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Old 02-20-2020, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by valuemkt View Post
if i were to add new gutters i'd do 6 inch.. However, with the severity of florida storms, you will still get significant overflow.. there's just too much water coming down the roofs at high velocity to expect any gutter to catch it all..
The builder uses 5 inch gutters. I have them, and I have been on a ladder during heavy downpours, and my gutters have never filled up even halfway. If you have a situation where your gutters will clog up with leaves, then I can understand where you may want a larger gutter. But, even if they were to overflow once or twice, it would not be a big deal.