Gutter And Downspout Terminology

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Gutter and downspout terminology.

Downspouts are the vertical gutter parts that allow the runoff from the gutters to drain away from your home. Downspout a vertical enclosed pipe which is attached to the side of the home. Gutter section also called simply a gutter this is the horizontal length of guttering usually between five and ten. The height in stories at which each gutter run will be located 1st story 2nd story etc.

Hangers and hidden hangers are the piece that connect the gutter section to your home. It has one opening at the top and. A pipe made to carry the rain water from a gutter system away from the house and toward the ground. Downspouts can come in round or rectangular shapes.

If you have seamless gutters the gutter sections are the entire gutter on each side of your home. 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. The vertical pipe that runs down the length of your house carrying rainwater from the gutter to the ground or a drain drop outlet. A system of gutters and downspouts designed to carry water away from the house.