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Posted by RicodJour on June 17, 2005, 2:02 am
Robert Allison wrote:
> 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.
>From what you wrote you don't have a problem.
R
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