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Re: O/T: Designing a Gutter System For the House
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Posted by jimNCal on July 27, 2006 at 21:57:20 from (4.246.135.146):
In Reply to: O/T: Designing a Gutter System For the House posted by Blue3992 on July 27, 2006 at 19:05:40:
Blu, Where you are/rainfall, average temps will determine how far apart your downspouts will need to be. Overloading a gutter/downspout is worse than not having any at all. Dropping off one roof to run down another to a gutter is perfectly acceptable and just makes good sense. SMACNA is a good start for standards in sheetmetal design and practices. ANY of the local union shops or even the local library will have this info on hand. Remember, if your locale gets into extreme temp swings between hi and lo, you also need to consider the length of the run in regards to expansion(side movement) as WELL as it's ability to adequately drain off the heaviest expected rainfall in relation to the square area draining into any run. Code here is 1 downspout per 40ft of run on residential sizes and 50ft on commercial. OUR shop's reputation demands 30 and 40. REGULAR cleaning is a must. HTH jim
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