Saw a neighbor's gutter setup in Decatur that totally changed my mind

I was walking my dog near the East Lake area last Tuesday and saw a house with these weird, extra-wide gutters. I stopped to ask the guy about them because we've had so much rain. He said they're 6-inch K-style gutters and he put them in after his old ones overflowed and caused a $4k foundation leak. He showed me how the bigger size just handles the downpours way better, especially on his steep roof. I never even thought gutter size mattered that much. Anyone in ITP dealing with older homes tried switching to bigger gutters?

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amy_murphy151d ago

Seriously, bigger gutters just mean more leaves to clean out constantly.

harris.emma1d ago

My neighbor installed six-inch gutters last fall. He's only cleaned them once and we get tons of oak leaves. Maybe the problem isn't the size.