Gutters that are 5-inch and 6-inch in size are able to handle the rainfall for most residential houses in many parts of the country. Bigger houses/buildings with steeper roofs that are located in areas with heavier downpours may need wider gutters to ensure that rainwater doesn’t overflow and damage your building.
Sizing the Gutters
For starters, you will need to measure/ calculate the square footage of the gutter’s drainage area. For a gable-end roof, the only two calculations that you will really need are for each slope. Hip and intersecting roofs that contain multiple facets will require more math as you’ll need to add up the area of each surface in the drainage area.
Next, you will need to measure the steepness of the roof-pitch and the rainfall intensity (maximum rainfall that could happen in a 5-minute period).
Lastly, multiply the drainage area by the roof-pitch factor and rainfall intensity to find out the adjusted square footage.
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POSTED ON October 6, 2017 // 0 COMMENTS
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