Gutter Shapes And Sizes

Basic types of gutters.

Gutter shapes and sizes.

The larger a gutter downspout the more water it can drain quickly. If a roof s various drainage areas call for different size gutters go for the biggest one k style. We re here to guide you on the path to gutter glory. However too large a gutter downspout can look unattractive.

Multiply the drainage area by the roof pitch factor and rainfall intensity to find out the adjusted square footage. You should have enough gutter downspouts to effectively handle the size of your entire gutter system. This is most common in the k style gutters. There are two main common sizes of gutters and one of them is 5 inch.

If you d like to do your own calculations for sizing your gutters we ll help you through it. Then use the chart below to see what size gutter you need. 5 inch 5 520 square feet. Most downspouts are rectangular but they can also be round or square.

Let s start with shapes. There are two basic types and they re referred to by the shape of their cross section. 6 inch 7 960 square feet.