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Old 02-10-2013, 10:36 AM
 
Location: North of South, South of North
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GUTTERS are a very important part if a home.

You moved in November, you have not seen our downpours yet!
Gutters should come with every home in every state.
My in-laws (here) ripped theirs down late last year. They didn't like them and only wanted them over the entrance.

To each their own.
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Old 02-10-2013, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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that's all I have at my place - the eaves carry the rain water far away from the home anyway -and the ground around where I live doesn't tend to get saturated....really a non-issue
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Old 02-11-2013, 11:39 AM
 
Location: East Tennessee
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I've had many building contractors to tell me that gutters are not necessary in Florida especially since the roof lines are mostly hip or gable and designed so that rain water falls away from the house. And they have recommended I decline to have them installed. Most one-story houses here are block construction, so rain water runoff isn't an issue as much as in if the house is wood-built.

My neighbor sold guttering systems for a long time and he was always trying to get me to let him install them on my home at a discount. Every time he asked, I told him I didn't want nail holes in my fascia to rust and promote wood rot. And guess what? His fascia needs replacing and looks terrible due to the gutters being on the house so long and other than needing a bit of paint here and there, my fascia is still in excellent condition (no rot anywhere).

Just something to think about...

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Old 02-11-2013, 01:39 PM
 
Location: Spring Hill Florida
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Same here. The eaves of the house overhang so the falling water is a few feet from the house. If I had a standing water problem I'd go with French drains to collect and distribute it.

Not to mention the wood rot problem previously mentioned when gutters are in place.




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that's all I have at my place - the eaves carry the rain water far away from the home anyway -and the ground around where I live doesn't tend to get saturated....really a non-issue
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Old 02-11-2013, 01:40 PM
 
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I've had many building contractors to tell me that gutters are not necessary in Florida especially since the roof lines are mostly hip or gable and designed so that rain water falls away from the house. And they have recommended I decline to have them installed. Most one-story houses here are block construction, so rain water runoff isn't an issue as much as in if the house is wood-built.

My neighbor sold guttering systems for a long time and he was always trying to get me to let him install them on my home at a discount. Every time he asked, I told him I didn't want nail holes in my fascia to rust and promote wood rot. And guess what? His fascia needs replacing and looks terrible due to the gutters being on the house so long and other than needing a bit of paint here and there, my fascia is still in excellent condition (no rot anywhere).

Just something to think about...
I think you did not speak with someone very knowledgeable on the subject.
One who copied their answers from here:
What Should I Consider When Getting Rain Gutters?

It says: "Old, damaged & defective" gutters BTW that are subject to wood rot etc. The paragraph starts with: "Good rain gutters are an integral part of a home's exterior".

The problem is this: builders won't install them by default as they should, and people are too transient to care for their properties.

We can't wait to install them here.
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Old 02-11-2013, 01:51 PM
 
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.......and THIS is what happens when there are NO gutters installed in a Florida home.



that corner has a hole in it now because of the moisture from all the rain..you can feel it...
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New construction home. No raingutters. In Florida. Are you kidding me?-rotter-fascia-closer.jpg  
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Old 02-11-2013, 01:58 PM
 
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We built and the gutters were our responsibility afterwards. This was very clearly stated in the contract. Some buyers added gutters and some went without. They're pretty cheap to buy. We went thru Home Depot.
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Old 02-11-2013, 01:59 PM
 
Location: N.H Gods Country
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Thats got nothing to do with gutters. A little bit of preventative maintnance would have prevented that. Or cover it with aluminum.

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Old 02-11-2013, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Toledo, OH
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That damage is not from not having gutters. Matter of fact, looks like a block of snow on top of that roof. Where/when was the photo taken? Seem to me was winter ice damage.
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Old 02-11-2013, 05:33 PM
 
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That damage is not from not having gutters. Matter of fact, looks like a block of snow on top of that roof. Where/when was the photo taken? Seem to me was winter ice damage.
That is in LUTZ, Florida!!! No snow here! Just a 15 year old house.

I love it when certain ppl want to go against Proof!

The home we had in PA was brick and it had gutters!
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