K style gutters and downspouts this is the most popular gutter profile of the u s.
Commercial rain gutter dimensions.
Thus the decision between 5 inch and 6 inch gutters is a performance and price decision.
A raised or crowned profile is desirable but not imperative.
At 1 880 gpm s we will need 8 downspouts to handle the rainfall 1 880 260 8 downspouts rounded up.
Choose the size that best fills the width of the gutter without overly compressing the bristles.
The most popular rain gutter styles among commercial properties are the k style and the box gutter below we ll show you why.
All viking metal products box gutters can be made to any length.
But by contrast going to 7 inch gutters is a business decision.
Most of our rain gutters can be cut to your specified length max 20 ft and custom shipped directly to the jobsite.
7 and greater are appropriate for churches and larger commercial buildings.
Custom and other gutters gutterbrush comes in 5 sizes of which the actual bristle diameters are 3 25 4 25 5 25 6 5 and 8.
Since the 1960s with the arrival of industrial metal manufacturing and seamless gutter technology.
It also comes in sizes 2 3 and 3 4.
The sizes available in this style are 3 4 5 and 6.
This type of down spout is considered the standard downspout style in households and is used with a 5 k style guttering system.
Available in steel up to 22 gauge aluminum 032 and 040 copper stainless steel.
From the table we find that a 5 x5 downspout will discharge 260 gallons per minute.
As a general rule egutter recommends for roof areas that exceed 2800 square feet a 6 k style size with a 3 x 4 downspout size would be appropriate.
Offering a 7 inch option is tantamount to entering the commercial gutter market.
Our heaviest gauge 6 heavy duty commercial aluminum gutter is now available in 040 kynar 500.
We produce 6 and 7 inch box gutters in 032 and 040 kynar aluminum and in kynar 24 gauge steel.
Kynar 500 is a special grade of pvdf resin used by licensed industrial paint manufacturers as the base resin in long life coatings for aluminum galvanized steel and aluminized steel.
K style sizes will typically range from 5 to 6.
For design purposes and aesthetics let s assume you have selected an 8 gutter.
Whether you need gutter replacement or you re constructing a new building we have the parts and gutters to fill every need.
Our best sellers 24 gauge and 032 6 inch box gutter and 24 gauge and 032 7 inch box gutter.