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Gutter run legnth.
As a general rule gutter slope is set at 1 4 inch per 10 feet of guttering.
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Multiply the drainage area by the roof pitch factor and rainfall intensity to find out the adjusted square footage.
Water will run off faster from a very steep roof than from one with a gradual slope.
For a 5 inch k style gutter the square footage should be up to 5 500 sq ft and for a 6 inch k style gutter the square footage should be upto 7 900 sq ft.
Place a full length piece of pvc gutter upside down on a flat surface and mark it to length.
The standard is about inch per 10 feet.
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Then use the information below to see what size gutter you need.
The most common gutter sizes are 5 inches and 6 inches although 4 inches is available as well.
A roof of 1 200 square feet in size will collect more water than one that is 600 square feet.
Maximum gutter per ds refers to the maximum length of gutter that is to be served by one downspout.
For half rounds 5 inch should be used for up to 2500 sq feet and 6 inch for up to 3 840 sq ft.
Deduct 2 inches for the downspout fitting at the end of the new run.
Rule of thumb we use is no more than 40 between downspouts and as grumpy painfully found out the long you go the more stress you will put on your metal.
An inch of rain is not much but it if falls in half an hour it could flood a gutter.
6 inch 7 960 square feet.
Downspouts are commonly 2 x 3 inches and 3 x 4 inches in size or 3 or 4 inches in diameter.
Cut the gutter at the mark with a.
After you have calculated the square footage use following calculations.
Plan width and plan length should be flat plan dimensions not calculated along the slope.
Increasing the pitch increases a gutter s handling capacity but the gutter may look askew over a long run.
The slope will take input as either an integer e g.
Tweak the gutter relation to height to obtain different gutter sizes.
If a roof s various drainage areas call for different size gutters go for the biggest one k style.
For example if you have 30 feet of guttering the calculation is 1 4 x 3 0 75 i e.
Pitch or steepness also is a factor.
5 inch 5 520 square feet.
