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Old 07-08-2013, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by e-flyer View Post
What's up with all the new spec homes only having gutters at the entrance? Looks to me like a way for the builder to cut cost. I've been told from other owners that you at least need them across the front to protect the driveway (runoff eventually stains or grooves the concrete??) and over the lanai to stop water from splashing inside. Any opinions?
All homes come with just gutters across the front. We now have gutters all around the home but am not convinced they are a huge plus. When we get a tropical drencher the rain still overruns the guttering.

I don't think it is a cost cutting thing. Both of our new homes here came with just front guttering, one a designer and one a premier.
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