![]() ![]() ![]() Q: We are looking at lowes their item #13720 for the gutters, "Severe Weather K Style Vinyl Gutter" They say they use their item # 13777 for hangers. In areas where gutters will carry a heavy snow load the spacing can be reduced to 16" however our test facilities have 24" spaced hangers on rafter tails and we have not noticed any deformation of hangers or gutters after 10 weeks of solid ice loading with repeated freeze thaw cycles. The recommended spacing for Gutter Hangers is 24", when possible, try to get the hanger screw to penetrate a rafter tail behind the fascia, especially if you have no soffit board for aesthetic reasons. Q: How far apart should gutter hangers be spaced? ![]() In light rain regions hangers may be spaced farther apart. Aluminum trough typically can expand and contract approximately 3/32" inch for every 10 feet of length.Ī: Recommended safe spacing for most of our hanger products is 2 foot on center or on every rafter tail (usually 2 foot but sometimes 16 inch), if you add up the total feet of your gutter run and divide by 2 then add 2 extra hangers for corners it should give you a good estimate of how many hangers you will need. Also if you have joints, allow for expansion and contraction and try to avoid putting fasteners through the troughs in overlapping areas so that the seam can flex vs potentially buckling. Ideally, you should install in temperatures between 60 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. More so in zones where the temperatures fluctuate between warm and cold, this is because Aluminum expands and contracts. Q: Is there an ideal temperature to install Aluminum gutter? When you are measuring your gutters keep in mind the condition of the gutter, if they are old they may have stretched out, so for example a 5 inch gutter may look to be 5-1/2 or 6 inch's, the flat front of the outer curl on the profile should be parallel to the back wall of the gutter and fascia it is attached to. 6" is becoming more popular now everywhere and has been for a while in Florida, 4" was the old standard nationwide and is uncommon but is still sold mostly in low rain west coast areas by Home Depot and other big box stores. A: Take a look at the side profile, Measure from the back wall of the gutter to the outermost point on the front of the gutter, the most common size is 5". ![]()
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