Wednesday, April 15, 2020

New gutters

The fascia board is rotten in some places (north breezeway, east side, for example), meaning that I have to remove and perhaps replace the gutter to access the fascia. In theory, painting the blue fascia will should involve removing the gutter, but a) the primer experiment suggest that the gutter hides the unpainted wood, and b) the gutter is fine in most places.

The current gutter is seamless--there are no seams across the front of the main house, or the garage. Replacement, DIY, gutter has seams every 10'. Here's the cost breakdown:

(26) 10' lengths @$7.33 = $190.58
(25) Slip joints @3.26 = $81.50
(8) Outside corners @$8.98 = $71.84
(2) Inside corners @$8.98 = $17.96
(8) Downspout assemblies @30.83 = $246.64

Downspout assemblies are: Gutter drop, (2) 45-degree angles, 10' of 2x3 downspout.

The whole house is $608.52 ($675.46 with tax) for materials. Another $75 for tools and fasteners.

Update: Turns out ordering seamless gutters to a specific length (like 40' across the front of the main house) is simple. They come out with a truck and hand you a one-piece gutter (or something). Seattle Seamless Gutter.com.

Also, you don't need a gutter drop and slip joints. You can just cut a hole in the bottom of the gutter and insert a grommet. That cuts $44.40 off the downspouts.

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