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stombaugh85 said:
Risky ! . . .As long as the site is real level. My luck I would get 3/4 the way and the lift would go into safety overide. Anything over 2 degree difrerence usually trips all the lifts I ever ran. The slightest slope at that height . This is something I would attempt thou. Good job!
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Lol thanks. It was pretty much a one and done idea that will only be used for special occasions. But bring able to say we have deployed a 225ft piece is pretty cool.
 
#47 ·
On the restaurant we're doing now subbed the flat roofing to a company who's been around for over 100 yrs. Insurance company paid for the roofing work both pitched and flat so decided to call in the heavy hitters and have it done right. Anybody ever see 1.75in hail damage a hot mop roof?

The salesman who's been with the company for 38yrs said his son is a roofer/siding/gutter guy. We were talking gutters and he said his kid has made a killing on his gutter machine. His best money maker was the job he did where he ran off 700ft of gutter ONE RUN. I asked how big of an army he used to hang it and he said he just drove his trailer along and hung it as it came out! Must have been pretty low to the ground to pull that off!
 
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CdnTrougher said:
Lol thanks. It was pretty much a one and done idea that will only be used for special occasions. But bring able to say we have deployed a 225ft piece is pretty cool.
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It is a pretty cool bragging right. But it would have been such a pain for me to drag a 1,000 pound machine out of an enclosed trailer to put onto the scissor lift.
 
#52 ·
I would say do it, but make sure you have enough downspouts installed for easy and quick flow of water. If you have the water sitting in the gutter too long before drainage, you will have deterioration to the gutters. I would also recommend to the property owner to install gutter guards if there is a lot of trees around. If the downspouts clog or a dam is created then rain water will accumulate and weigh down the gutters.

Devin Mahdi
Dallas Roofing Company
 
#55 ·
long gutter?

You shouldn't have any issues installing that gutter. My company (1 Fine Gutter) is fairly new, and we found out real fast how to install the long one's. It was our third month in business when we were called about installing seamless gutters on a horse stable, when we took the measurement, we were a bit intimidated. 171' on each side. Using .032" aluminum coil is key. Snap every hanger into place as it feeds from machine, and have done buddies ready to grab on. Both sides turned out really nice, but we were sweating the entire time, one mistake and it's over... Take a look on Facebook for 1 Fine Gutter. pics of that job are posted. 1 Fine Gutter, Hang With The Best...
 
#57 ·
We are putting two 125' on a rec center this week. A lot has to do with temp at installation. This is about as long as im comfortable going one piece. Another job is 175' long and im gonna do it in two pieces with a small space in between for expansion with some metal covering the two end caps.
 
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NYGUTTERGUY said:
We are putting two 125' on a rec center this week. A lot has to do with temp at installation. This is about as long as im comfortable going one piece. Another job is 175' long and im gonna do it in two pieces with a small space in between for expansion with some metal covering the two end caps.
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Ever use the pre made expansion joints? I've got a couple in the trailer just in case but have not yet had occasion to use them. They're kinda pricey.
Been in business 5 or 6 years now and 87' is the longest I've run into yet. I priced the local fire hall earlier this summer. They never got back to me and never hired anyone else either. I'd definitely do that one in 2, possibly 3 pieces.
 
#59 ·
Client wants a seamless continuous span , it is 70 feet long two downspouts on either end , house has foundation problems so it slopes to one side significantly. Should I do one 70 foot continuous span or put in an expansion joint with end cap at 40 feet? I think with the slope to the house the gutter will not drain correctly if not continuous with no obstructions
 
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Raidercountry72 said:
Client wants a seamless continuous span , it is 70 feet long two downspouts on either end , house has foundation problems so it slopes to one side significantly. Should I do one 70 foot continuous span or put in an expansion joint with end cap at 40 feet? I think with the slope to the house the gutter will not drain correctly if not continuous with no obstructions
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Throw up a seamless 6” gutter and it might be able to handle most of the volume. Still have two downspouts though. Try to get at least some of it to run towards the other hole.

I’ve done an entire complex of 70’ runs with one downspout. (6”&3x4 Design wouldn’t allow a second. Told them not responsible if they over flow. Was able to handle it miraculously. Probably overflows during a monsoon type of Rain, but so do rivers and streets. Lol. Was 15 years ago and they’re still up.[emoji106]
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