So aluminum or vinyl gutters?

[03mustangdude]

Time to put some up since last owner was too lazy to.

Aluminum lasts longer but is more difficult to install

Vinyl/pvc easy to install but some people say it only lasts a few years in texas heat. Any experience?

[black2002ls]

I would stray from vinyl. The heat and UV will kill those. Seamless gutters is the way to go. I will PM you my contact for gutters

[Tremor14]

I need that contact as well!

[03mustangdude]

Thanks for contact info i'm still going to try to diy it but if i fail that will be my first call!

[8mpg]

I just used Rain Fall Gutters. I had 250' of 5" gutters and 7 single story downspouts installed for $1400.

[03mustangdude]

The only thing i'm not sure about is the gutter flashing and lifting up the roof to install and then stapling them back in.

[Gasser64]

Al uh minny uhm. /british

[4EyedTurd]

I've been thinking of adding some around the house and saw that Home Depot has just about everything to put them up. I'm just not sure how I want to run the downspouts. I'd like a clean look where they run into the ground but how do they run after that?

[03mustangdude]

I've been thinking of adding some around the house and saw that Home Depot has just about everything to put them up. I'm just not sure how I want to run the downspouts. I'd like a clean look where they run into the ground but how do they run after that?

what do you mean the water should curve and just go on the ground

[Gasser64]

And add some of them little concrete or plastic things at the bottom after the spout. Otherwise you'll always have an ugly sandy spot right there with no grass.

Just like dohctrs vag

[black2002ls]

I've been thinking of adding some around the house and saw that Home Depot has just about everything to put them up. I'm just not sure how I want to run the downspouts. I'd like a clean look where they run into the ground but how do they run after that?

They are ran into underground drains, which 99% of the time drain into the yard/street. I just ran drains for my gutters. I have one down spout that just wasn't feasible with the near by trees so it will get a rain barrel.
They key is that your house needs to be higher than the exit point of the drain or else it will hold water/not drain properly.

The biggest issue with DIY is going to be the seams/leaks. You can typically only get 8-10' sections which means you will need a coupler at each seam. I would recommend sealing those joints with a butyl rubber or a product designed specifically for that purpose. It is going to see a lot of UV and water, thus having greater potential for degredation. Stay away from typical silicones or caulking.

As for the drip edge, the flashing that hangs down over your fascia. It shouldn't be nailed on the surface. It should be blind nailed under the shingles. Take a pry bar and lift the edge as/before you install each section. Slide the gutter underneath, between the drip edge and the fascia and then install the hangers.

[black2002ls]

what do you mean the water should curve and just go on the ground

He is referring to underground drains to take the water from the roof out away from the foundation. It is important to move that water away from the slab. I would at the very least put in extended down spouts to get that water 2-3 feet away from the house.

And add some of them little concrete or plastic things at the bottom after the spout. Otherwise you'll always have an ugly sandy spot right there with no grass.

Just like dohctrs vag

If you use splash blocks, be sure to set them "backwards". You wany the lip that most people feel should be towards the house, facing the yard. The idea is for it to slow the water down and not erode the ground in front of the splash block.

[8mpg]

He is referring to underground drains to take the water from the roof out away from the foundation. It is important to move that water away from the slab. I would at the very least put in extended down spouts to get that water 2-3 feet away from the house.


If you use splash blocks, be sure to set them "backwards". You wany the lip that most people feel should be towards the house, facing the yard. The idea is for it to slow the water down and not erode the ground in front of the splash block.

you want to point the water back to the foundation?

[black2002ls]

you want to point the water back to the foundation?

No. The thinking behind it is that is slows the water down and prevents it from eroding the ground right in front of the splash blosk. I have yet to see a gutter guy in any of the subdivisions I have worked in set them the other way. Then again, anything we build has enough of a grade where the blocks have fall away from the house to begin with. All of our houses have the pad built up enoough so that the grade drains naturally away from the house, then swales cut to carry the water off of the lot.