Need a checklist for your next gutter project? Perhaps a gutter sizing chart to help you gauge your roof's rainfall capacity? Or lets say you have slanted fascia and have no clue as to which shank to use. Welcome to the eGutter Check list and Installation Help library PDF (Adobe's Acrobat Reader required).

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Our Basic Gutter System Checklist PDF will get you own your way to determining the various gutter components to consider when configuring together your gutter system. You will find it very helpful though it is just a basic guideline.

Learn about the proper gutter sizing considerations with this PDF on proper gutter sizing.

Learn more about the various ways to mount half round gutter. Whether you are installing traditional bead half round gutter to plumb fascia, slanted fascia, cornice fascia, rafter ends, or tile roofs, this Hanger Detail PDF will show you the proper mounting system. See PDF diagram for detail.

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Whether you install K Style, Half Round, our custom formed gutter, this checklist will help you list those part the make up an entire system. All gutter sections are shipped in 10 foot or 20 foot sections in protective crating to ensure the highest quality.

These intensities are based on records and statistical projections. They may occasionally be exceeded either in the general area or at small areas within the designated city.

Whether you are installing half round gutter to plumb fascia, slanted fascia, rafter ends, cornice fascia, or a tile roof, this will guide you to proper installation technique.

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Moffat Boulevard is slowly returning to its glory days.

This year the eastern end of Moffat will undergo a $2.6 million transformation.

Moffat Boulevard between Austin Road and Woodward Avenue will be widened to four lanes under a plan to secure employment centers in the first phase of the 1,039-acre Austin Road Business Park.

It will help relieve current congestion as southbound traffic on Moffat often backs up past Woodward Avenue during the afternoon commute period. The project, though, is primarily designed to handle major movements of trucks in and out of the business park that is expected to include major distribution centers.

There would also be traffic signals at the off ramps as well as at Moffat and Austin.

Ramps at the Austin Road and Highway 99 interchange would be widened including allowing the southbound off ramp to 99 to have two left turn lanes and a right turn lane.

In addition there will be two northbound lanes that will go down to one at Woodward as the left lane would be dedicated to traffic heading into Woodward.

The work will start less than a year after the city completed work on the $7 million transit center on Moffat at South Main Street.

Fifteen years ago, the Moffat corridor had a dive reputation.

It had deteriorated from its heyday when it was the southern Highway 99 entrance to Manteca. Once the freeway was completed in 1955 Moffat started a long downward slide. In 1995 motorists entered Manteca on Moffat via the left turn flyover from northbound Highway 99 that has since been removed. They were greeted by the old Moffat feed lot, the pulp smell on the back side of Spreckels Sugar, dilapidated gas stations, few trees, shuttered businesses, crumbling pavement, weed-infested lots, aging trailer homes, and motels that had seen their better days.

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Built on a former parking lot for Washington, D.C., school buses, the three-acre Washington Canal Park features sprawling green spaces, a rain garden, pavilions, an ice-skating rink and a cafe, as well as interactive water fountains and sculptures.

Located adjacent to the Anacostia Waterfront, the park's design called for installation of a massive stormwater sewer system. The system helps divert stormwater that might otherwise end up in the city's combined-sewer-overflow system. The system gathers stormwater from seven city blocks.

Some of this water is stored in two 40,000-gallon cisterns under the park. The water is reused for the fountains, toilets and irrigation, providing almost 95% of the park's water needs.

Other runoff is collected by tree pits, which were designed with curb cuts to collect and divert water from the gutter for tree irrigation. This system saves an estimated 1.5 million gallons of potable water annually and prevents overflow from polluting the Anacostia River during heavy rains.

Installation of the stormwater sewer system required 10 roadway crossings and meticulous coordination of the existing power, telecommunications, water and natural-gas mains.

An extensive, nearly 10-ft-dia brick-lined sewer, constructed in the early 1900s, ran underneath a significant portion of the site. Plans called for reusing portions of the existing roadways, but the team discovered that these roadways were of substandard construction; for example, in one location, an entire block was built over unsuitable soil with no subbase. The team decided to rebuild the roadway according to District of Columbia Dept. of Transportation standards. Subcontractor Fort Myer Construction worked evenings and on weekends to complete that portion of the project in time for the scheduled grand opening.

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I learned home repair and maintenance hands on. Over the past 30 years I've built sheds, decks, fences and gates and planted numerous trees and shrubs. Inside I've done all the common jobs like repairing and installing toilets, plumbing and light fixtures plus I've transformed three basements from bare concrete floors and walls into warm , bright family rooms. I write on home maintenance and repair for DoItYourself.com and answer maintenance and repair questions online at MyHomeImprovement.com.

