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Default new metal roof with new gutters - disaster

Hi All,

I'm out in the sticks in NW Florida. Had a new metal roof with new
seamless gutters installed on a two story.

The roof looked decent enough but the gutter was just wrong looking. I
brought it up to the "project manager" and he said it would be "fine".
Problem is -- the metal roof overhangs the gutter about 75% or more of
the width of the gutter. Water comes off the roof and 90+ percent of it
goes right over the edge of the gutter and lands on the walkway and
stairs below. I'm no longer in Kansas -- I'm in crazy town.

I call genius project manager the day after I paid him and got his
answering machine. I left a polite detailed message about the problem.
On the machine, I told him it appears that the gutter needs a 2.5" or 3"
spacer off the fascia to be in a workable position. No answer 2 days
later.

I call him again. This time I reach him on the phone and politely
explain the problem .... again. He tells me he's "out of town" and won't
be back to the end of the week. He says he'll get back with me at the
beginning of the next week. He says a spacer is not needed. He says
he'll install some gizmo on top of the gutter. WTF? I don't see that
working. Perhaps some of you real pros know what this gent is talking
about?

I'm so far back in the sticks that getting another pro out here is
problematic. Skilled labor can be a crapshoot here. How far do I let
this gent go before bringing in another company from the nearest city and
taking the original guy to small claims court?