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Sometimes gutters that are 6-inches and larger are called ‘oversized gutters’. There really are no ‘standard size’ or ‘oversize’ gutters for residential seamless gutters. Typical installations vary depending on the region of the country along with the size and style of your home. When installing gutter systems on large office buildings, commercial buildings, and residential homes with large volumes of water, a 6-inch gutter is the best solution. There is often great value in using a combination of the two. Most importantly, 6-inch gutters can handle approximately 40% more volume than a 5″ seamless gutter system. When installing 6″ gutters, we use 3×4″ oversized downspouts as well, allowing more water and debris to flow freely through the system.
We have seen an incredible increase in our number of 6″ seamless gutter installs over the past few years. We have even encountered many straight ranch, cape, and colonial homeowners interested in the larger sized 6″ gutters. Since the pitch of a roof varies so greatly on each home, designing a system custom for your roof is essential. Pitch greatly effects how the rain will flow down into the gutters. Many homeowners have found that their smaller 5″ seamless gutters seem to overflow with heavy rain easier. When choosing between a 5-inch gutter, a 6-inch gutter, or a 7-inch gutter system for your residential housing consider the following.
Under What Circumstances Do You Consider A 6-Inch Gutter:
- 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 gutter
- Inside valleys where the water is flowing at great speed, and typically overflows during heavy rains
Request a Quote today to have one of our Solutionist© visit your home to determine the gutter sizes that offer the best solution for you.