What the customer needed
The customer wanted to collect roof water in an existing rain barrel, protect the foundation, and reduce the dirt splashback that was staining the home's brick exterior.
What shaped the plan
This single-story brick home has a shingle roof with a 4-on-12 pitch. The property had an existing rain barrel, and the open roof edges were allowing concentrated Magnolia rain to fall beside the foundation and splash against the brick.
The system and the reasoning
Mac recommended cream 6-inch seamless gutters with 3-by-4 downspouts placed toward the sides of the home, including a connection to the existing rain barrel. With no nearby tree cover affecting the roof, he did not recommend gutter guards.
What dcGutterPRO completed
dcGutterPRO formed and installed cream 6-inch seamless aluminum gutters around the home, added matching 3-by-4 downspouts, and routed one downspout toward the existing rain-barrel connection. No gutter guards were installed.
How the finished system came together
The finished cream system follows the brick home's front, garage, and backyard rooflines in a color that coordinates with the fascia. Downspouts now provide defined discharge points at the sides of the home, and the rain-barrel connection preserves the customer's existing collection setup.
Project details
- Single-story Magnolia brick home with a shingle roof
- Cream 6-inch seamless aluminum gutters installed around the home
- Matching cream 3-by-4 downspouts positioned toward the side elevations
- One downspout routed to the property's existing rain barrel
- Roof pitch recorded as 4-on-12
- No gutter guards were recommended or installed because the roof had no nearby tree cover
