Residential Modern Gutter Design

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.

Residential modern gutter design.

In addition they are attached to the home with a visible half round hanger. The gutter is fabricated in 10 sections laced together riveted and sealed. Find a place to put the downspouts and mark their location with an o on the design. K style gutters are most commonly in use in modern homes.

The most common location for the downspouts is the corners of the house since it is easier to move the water away from the house there. Many people choose these style gutters because they are very aesthetically pleasing and will add a lot of class to your home. 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. With a flat surface on one side these can be directly nailed to the roof surface and don t require additional support.

The design of gutter and downspout assemblies is an area of building design which demands special attention. You will need to have a downspout for every 20 feet of gutter and turns in the gutter add 1 foot to the total. Unfortunately continuous modern box gutters are still not available even though there s a huge market for them hint to industry.