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Originally Posted by JSRusso
Hi everyone!
My wife and I have just purchase a courtyard villa in Lake Denham.
When the rain is heavy we notice it runs down and through the lanai screen.
We are thinking of installing some gutters around the side and back of the house.
Has anyone else recently done the same? If so what contractor did you use? Were you happy with their work? Anything we should be aware of, or contractors we should avoid? Etc. Finally, how much would this typically cost?
Appreciate everyone’s input and guidance.
Thanks,
John Russo
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I’ve thought about gutters, but haven’t decided. I live in a courtyard villa. It has gutters wherever the end of the roof is horizontal, but not in the back, where the end of the roof is at an angle. The lanai has screens on two sides. I’ve thought about installing a gutter just above the screening on the end where there the roof is at an angle (see photo—much enlarged). However, we often get rains here where the rain falls obliquely and a gutter wouldn’t help. The rain hits the screen and some of it goes through and lands on the lanai. (On the long side of the house, rain sometimes beats on the windows, wall, and sliding glass doors, even though for some rains the rain falls straight down and the gutters handle it.)
I’ve wondered if it would help more to install 12” or 18” eaves above the rear wall of the lanai, rather than a gutter. Then a lot more of the rain would land away from the house. I assume this would require approval from the ARC.