On Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 3:46:36 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/14/2017 2:24 PM, BradMM wrote:
Do I need them??? Where we are, be get about 32" per year and it comes at different times of the year. We can go months with no rain at all. Are gutters just something people install because they don't know any better or do they indeed serve a purpose. If there is drainage away from the house, does it make a difference if the rain falls directly under the eaves or a couple of feet out with a gutter spout?


Not every house needs them but they offer benefits. Rain falling off
the roof in the same spot will erode the soil and leave a depression.
It can make a mess of flower beds if you want them near the house. The
higher the house, the greter the force.

And it splashes back on the house, dirtying the siding. It also
provides more moisture there, on the siding, where you don't want
it.


Depending or drainage, soil conditions and foundation, gutters can keep
water from seeping in through the foundation by routing it away.


And with a gutter, the rain doesn't have to end up just a few feet
from the leader, using only one of those short blocks. I have several
where 4" pipe takes it much further. Walking under rain pouring off
a roof to get in the house is no fun either.