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Gutters (or eavestroughs) aren't just a "nice to have" accessory. Gutters perform an important role in helping keep water out of your basement. Properly installed gutters will catch water coming off your roof and channel it well away from your home's foundation so it can't work it's way in and create a musty smelling (or, even worse, moldy) lower level. While installing long seamless gutters or highly decorative gutters (like copper) is best left to the professionals, sectional gutters (usually made of vinyl or aluminum) can be installed by a handy homeowner (and hopefully a friend or two).

Look at the outside of your home and determine how you would like the gutters to channel the water. You want the gutter to catch the water as it comes off the roof and channel it to an area where it will drain away from your home.

Measure along the edges of your roof. Gutters often come in 10-foot sections, so this will determine how many sections of gutter you need. Add 10 percent to your measurements for wastage (you will need to cut some pieces to fit).

Combine the roof measurement with your gutter layout plan to calculate the number of other gutter components you will need (corners, elbows, end pieces, drop outlets). You will also need mounting brackets for every 24 to 30 inches of run.

Begin at the end of your roof away from the downspout location and measure down 1/2 inch from the edge of your roof and mark it. Move to the downspout end and again measure and mark down 1/2 inch from the roof edge. Use a string level to be sure these marks are level with each other and adjust them if necessary.

Calculate the slope you will need so the water in your gutters will flow towards the downspout. (Gutters should slope down 1/16 inch for every foot of run or 5/8 inch for every 10 feet.) Measure down this distance from the first mark at the downspout end.

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Western Insulation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Masco Corporation ( MAS ), will start operating as Masco Contractor Services of California, Inc. effective from Jan 1, 2014.

Masco Contractor Services is a group of subsidiaries of Masco Corporation. With the recent change, Masco Contractor Services will operate 13 offices in California.

Western Insulation offers products and services like fireplace installation, garage door services, gutter installation and gutter protection. Insulation has been one of the underperforming businesses of Masco for the past few quarters.

At its investor conference, Masco management highlighted several strategic initiatives, which included the improvement of underperforming businesses like Installation and Cabinet; solidifying its market position and leveraging its brands, product introductions and product innovation, reducing costs, paying off debt and strengthening the balance sheet.

Masco Corporation sales in the month of November were up in high single-digit; signaling that the fourth-quarter top line could be strong like the past two quarters.

Masco's third-quarter (results announced in late October) sales increased 12.4% year over year and also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate driven by volume growth. Volumes benefited from products/programs launches; increased new home construction activity and improvement in repair/remodel activity in North America; and increased outside U.S. sales. Most encouragingly, the company saw some traction in big ticket remodeling, which has been sluggish for the past few years, especially during the housing downturn. In addition, management stated that the fourth quarter was off to a strong start with October sales up in high single-digits. With the November sales also up equally, Masco could post another strong quarterly performance next month.

We are encouraged by the company's continued focus on product innovation and cost improvements. The company is also divesting its less profitable and underperforming assets to focus more on its core areas. Masco carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Investors interested in the building/construction industry can also consider CaesarStone Sdot-Yam Ltd. ( CSTE ), Trex Co. Inc. ( TREX ) and James Hardie Industries plc ( JHX ). While CaesarStone and James Hardie carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Trex carries a Zacks Rank #2.

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Robert Gray has been writing full time since 1995. His first photography book took seven years to research and publish. He specializes in writing on photography and the arts. He's written for Photography Magazine, Large Format Camera Magazine and many online art and photography websites and blogs.

Installing rain gutters my seem like a daunting task but it doesn't have to be. Not if you opt to install vinyl rain gutters. A vinyl system is designed for the do-it-yourself homeowner who'd rather invest a little sweat equity into installing his own gutters than invest money in hiring someone to do it for him. All the pieces snap into place and vinyl is lightweight. Both of these features comes in handy when you're high atop a ladder working with long lengths of gutter. Installing gutters is a two person job. so if you can find someone who has a project that requires two people too, trading labor can be a win-win for you both.

Set up a ladder at one end of the roof line and climb to the edge of the roof with ruler and pencil and a drop downspout. A drop downspout is one of the components of the vinyl gutter system. It's where the water drains through to a downspout. Lay the ruler flat against the roof. Position it so the 6-inch mark is at the bottom edge of the roof line. Hold the downspout against the fascia board--the horizontal board under the roof overhang to which the gutter attaches. Match the end of the ruler with the outside edge of the downspout. Pencil the the top screw hole of the downspout on to the fascia. Go to the opposite end of the roof and repeat. Snap a level chalk line between the two pencil marks. Make sure the line is level before snapping. Hang a small line level on the string. Adjust one end of the chalk line up or down until level.

Back at the original end of the roof line, hook a tape measure on to the end of the fascia and measure out 10 feet along it. Pencil in a mark 1/4 inch below the chalk line. Measure off another 10 feet, but this time make a mark 1/2 inch below the chalk line. Continue, at each consecutive 10 foot mark adding another 1/4 inch to the distance below the chalk line. This establishes the correct slope for the gutters so the water will flow down it. This creates a 1-inch slope in 40 feet. Line up the chalk line along these marks and snap to create a sloping chalk line.

