Roof Gutter Terminology

The vertical pipe that runs down the length of your house carrying rainwater from the gutter to the ground or a drain drop outlet.

Roof gutter terminology.

Refers to the thickness of a gutter. A flat strap of material that is applied under the roofing material in order to hold the gutter in place. Gutter sections are simply the gutters themselves. Pieces of metal used to prevent the seepage of water around any intersection or projection in a roof system such as vent pipes chimneys valleys and joints at vertical walls.

A hole formed by pieces of the gutter that the water from the gutters travels through to wash travel through the downspout and away from your home. A trough that catches and channels water from the eaves to the downspouts. An extended edge on a gutter that keeps water from washing over the read more. They re the horizontal part that attaches to your home and collects the runoff from your roof.

A system of gutters and downspouts designed to carry water away from the house drip edge extension. A pipe made to carry the rain water from a gutter system away from the house and toward the ground drainage. Common gutter terms downspout. The optimal gauge for gutter is 032 inches.

A finishing at the gable end of a roof fixed parallel to the roof slope.