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I am having a re-roof done including new gutters and downspouts. The
gutter guy came out yesterday and installed the gutters and downspouts.

Some of the downspouts are not perpendicular. If I measure the distance
in from the end of the house to the downspout, I get 7 inches at the top
of the downspout and about 6 in at the bottom of the downspout, so about
an inch difference, from a distance this is noticeable to the eye. This
is a single story Ranch style home, so the downspouts are about 7 feet
long.

In other spots the distance is 1/2 or 3/4 of an inch.

Besides visually not being straight is there any disadvantage?

Screws into plastic anchors into the stucco hold the downspout straps in.

Am I being anal? Should I just reposition them myself, or call the
roofing company?



Minor angularity should not functionally affect the water flow of the
downspout. Though, its not terribly difficult to maintain a downspout
parallel with the average house. Where they chose to connect the downspout
with the house can cause problems with parallelism, considering brackets
available to them.

More importantly, the downspout should be pointed away from the house at its
termination. A splashblock should be used to minimize soil erosion. All
water should flow away from the house. Never settle near or at its
foundation.
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Dave