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  • May 26, 2011 at 3:16 PM #699212
    UCGal
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    Most of the houses in my hood do not have gutters. (Homes built in the 60’s and 70’s)

    Our house has a diverter thing on the porch roof in front of the front door… It’s just a metal plate that’s at a right angle to the roof – and diverts the water to either side.

    We have hedges below the porch roof line to get the water.

    In Pennsylvania – my house had gutters – and it helped prevent basement flooding. But it was not unusual to get thunderstorms in the summer that dumped 2-3 inches in 3 hours… Gutters need to be maintained – kept free of leaves, etc. I like living with less rain, and no gutters.

    May 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM #699143
    DataAgent
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    “I like living with less rain, and no gutters.”

    Me too.

    May 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM #699821
    DataAgent
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    “I like living with less rain, and no gutters.”

    Me too.

    May 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM #700322
    DataAgent
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    “I like living with less rain, and no gutters.”

    Me too.

    May 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM #699236
    DataAgent
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    “I like living with less rain, and no gutters.”

    Me too.

    May 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM #699967
    DataAgent
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    “I like living with less rain, and no gutters.”

    Me too.

    May 26, 2011 at 9:42 PM #700093
    earlyretirement
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    Thanks everyone for the great comments. I posted on another forum as well and was surprised to read that so many houses here don’t have the rain gutters. I thought it wouldn’t be that common. But it’s helpful to note that it’s more common here.

    Yeah, definitely we will like living with less rain but we’ll want the gutters too. Ha, ha.

    We just spent a month up in Toronto before coming down here and it was so depressing as we literally only had about 7 sunny days out of 30 with it raining almost every day.

    We’re going to really love living in San Diego with this gorgeous weather…

    May 26, 2011 at 9:42 PM #699268
    earlyretirement
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    Thanks everyone for the great comments. I posted on another forum as well and was surprised to read that so many houses here don’t have the rain gutters. I thought it wouldn’t be that common. But it’s helpful to note that it’s more common here.

    Yeah, definitely we will like living with less rain but we’ll want the gutters too. Ha, ha.

    We just spent a month up in Toronto before coming down here and it was so depressing as we literally only had about 7 sunny days out of 30 with it raining almost every day.

    We’re going to really love living in San Diego with this gorgeous weather…

    May 26, 2011 at 9:42 PM #699948
    earlyretirement
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    Thanks everyone for the great comments. I posted on another forum as well and was surprised to read that so many houses here don’t have the rain gutters. I thought it wouldn’t be that common. But it’s helpful to note that it’s more common here.

    Yeah, definitely we will like living with less rain but we’ll want the gutters too. Ha, ha.

    We just spent a month up in Toronto before coming down here and it was so depressing as we literally only had about 7 sunny days out of 30 with it raining almost every day.

    We’re going to really love living in San Diego with this gorgeous weather…

    May 26, 2011 at 9:42 PM #699362
    earlyretirement
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    Thanks everyone for the great comments. I posted on another forum as well and was surprised to read that so many houses here don’t have the rain gutters. I thought it wouldn’t be that common. But it’s helpful to note that it’s more common here.

    Yeah, definitely we will like living with less rain but we’ll want the gutters too. Ha, ha.

    We just spent a month up in Toronto before coming down here and it was so depressing as we literally only had about 7 sunny days out of 30 with it raining almost every day.

    We’re going to really love living in San Diego with this gorgeous weather…

    May 26, 2011 at 9:42 PM #700449
    earlyretirement
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    Thanks everyone for the great comments. I posted on another forum as well and was surprised to read that so many houses here don’t have the rain gutters. I thought it wouldn’t be that common. But it’s helpful to note that it’s more common here.

    Yeah, definitely we will like living with less rain but we’ll want the gutters too. Ha, ha.

    We just spent a month up in Toronto before coming down here and it was so depressing as we literally only had about 7 sunny days out of 30 with it raining almost every day.

    We’re going to really love living in San Diego with this gorgeous weather…

    May 26, 2011 at 11:34 PM #699953
    TexasLine
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    Recently(last August) rented a 2100 sq. foot, 2 level house(sits on a slope) and the rain gutter issue is driving me crazy. In San Diego mind you. It actually does rain here.

