On Mar 16, 9:53*pm, "Colbyt" wrote:
"Kyle" wrote in message

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Now that the weather has gotten a bit more civilized in my area of the
U.S., I went on the roof to do a few seasonal fixes, among which was
tightening the pins/spikes that hold the gutter in place.

I noticed that the gutter on the front of the house (about 50'/15m
long) has standing water in the center 20'/5m or so (about 3/4"/1cm at
deepest point). Anyone have any reasonable solutions as to how to
raise the center so that water drains and doesn't lay there?

I've seen in old discussions here advice about pulling the gutter and
remounting it, but I don't see how that's feasible. We're talking
about moving a gutter less than the diameter of the nail/pin that
holds it in place, and it's not like one can just move the nail/pin to
the left or right, yes?

Putting the downspout at the low point is right out, as the low spot
is right over the front door.

I haven't seen anyone post results of filling the low space with some
sort of lightweight solid that would raise the "floor" of the gutter
to make it drain.

Any thoughts?

Others may disagree with what I say.

Gutters are a finely balanced act between function and appearance. Sometimes
they do not have the perfect slope to the drop. Creating the perfect slope
may cause appearance problems.

A little standing water will hurt nothing.

Agreed. Gutters make wonderful roof edge planters.

Stuff will grow in the gutter, the standing water doesn't stay just
water. Leaves, roof shingle granules and such get stuck in there,
too. Over time the load increases, the sag increases, which hold more
water, and the cycle repeats.

Your point about a gutter not needing a 'perfect' slope is true, but
that is not the same thing as having a gutter that traps water. There
is no reason, short of a faulty installation, why a gutter system
should ever have standing water. It's a totally trivial thing to
rehang a gutter. One person can rehang a gutter of any length with a
few pieces of cord to temporarily suspend the gutter.

Keeping gutters in good condition is one of the primary maintenance
tasks inherent in owning a home.

R