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Replacing the Gutters

The Melrose home had only one gutter left on the front, which had been neglected and was clogged with muck. In the back of the home, a vinyl gutter had been installed by the homeowners. New England Gutter Kings were called in to install a seamless aluminum gutter system. The old gutter was removed and the lengths were carefully measured. Heavy-gauge sheet aluminum was measured and extruded right out of the truck in front of the house. This 32-gauge aluminum holds the profile of the gutter well and will stand up to years of abuse and cleaning. It also gives the profile of the crown molding. Only about eight feet of fascia board needed to be replaced, so western red cedar was used before the gutter was installed. The installation required three people and is set on a slope to drain the water out to the street and sewers.

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Replacing the Gutters

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" This 85 year old house had only one gutter left on the front and this one had been sorely neglected and was full of -- On the rear the homeowners had tried a do it yourself job with some vinyl gutters. But we called in the big guns from New England gutter kings to do a seamless aluminum gutter. Once the old gutter was removed the crew measures carefully and then extrude the length they need from the heavy gauge sheet aluminum. Right out of the back of the truck parked right in front of the house. They cut mitered corners but they don't skimp on the gauge of the aluminum because flimsy material usually is more difficult to work with -- This three to gauge holds the profile of the gutter well and it'll stand up to any abuse through cleaning -- work on the house of the roof over the years. It also gives the profile of crown molding up there. We were lucky that only about eight feet of fascia board had to be replaced so we use some of our western red cedar before installing the new front gutter. The installation is a job for at least three people lifting together and getting the pitch needed to channel -- water towards the downspout. Because we have this house sitting on on a slope. And we wanted to avoid all that water from the backside of the roof accumulating in the backyard. We sloped all the backside gutters and carried the water to the front where it can drain off towards the street in the sewers."

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