    The gutters are/were filled with leaf litter, decay and spiders, and are even missing in some places. When it rains or even a light drizzle, the water falls straight down into the cracks between the house and sidewalk. The lack of functioning gutters also causes water damage to the deck, and back-splashes into the house due to water damaged wood doors and window seals.

    I have asked the landlord repeatedly to fix the broken and missing gutters…but he seems not to care. I have spent hours cleaning them out and doing my best to re-attach disconnected joints.

    If this was my house…I sure as hell wouldn’t let all this water damage continue, and there is a lot of it!. There is mold. There are bug probs. There are cement cracks….etc. It would be such a proactive, easy fix to just repair the Rain Gutters.

    I say, you must make sure you have properly fitted and properly directed rain gutters. It seems to me that it would save a lot of potential problems.

    …so I’m all for rain gutters….;) !

    May 26, 2011 at 11:34 PM #700098
    TexasLine
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    Recently(last August) rented a 2100 sq. foot, 2 level house(sits on a slope) and the rain gutter issue is driving me crazy. In San Diego mind you. It actually does rain here.

    The gutters are/were filled with leaf litter, decay and spiders, and are even missing in some places. When it rains or even a light drizzle, the water falls straight down into the cracks between the house and sidewalk. The lack of functioning gutters also causes water damage to the deck, and back-splashes into the house due to water damaged wood doors and window seals.

    I have asked the landlord repeatedly to fix the broken and missing gutters…but he seems not to care. I have spent hours cleaning them out and doing my best to re-attach disconnected joints.

    If this was my house…I sure as hell wouldn’t let all this water damage continue, and there is a lot of it!. There is mold. There are bug probs. There are cement cracks….etc. It would be such a proactive, easy fix to just repair the Rain Gutters.

    I say, you must make sure you have properly fitted and properly directed rain gutters. It seems to me that it would save a lot of potential problems.

    …so I’m all for rain gutters….;) !

    May 26, 2011 at 11:34 PM #699273
    TexasLine
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    Recently(last August) rented a 2100 sq. foot, 2 level house(sits on a slope) and the rain gutter issue is driving me crazy. In San Diego mind you. It actually does rain here.

    The gutters are/were filled with leaf litter, decay and spiders, and are even missing in some places. When it rains or even a light drizzle, the water falls straight down into the cracks between the house and sidewalk. The lack of functioning gutters also causes water damage to the deck, and back-splashes into the house due to water damaged wood doors and window seals.

    I have asked the landlord repeatedly to fix the broken and missing gutters…but he seems not to care. I have spent hours cleaning them out and doing my best to re-attach disconnected joints.

    If this was my house…I sure as hell wouldn’t let all this water damage continue, and there is a lot of it!. There is mold. There are bug probs. There are cement cracks….etc. It would be such a proactive, easy fix to just repair the Rain Gutters.

    I say, you must make sure you have properly fitted and properly directed rain gutters. It seems to me that it would save a lot of potential problems.

    …so I’m all for rain gutters….;) !

    May 26, 2011 at 11:34 PM #699367
    TexasLine
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    Recently(last August) rented a 2100 sq. foot, 2 level house(sits on a slope) and the rain gutter issue is driving me crazy. In San Diego mind you. It actually does rain here.

    The gutters are/were filled with leaf litter, decay and spiders, and are even missing in some places. When it rains or even a light drizzle, the water falls straight down into the cracks between the house and sidewalk. The lack of functioning gutters also causes water damage to the deck, and back-splashes into the house due to water damaged wood doors and window seals.

    I have asked the landlord repeatedly to fix the broken and missing gutters…but he seems not to care. I have spent hours cleaning them out and doing my best to re-attach disconnected joints.

    If this was my house…I sure as hell wouldn’t let all this water damage continue, and there is a lot of it!. There is mold. There are bug probs. There are cement cracks….etc. It would be such a proactive, easy fix to just repair the Rain Gutters.

    I say, you must make sure you have properly fitted and properly directed rain gutters. It seems to me that it would save a lot of potential problems.

    …so I’m all for rain gutters….;) !

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