[retiredguy123]

Most houses in The Villages do not have a steep roof or issues with debris filling up the gutters. I don't see a problem with adding a few downpouts to a 5 inch gutter system. One thing to consider is the overall appearance of the house if you use a larger gutter.

[rstebbins]

Agree with this. I limited the number of downspouts to keep downspouts from draining onto our expensive driveway. Fewer downspouts means 6 inch is a better choice. Used stripes. Did great job

[JRcorvette]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Personally, I am considering the removal of the gutters we installed due to the additional maintenance issues, I have come to realize these are typically NOT necessary, as the houses are on slabs and correctly graded so water runs away from the house.

We are in the process of buying a resale home with no gutters. With heavy rains I am concerned about all that water dropping close to the foundation. The eve overhand it not very much so the water lands close to the footings.

[Accidental1]

We bought Jan 2021 and moved full time in Oct 2021. We had Hill's Seamless
Gutters install 6" gutters around our Iris model because it seemed like the
right thing to do. By the way, I'd recommend Hill's if you choose to go
ahead. However, I currently have some regrets. The houses in my
neighborhood are pretty close together and both our neighbors (left and
right) have downspouts that drain in the same general area as mine. During
heavy rain, we get a lot of water accumulating in those areas and I'm not
sure it's a good thing. I'm tempted to remove the long runs of gutters on
the sides of the house so that the water distributes more evenly over the
length of the roof instead of being focused into two downspouts. If I were
you, I wouldn’t rush into anything. Watch what happens on your lot when you get heavy rains and see if there is enough pitch in your lot to make water quickly drain away from where your downspouts would be.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Most houses in The Villages do not have a steep roof or issues with debris filling up the gutters. I don't see a problem with adding a few downpouts to a 5 inch gutter system. One thing to consider is the overall appearance of the house if you use a larger gutter.

Somehow, I can't wrap my head around the concept of 6-inch gutters being less fashionable and aesthetic than 5 inch. I can't picture people riding by in their golf carts and shaking their heads and saying, "Tsk. tsk look at that 6-inch gutter setup - the neighborhood is going to pot".

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by JRcorvette

We are in the process of buying a resale home with no gutters. With heavy rains I am concerned about all that water dropping close to the foundation. The eve overhand it not very much so the water lands close to the footings.

Considering Florida's sandy soil, I don't think that the water will stay there long enough to damage the foundation. But, that is just an opinion because I am NOT a hydraulic engineer.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Somehow, I can't wrap my head around the concept of 6-inch gutters being less fashionable and aesthetic than 5 inch. I can't picture people riding by in their golf carts and shaking their heads and saying, "Tsk. tsk look at that 6-inch gutter setup - the neighborhood is going to pot".

LOL. I can't wrap my head around a lot of things that some people consider fashionable. Why is it considered better to have fewer downspouts with 6-inch gutters? I would rather have more downspouts to distribute the water. Are downspouts unfashionable? All of the houses in my neighborhood have 5-inch gutters, and I have never seen one overflow.

[patfla06]

We didn’t install gutters for 9 years. Then we had some water seepage in our garage. Got that attended to.

Put in 6” gutters with Stipes and so glad we did.

With the rainstorms we get in Florida gutters make a lot of sense.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

Personally, I am considering the removal of the gutters we installed due to the additional maintenance issues, I have come to realize these are typically NOT necessary, as the houses are on slabs and correctly graded so water runs away from the house.

Agree, we only have them in locations to keep water off concrete areas or splashing into the lanai.

[Snowbug]

Originally Posted by jtjigs

Hi Folks, did you install 5" or 6" gutters? Why?

Have you noticed overflow in your 5" gutters?

Our 5", installed by A-Action, have ever overflowed. The key is downspouts, and, the proper size opening to the downspouts. The hole has to match the size of the downspout.

[dadspet]

Originally Posted by Djean1981

Agreed. A lot of times they aren't even needed. We put them at the back of our house though because the water coming off the roof was wearing out a section of the concrete patio (in the corner where the roof of the house and lanai meet).

I'll have to agree. We put 5" gutters on house and wondering WHY did I do that. Not really sure what problem I solved or if I was only doing it for ???
Maintenance .. NONE BUT we have no leaf trees by our house.
Oh well I'm leaving then on since it would only cause me $s to take them off, but my advice is " Why are your doing it" before you do it.

[Larchap49]

Originally Posted by jtjigs

Hi Folks, did you install 5" or 6" gutters? Why?

Have you noticed overflow in your 5" gutters?

6" it can rain really hard at times and they actually look much better on the house. Cost difference was minimal.

[Larchap49]

Originally Posted by Accidental1

We bought Jan 2021 and moved full time in Oct 2021. We had Hill's Seamless
Gutters install 6" gutters around our Iris model because it seemed like the
right thing to do. By the way, I'd recommend Hill's if you choose to go
ahead. However, I currently have some regrets. The houses in my
neighborhood are pretty close together and both our neighbors (left and
right) have downspouts that drain in the same general area as mine. During
heavy rain, we get a lot of water accumulating in those areas and I'm not
sure it's a good thing. I'm tempted to remove the long runs of gutters on
the sides of the house so that the water distributes more evenly over the
length of the roof instead of being focused into two downspouts. If I were
you, I wouldn’t rush into anything. Watch what happens on your lot when you get heavy rains and see if there is enough pitch in your lot to make water quickly drain away from where your downspouts would be.

Gutters or not water between houses is a common thing. Not enough pitch from front to back of lots to take the water to the street. A French drain would solve the problem but most houses have utilities on property lines between houses. If you look at the new construction areas along Marsh Bend headed south you will see that what was once pasture and wetlands are being raised 4 to 5 feet to get above water line then houses will be built. Dig down a foot in the summer to plant a bush and you will hit water. That's just the way it is.