Gutters -do we need them?

bigfreddiel

Just a thought, my gutters need replacing, but then I thought do I actually need them?

My neighbours house doesn't have any so why do I?

Cheers fj

EssexExile

I've often thought they're more trouble than they're worth. It depends on the situation of course by my house is surrounded by trees so the leaves are a nuisance in the autumn. If I just had a big overhang & let the water pour onto the drive & patio, life would be much simpler. Thatched roofs don't have gutters, it's discrimination, we should start a campaign.

bigfreddiel

EssexExile wrote: »

I've often thought they're more trouble than they're worth. It depends on the situation of course by my house is surrounded by trees so the leaves are a nuisance in the autumn. If I just had a big overhang & let the water pour onto the drive & patio, life would be much simpler. Thatched roofs don't have gutters, it's discrimination, we should start a campaign.

That was my thinking, cheers fj

Doozergirl

Thatches don't have gutters because the depth of projection at the eaves area takes the water far way enough from the wall to prevent water pouring down them.

Yes, you need gutters. water pouring down the face of the brickwork is a surefire way to cause damp.

Dan-Dan

There is always one thread a day on here that raises a smile

This is todays , i think

Biggles

I have troublesome gutters; I'd love to be rid of them and I do have a pretty large overhang. But, if there were no guttering, I guess rainwater would be pouring down and landing in the same place every time and tearing up my driveway. Not to mention the fact that I may well have trouble leaving the house when it was raining heavily without getting soaked to the skin in the first two yards.

Shame. It would be less painting to do, as well!

Le_Kirk

^^^ You PAINT your gutters!!!!!!

Doozergirl

Le_Kirk wrote: »

^^^ Youn PAINT your gutters!!!!!!

I'm so confused. This thread is bonkers!

shaun_from_Africa

Le_Kirk wrote: »

^^^ Youn PAINT your gutters!!!!!!

If like I had in my last house, you have cast iron gutters and downpipes, then yes, you paint them every now and again.

PasturesNew

Le_Kirk wrote: »

^^^ Youn PAINT your gutters!!!!!!

I expect he's got old/metal ones. They're painted.
Modern/plastic wouldn't be (unless somebody's a loon).

MisterBaxter

More and more I have been specifying deep-flow gutters. Changes in weather patterns seem to be bringing much heavier downpours than we used to see and gutters seem to struggle coping.

Without gutters you would most likely get more damage to brickwork and water penetration which wouldn't be a good thing.