gutters.

We sit on a hill and have not had drainage problems or issues with water collection after heavy rains. Increasing the pitch increases a gutter s handling capacity but the gutter may look askew over a long run. How do i know whether or not i need to install a gutter system. If gutters don t slope water gathers in them.

Our home doesn t have a gutter system. As with gutters a downspout s capacity must match or exceed the expected runoff. Cheaply made builder grade gutters are susceptible to clogs which can cause a number of problems to your home says lindus. If gutters slope too severely they don t hold water and water could splash over the sides in heavy rain.

But in order for gutters to do their job properly they have to be kept in shape and free of clogs holes and sags. The standard is about inch per 10 feet. However similarly situated homes in our neighborhood seem to have a gutter system. The gutter slope also called the pitch is the amount the gutter tilts down to let rainwater flow out of it.

The above recommendations assume that you have properly sized downspouts every 40 feet. Luckily most common gutter problems are easy for homeowners to fix.