Gutter Sizes

Seamless gutters come in various sizes. By installing properly sized, seamless aluminum gutters you can protect your home—diverting water safely away from your home before it can do damage.

Size Of Seamless Aluminum Gutters

A smaller width seamless aluminum gutter is commonly used in some areas of the country; however, wider gutters are becoming increasingly popular. Seamless aluminum gutters may also come in even larger sizes, which are typically industrial or commercial-style gutters.

The difference between gutter sizes is the capacity of water they can hold. In cases where you often experience heavy rainfall and/or rainwater is continually overshooting your gutter system, a wider gutter system may be the best for your home.

In addition to climate; the roofline, surface area, and pitch of your roof are important factors in determining which gutter size is appropriate. Interchanging two different sizes of gutter within the same gutter system can also be a cost-effective solution for areas of your home needing higher capacity.

Gutter Sizes & Volume Capacity: Is There a Standard Size?

Breaking the Mold: Reshaping Standard Sizes

The standard size for residential seamless gutters depends largely on your region of the country along with the size and style of your home. Many homeowners are upgrading to 6″, 7″, or even 8″ ‘oversized’ gutters. Though a 6″ gutter is only an inch bigger than a 5″, it can handle 40% more water. In some cases, larger or “oversized” gutters are necessary on your home or a specific portion of your roofline.

5 inch gutters

6 inch gutters

7 inch gutters

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What Size is Necessary For Your Home?

5 inch gutters 6 inch gutters 7 inch gutters

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Also, keep in mind our gutters are available in 24 colors and we can often match colors outside of our regular swatches if necessary. For instance, if you want to match your downspouts to your building’s siding, we most likely can. Not only can we help you protect your home with practical solutions, but we also work with you to design a system that caters to your home’s aesthetic.

Basic 5” Gutter Qualifications

All gutter lengths under 40’ with at least 1 downspout
Gutters over 40’ in length have should have 2 downspouts
Gutters do not overflow on regular or normal rains
No upper roofs gutters should be draining into lower 5″ gutters

Basic 6” Gutter Qualifications

Gutter lengths over 40’ that cannot have 2 downspouts
Lower gutters that have upper gutters draining into them
Long runs over 60’
Rooflines with tremendous amounts of water concentrating to a small portion of the gutter.
Inside valleys where the water is flowing at great speed, and typically overflows during heavy rains.

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