Q. I wrote to you recently about the gauge weight of 6-inch commercial gutters. As I write this, the crew is installing them, but another issue has arisen. All the work I mention is being done through ...

A. Typically the metal drip edge that is installed below the first course of shingle extends out enough to have the water drip straight down into the gutter. I have seen the drip edge installed wrong, ...

Q: When I had a new roof installed, the roofers lined up the shingles with the edge of the metal drip edge instead of overlapping the drip edge by one-quarter inch in the standard fashion. As a result ...

Q: I replaced three wood gutters; they lasted 40 years. Now, one of the 40-foot replaced gutters is leaking water like mad; water is gushing over the rear of the gutter. What's wrong, and how can I ...

Q. The rains this summer are creating many headaches for us. A recent deluge has prompted me to get some help with two problems. We have a soil-erosion problem in the back of the house where there is ...

Did you know there is no requirement to have a gutter on your house? In fact, in some areas gutters actually do more harm than good, preventing heavy snow accumulations from sliding off the roof, and ...

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