Is installing gutters hard?
Gutter installation is not very hard as long as you don’t mind working off the ground and on a ladder. One important thing to remember about installing rain gutters for the DIY people out there, your gutter system should be sloped. Now I’m not talking about looking like a 45 degree angle here, but they should run on a slope of at least 1 inch every 35 to 45 feet dependant on the length of the run of your home. Typically you could take the median of that and say just 40 feet but it really depends on how long of a run for that side of the guttering. You need them to slope a little so the water can run from the gutters to the downspouts and out the other end. If it’s perfectly level or pitched to where the slope doesn’t end at a downspout opening, you’ll end up with standing water which could cause the gutters to sag or even pull away from the facia and possibly fall off in time. Question: What size of gutters should I use? Answer: Bigger is better, well not always. When you are looking t
