WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT GUTTER AND DOWNSPOUTS FROM OVERFLOWING OR CLOGGING?
Certain areas of your gutters can overflow while others never cause problems. Over time the gutters can loosen up from the weight of water and wet debris, causing the gutters to sag or pitch forward, creating low spots. In addition, the slope of the gutter can be lost causing water to run away from the downspouts. (The gutter should be sloped so that it is lowest at the points where the downspouts are and highest between them. ) Securing the gutters and readjusting the pitch can restore the performance of your gutters without the need of replacement. Some areas of your roof accumulate more water than others, creating rivers of water or cascading sheets that the gutters cannot handle. The area where two roof sections meet each other (called valleys) concentrate water run-off that rushes down and over the top of the gutters, missing them altogether. This can also occur where you have one roof section over the top of another. To resolve this, splash guards can be installed on the gutters
