It's raining this evening and the gutters are hard at work. Our gutter system is rather patriotic... red, white & blue! The blue/green is used by the porch to match the trim, the red is used to match the brick. We do have a good amount of white that leads from the eaves. We might end up getting the run shown here painted, but that is a low priority. The sections that are red have been around for a while and were red to begin with.
We had intended to install Yankee gutters but went with conventional ones. They were more affordable and the roof was set up to take them. The roofer who did the shingles did not want to do Yankee gutters and did not finish the job. Luckily we got help from someone who wanted to do the work. The gutters were custom cut and fitted to the roof and were not pieced together. They are working really well. The profile of the gutters is not blocking the brackets either.
Gutters are one of those things you hate to spend money on. They aren't fun, they generally don't add to the attractiveness of the house... until you take into consideration what will happen to the lower levels of the roof and foundation without them.
Also, when the gutters went up and the eaves were painted, the brackets got a good cleaning and tightening. I would say between the 30 year architectural shingles, repaired eaves, new gutters and downspouts, that the roof at the Dayton House is in pretty good shape these days!
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