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Posted by Dave Combs on June 16, 2005, 11:17 pm
I just had new gutters installed and I am not paticularly happy with the
installation. My facia boards are at right angles to the rafters, not
perpendiculat to the ground. My roof is very low pitched (1:12) so the
bottom of the facia board is "indented". The gutters were installed with
the back perpendicular to the ground, not flush with the facia therefore
there is a gap that one can stick a little finger between the gutter and the
facia. The gutter company says it installed them perpendicular to the
ground so water doesn't flow over the tim in a heavy range. They are coming
back to discuss the matter on Monday but I need some expert advice. Has
anyone ever seen a gutter that was not installed flush to the facia?
Thanks.
Dave
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Posted by Jim Rusling on June 16, 2005, 11:59 pm
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>I just had new gutters installed and I am not paticularly happy with the
>installation. My facia boards are at right angles to the rafters, not
>perpendiculat to the ground. My roof is very low pitched (1:12) so the
>bottom of the facia board is "indented". The gutters were installed with
>the back perpendicular to the ground, not flush with the facia therefore
>there is a gap that one can stick a little finger between the gutter and the
>facia. The gutter company says it installed them perpendicular to the
>ground so water doesn't flow over the tim in a heavy range. They are coming
>back to discuss the matter on Monday but I need some expert advice. Has
>anyone ever seen a gutter that was not installed flush to the facia?
>Thanks.
>Dave
Mine have been installed that way for over 20 years.
--
Jim Rusling
Partially Retired
Mustang, OK
http://www.rusling.org
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Posted by tom on June 17, 2005, 12:33 am
Jim wrote: Mine have been installed that way for over 20 years.
Mine, also. Installed it
myself (with a little help from my neighbors). As long as the gutter is
properly affixed, you'll be fine.
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Posted by Robert Allison on June 17, 2005, 12:48 am
Dave Combs wrote:
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> I just had new gutters installed and I am not paticularly happy with the
> installation. My facia boards are at right angles to the rafters, not
> perpendiculat to the ground. My roof is very low pitched (1:12) so the
> bottom of the facia board is "indented". The gutters were installed with
> the back perpendicular to the ground, not flush with the facia therefore
> there is a gap that one can stick a little finger between the gutter and the
> facia. The gutter company says it installed them perpendicular to the
> ground so water doesn't flow over the tim in a heavy range. They are coming
> back to discuss the matter on Monday but I need some expert advice. Has
> anyone ever seen a gutter that was not installed flush to the facia?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave
>
>
They installed them correctly. The most that you should be
asking for now, is for some shims between the gutter and the
fascia to make sure that they STAY installed correctly. The
weight of the water when full may cause them to bend down
against the fascia, which would be incorrect.
--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
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Posted by RicodJour on June 17, 2005, 2:02 am
Robert Allison wrote:
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> Dave Combs wrote:
> > I just had new gutters installed and I am not paticularly happy with the
> > installation. My facia boards are at right angles to the rafters, not
> > perpendiculat to the ground. My roof is very low pitched (1:12) so the
> > bottom of the facia board is "indented". The gutters were installed with
> > the back perpendicular to the ground, not flush with the facia therefore
> > there is a gap that one can stick a little finger between the gutter and the
> > facia. The gutter company says it installed them perpendicular to the
> > ground so water doesn't flow over the tim in a heavy range. They are coming
> > back to discuss the matter on Monday but I need some expert advice. Has
> > anyone ever seen a gutter that was not installed flush to the facia?
> They installed them correctly. The most that you should be
> asking for now, is for some shims between the gutter and the
> fascia to make sure that they STAY installed correctly. The
> weight of the water when full may cause them to bend down
> against the fascia, which would be incorrect.
With a 1:12 and a socal.rr.com address I don't think they'll be
experiencing any snow/ice, so it' doubtful whether they'd ever be more
than a couple pounds per foot of load - that is unless they're never
cleaned and are used as sky-planters. Shims couldn't hurt though.
Sloped fascias are usually done by people who either don't want
gutters, don't know how gutters are attached or are looking for a
period look. Of course the carpenter could have been lazy as well.
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>From what you wrote you don't have a problem.
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>installation. My facia boards are at right angles to the rafters, not
>perpendiculat to the ground. My roof is very low pitched (1:12) so the
>bottom of the facia board is "indented". The gutters were installed with
>the back perpendicular to the ground, not flush with the facia therefore
>there is a gap that one can stick a little finger between the gutter and the
>facia. The gutter company says it installed them perpendicular to the
>ground so water doesn't flow over the tim in a heavy range. They are coming
>back to discuss the matter on Monday but I need some expert advice. Has
>anyone ever seen a gutter that was not installed flush to the facia?
>Thanks.
>Dave