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Originally Posted by villagetinker
Please wait a while before getting gutters, in many cases these are not necessary, and can in some cases cause more problems than they "solve". The houses are built and the landscaping designed so gutters are not required. We added these to the front of the house only because we were getting stains on the driveway, years later we had problems with the front lawn, DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE GUTTERS. If you still decide to get gutters, make sure that the downspouts are located to properly drain away from the house and to the landscaped drainage area.
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I totally agree, however, newer homes like mine in Hillsborough were built with gutters along the front for this purpose. They are not necessary. My builder told me that during a walk through, said gutters were a BAD idea because the water hits so hard that it bounces back under the shingles and you get pulling up and mold underneath and may prematurely degrade your roof along the edges. When I recently had attic stairs installed by a gutter company, the owner was after me to let him give me a quote for gutters. When the guys showed up to do the stairs, when I was paying them, I asked about the quote since he didn't say anything. He said, do you really want it, I said no, not interested in gutters, he said good, none of us have them on our house, we basically sell them to Northerners who think they need them. It's easy work. Seriously, if you have a place where the water is digging in, put a flat stone there. I have one spot like that. 10 years in, no issues. Why would I? Gutter are for moving water away from your basement foundation and we don't have basements. Don't waste your money. BTW - if you needed them, they would be in the building code.