Oversized Roof Gutters

What material your roof is made of can also play a role.

Oversized roof gutters. Dia 215 20 269 00. Includes k style gutters half round gutters fascia gutters and ogee gutters. Even the type of gutter can matter too. The over sized downspout installed with these gutters can also handle more debris passing through them.

This gutterbrush diameter measures 5 25 inches and protects larger oversize 6 inch gutters. 6 gutter 3x4 downspouts available from abc seamless is our over sized 6 fascia style gutter and our large 3x4 downspouts. Large rain gutters work better than the standard 5 inch size when you have upper gutters draining into lower gutters and other complicated layouts that cause an increased volume of water. A metal roof for instance causes the water to rush down a lot faster than an asphalt roof.

When installing 6 gutters we use 3 4 oversized downspouts as well allowing more water and debris to flow freely through the system. Because half round gutters are so shallower experts recommend a larger size for better results. Second oversized gutters can also be useful when because the size of the roof or the construction of the house you need a more complicated gutter system. If you have a larger roof or a roof with a real steep pitch that makes the water run down a lot faster than larger gutters are a must to protect your home.

Most importantly oversized 6 inch gutters can handle approximately 40 more volume than a standard 5 seamless gutter system. Although 5 is considered the standard size for residential seamless gutters many homeowners are upgrading to 6 over sized gutters. The design of the house or roof size sometimes call for a more complex gutter system layout that can handle a larger volume of water. The designer gutter system is larger and carries away 60 more water than a traditional system.

In such cases oversized gutters can provide more effective drainage. Though a 6 gutter is only an inch bigger it does handle 40 more water.