Gutters and trim questions...
March 1, 2016 5:25 AM Subscribe
I think I'll have some work done on my gutters and the fascia trim--water seems to be dripping down behind the gutters across the trim, leading to some rot. I have a few related questions, though. Can you help?
1. We get a lot of leaves and pine needles in our gutters, and I'm thinking about getting one of those gutters that has a lid (like this, but not this in particular). Do you have experience with this type of gutter? Do you recommend them? Which one?
2. Costco has a gutter install service. I love Costco, but are they any good? Or would I be better off with a reputable independent?
3. I think I might be well served by replacing the trim behind the gutters with a PVC board, like Azek. But even if I just put up more pressure treated, who would handle that part of the project? Is that a roofer? A carpenter? Or would that be part of the gutter installation?
Thanks!
1. We get a lot of leaves and pine needles in our gutters, and I'm thinking about getting one of those gutters that has a lid (like this, but not this in particular). Do you have experience with this type of gutter? Do you recommend them? Which one?
2. Costco has a gutter install service. I love Costco, but are they any good? Or would I be better off with a reputable independent?
3. I think I might be well served by replacing the trim behind the gutters with a PVC board, like Azek. But even if I just put up more pressure treated, who would handle that part of the project? Is that a roofer? A carpenter? Or would that be part of the gutter installation?
Thanks!
2 years ago, we got leaf-guard gutters, because I was tired of cleaning them out 6+ times a year. The new gutters are 4", downspouts (previous were 3").
If your location is correct, you're somewhere that gets plenty of snow.
My two big complaints with my new gutters are:
1) They don't handle snow worth a damn. As snow melts/refreezes, it barely goes in the gutter and instead forms a shelf/overhang and drips down all over the ground/walks/patio/driveway (and forms a ton of icicles). This annoys me to no end (defeats the point of gutters), and I live in an area that doesn't get much snow.
2) If you have any valleys in your roof, odds are water will overshoot whatever junction box/corner piece they make. (again, defeating the point of having gutters)
That said, I haven't had to clean them out. In retrospect, I should have gone w/ the cheaper options (eg larger gutters and a simple screen or something) rather than the leaf guard product.
When they installed the new gutters, they did replace a number of the fascia boards. We supplied the paint for it (because we had it already).
posted by k5.user at 7:30 AM on March 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
If your location is correct, you're somewhere that gets plenty of snow.
My two big complaints with my new gutters are:
1) They don't handle snow worth a damn. As snow melts/refreezes, it barely goes in the gutter and instead forms a shelf/overhang and drips down all over the ground/walks/patio/driveway (and forms a ton of icicles). This annoys me to no end (defeats the point of gutters), and I live in an area that doesn't get much snow.
2) If you have any valleys in your roof, odds are water will overshoot whatever junction box/corner piece they make. (again, defeating the point of having gutters)
That said, I haven't had to clean them out. In retrospect, I should have gone w/ the cheaper options (eg larger gutters and a simple screen or something) rather than the leaf guard product.
When they installed the new gutters, they did replace a number of the fascia boards. We supplied the paint for it (because we had it already).
posted by k5.user at 7:30 AM on March 1, 2016 [1 favorite]
A gutter guy told me: there are gutter guards that work well for leaves and there are gutter guards that work well for pine needles, but there aren't any that work well for both.
posted by monotreme at 9:51 PM on March 1, 2016
posted by monotreme at 9:51 PM on March 1, 2016
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Get some quotes, research them, go with the one you're most comfortable with.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 7:17 AM on March 1, 2016