Gutter Installations

Varying aspects of your home’s roof line, pitch, overhang, fascia & valleys all need to be taken into consideration when a gutter installation is designed and performed on your home. The professionals here at High Ridge Roofing & Construction will evaluate your home and plan a gutter replacement or a brand new gutter installation that best fits your needs. We take cutting edge technology and implement it with the industry’s best materials to design your custom gutter system.

It was not uncommon at one time for homes to be built purposefully without gutters. Homes built with large overhangs from many decades ago typically were built with ornate rafter tails. Gutters were a part of this design. With changing weather events, increased recorded rainfalls, and volatility of the rainstorms many are experiencing today, not having gutters is no longer an option.

SIGNS YOU NEED A GUTTER REPLACEMENT

Presented here are just a few examples of pictures from damage caused by improper rain gutter solutions or choosing no gutter. Not having gutters can cause serious damage to your home. The garage door damaged pictured here is a direct result of not having a rain gutter system. Overtime, the water dripping from the roof splashes on the ground keeping the door wet eventually causing rot.

The most damaged areas of a home as a result of not having gutters are decks, garage doors, door frames, window frames, foundations, basements, sidewalks, driveways, landscape, siding, fascia and more.

The solution is seamless gutter installation. When installing gutters you have several options. Certainly, by installing aluminum seamless gutters of either 5″ or 6″ size, we can divert the water from your roof line to areas of your home where the water will not cause damage or dangerous ice patches in the winter.

Most homes have standard 5” gutters installed. However, in some cases it is necessary to install 6” oversized gutters, or on specific portions of a home.

Below is a way for you to determine whether you will need standard 5” gutters or the 6” oversized gutters.

BASIC 5” STANDARD GUTTER QUALIFICATIONS:

• All gutter lengths under 40’ with at least 1 downspout
• Gutters over 40’ in length have should have 2 downspouts
• Gutters do not overflow on regular or normal rains
• No upper roofs gutters should be draining into lower 5″ gutters

BASIC 6” OVERSIZED GUTTER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Gutter lengths over 40’ that cannot have 2 downspouts
• Lower gutters that have upper gutters draining into them
• Long runs over 60’
• Roof lines with tremendous amounts of water concentrating to a small portion of gutter.
• Inside valleys where the water is flowing at great speed, and typically overflows during heavy rains.

The Pros here at High Ridge Roofing excel at gutter installation, gutter replacement and adding gutter guards to your system. Call us at (541)-357-4953 or Request a Quote Online. Our professionals are ready to create a custom gutter system for your home.