A gutter installer friend of mine installed the gutters for meHe used a bubble level to make sure they were pitched from front to the back where downspouts are located on garagesHe didn’t realize that the garage was not levelIt was actually slanted from the back of the structure to the front (ground not level or built right or settled uneven)I went out on Saturday November 7th after it rained day before that to see if the mitered corners on the front were drippingWe rang bell and knocked on the house doorMr [redacted] never answered or came outWe saw water was sitting in the front gutter and around both corners going back from the frontThe back was dry meaning the water wasn’t completely draining to the back downspoutsWe scheduled to go back out on Monday to re-adjust the pitch better to get positive drainage or water flow to the downspoutsWe found out Monday Mr [redacted] sent a complaint to the Revdex.com that morningI removed the gutters and re-pitched them approximately 4” which just barely gave the gutters a positive water flow to the downspoutsAt that time, we realized that the garage was built or settled on an opposite angleWe also installed aluminum fascia cover up under the gutter apron and down over the back of gutter to help prevent water going over the back of gutter when they fill with ice in the winter monthsI went back out Thursday AM after last night’s rain storm and was happy to see the gutters were dry from the front all the way to the two downspoutsThis is the second time in years doing this work that we came across a garage that was pitched to the front by quite a few inchesNormally the structures are built level and the gutters only need a ½” total pitch Mr [redacted] said he mentioned the garage was leaning to the frontIt is hard to see with the naked eye I always tell gutter installers to water flow test the gutters and don’t just rely on the bubble level
A gutter
installer friend of mine installed the gutters for me. He used a bubble level
to make sure they were pitched from front to the back where downspouts are
located on garages. He didn’t realize that the garage was not level. It was
actually slanted from the back of the structure to the...
front (ground not level
or built right or settled uneven). I went out
on Saturday November 7th after it rained day before that to see if
the mitered corners on the front were dripping. We rang bell and knocked on the
house door. Mr. [redacted] never answered or came out. We saw water was sitting
in the front gutter and around both corners going back from the front. The back
was dry meaning the water wasn’t completely draining to the back downspouts. We
scheduled to go back out on Monday to re-adjust the pitch better to get
positive drainage or water flow to the downspouts. We found out Monday Mr.
[redacted] sent a complaint to the Revdex.com that morning. I removed
the gutters and re-pitched them approximately 4” which just barely gave the gutters
a positive water flow to the downspouts. At that time, we realized that the
garage was built or settled on an opposite angle. We also installed aluminum
fascia cover up under the gutter apron and down over the back of gutter to help
prevent water going over the back of gutter when they fill with ice in the
winter months. I went back
out Thursday AM after last night’s rain storm and was happy to see the gutters
were dry from the front all the way to the two downspouts. This is the second
time in 43 years doing this work that we came across a garage that was pitched
to the front by quite a few inches. Normally the structures are built level and
the gutters only need a ½” total pitch. Mr. [redacted] said he mentioned the garage was
leaning to the front. It is hard to see with the naked eye. I always tell gutter installers to water flow
test the gutters and don’t just rely on the bubble level.
A gutter installer friend of mine installed the gutters for meHe used a bubble level to make sure they were pitched from front to the back where downspouts are located on garagesHe didn’t realize that the garage was not levelIt was actually slanted from the back of the structure to the front (ground not level or built right or settled uneven)I went out on Saturday November 7th after it rained day before that to see if the mitered corners on the front were drippingWe rang bell and knocked on the house doorMr [redacted] never answered or came outWe saw water was sitting in the front gutter and around both corners going back from the frontThe back was dry meaning the water wasn’t completely draining to the back downspoutsWe scheduled to go back out on Monday to re-adjust the pitch better to get positive drainage or water flow to the downspoutsWe found out Monday Mr [redacted] sent a complaint to the Revdex.com that morningI removed the gutters and re-pitched them approximately 4” which just barely gave the gutters a positive water flow to the downspoutsAt that time, we realized that the garage was built or settled on an opposite angleWe also installed aluminum fascia cover up under the gutter apron and down over the back of gutter to help prevent water going over the back of gutter when they fill with ice in the winter monthsI went back out Thursday AM after last night’s rain storm and was happy to see the gutters were dry from the front all the way to the two downspoutsThis is the second time in years doing this work that we came across a garage that was pitched to the front by quite a few inchesNormally the structures are built level and the gutters only need a ½” total pitch Mr [redacted] said he mentioned the garage was leaning to the frontIt is hard to see with the naked eye I always tell gutter installers to water flow test the gutters and don’t just rely on the bubble level
A gutter
installer friend of mine installed the gutters for me. He used a bubble level
to make sure they were pitched from front to the back where downspouts are
located on garages. He didn’t realize that the garage was not level. It was
actually slanted from the back of the structure to the...
front (ground not level
or built right or settled uneven). I went out
on Saturday November 7th after it rained day before that to see if
the mitered corners on the front were dripping. We rang bell and knocked on the
house door. Mr. [redacted] never answered or came out. We saw water was sitting
in the front gutter and around both corners going back from the front. The back
was dry meaning the water wasn’t completely draining to the back downspouts. We
scheduled to go back out on Monday to re-adjust the pitch better to get
positive drainage or water flow to the downspouts. We found out Monday Mr.
[redacted] sent a complaint to the Revdex.com that morning. I removed
the gutters and re-pitched them approximately 4” which just barely gave the gutters
a positive water flow to the downspouts. At that time, we realized that the
garage was built or settled on an opposite angle. We also installed aluminum
fascia cover up under the gutter apron and down over the back of gutter to help
prevent water going over the back of gutter when they fill with ice in the
winter months. I went back
out Thursday AM after last night’s rain storm and was happy to see the gutters
were dry from the front all the way to the two downspouts. This is the second
time in 43 years doing this work that we came across a garage that was pitched
to the front by quite a few inches. Normally the structures are built level and
the gutters only need a ½” total pitch. Mr. [redacted] said he mentioned the garage was
leaning to the front. It is hard to see with the naked eye. I always tell gutter installers to water flow
test the gutters and don’t just rely on the bubble level.