Attach the first gutter hanging bracket 4 inches in from the original end of the roof line. Screw it to the fascia board. Add a bracket every 20 to 24 inches. Attach a gutter connector to the fascia with screws every 10 feet. A gutter connector marries two sections of gutter. Attach a drop outlet at the far end of the roof line.

Snap a gutter end cap to the first 10-foot length of gutter. Rest the gutter on top of the brackets. Starting with the first bracket, snap the gutter into it. Move to the next bracket and do the same. Snap the end of the gutter into the near side of the gutter connector. Lay a second length of gutter across the next set of gutter brackets. Snap the first end of the gutter into the other side of the gutter connector. Continue snapping the gutter into the brackets. A length of gutter will have to be cut to size for the final section. Measure the distance between the gutter connector and the drop outlet.

Turn a gutter section over and mark the length on the back of the gutter. Cut the gutter using a fine-tooth miter saw. Sand off any vinyl burrs. Snap the cut gutter into place.

Cut a 5-inch length of downspout pipe and insert it into the bottom of the drop outlet. To the bottom of that plug in a 45-degree angled elbow positioning the open mouth towards the wall. Put another elbow at the end of a downspout pipe with the mouth facing out. Hold the downspout pipe against the wall and measure the distance from elbow to elbow. Cut that length of downspout pipe and insert each end into the corresponding elbow. Snap a downspout hanging bracket over the face of the downspout pipe and screw it to the wall. Add a bracket every 18 inches. Use downspout couplers between sections of downspout pipe. Cut the downspout off at the top of the foundation. Add another elbow facing out and to that add another section of downspout pipe to drain the rainwater away from the house.

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Here is a copper gutter job I did for a nice couple in Forest Grove. They have been working hard to personally remodel the inside, but got help to do the outside work. This is listed on the Historical Registry, so they needed to make sure the remodeling would be done right.

The aluminum gutters they had were hung from thin aluminum straps nailed on the roof, and some had fallen off after a few years, so they had the painters tear off the rest of the gutters and downspouts. They had paid $23k just to have their house paint removed. And another $13k to have it primed and a 4 tone paint job done. Their house is on the Historical registry, so they were perplexed to figure out how to solve their gutter problems.

They had spent a few years trying to find a gutter contractor to even give them a bid for the work they needed, but were unsuccessful. They were thrilled to finally find our web site and see how we have already done this kind of work on houses that were originally designed not to be able to mount gutters onto.

In our original bid to add the drip edge that the roofers neglected to install, and to build out the eaves of the roof in order to mount the 175' of new aluminum gutters onto, the downspouts, and the No-clog options had come to $4,600 total.

After seeing our bid, the Kistlers then asked us for a price on 16oz copper gutters with the mitered endcapping. This added only $3,200 more to the cost, for a total of $7,800. They put down $3,900 to have us schedule it in, even though we were booked 3 months out. They latter added the heavy gauge 20oz copper gutters to our bid. The final cost was $8,063.10 for everything after we recalculated the cost to reflect only the materials used. So the heavy-duty copper only added $263.10 to the original bid

Click on the photos above to see more clarity and detail. I had taken over 300 photos, so I spaced out this project over 8 separate web pages, with the most detailed info on this web site for gutter fabrication. There is also photos from several years after installation.

To see all 315 photos and read more about this project go here: http://dmr-gutters.com/cg/Kistler1.htm

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In a matter that has proved extraordinarily divisive to Emerald Bay residents since 2011, Laguna Beachs City Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday to approve proposed road improvements at the gated communitys main entry, which do not include a controversial traffic signal as originally envisioned.

The Council approved specific design review and coastal development permits for the project with conditions and stipulated that a new coastal development permit would have to be obtained if a signal is proposed in the future.

Council member Toni Iseman dissented.

Council member Bob Whalen recused himself and left Council chambers since he works for a law firm that represents a governing board within Emerald Bay.

While the proposed improvements at the intersection of Shamrock Road and North Coast Highway are intended to improve safety and efficiency along with siphoning entering cars off Coast Highway, the project initially included a hotly protested Coast Highway traffic signal for the intersection.

City officials and staff began meeting with the Emerald Bay Community Association over the initial project in July 2011. In response to safety concerns raised by citizens, in March 2012 the Council agreed to pay $15,000 to hire an independent traffic engineering firm to review the proposal.

In the wake of the Fehr and Peers report, the council agreed to intersection improvements to relieve the daily traffic backup that occurs outside the gatehouse, but refused to green-light the installation of a traffic signal, which would require a coastal development permit. They also directed staff to work with EBCA to implement new gate procedures, install intersection improvements with no traffic signal, and monitor the intersection for a period of time.

The city holds jurisdiction over the 100-foot-wide right-of-way along Coast Highway that bisects Emerald Bay.

A number of the ECBAs proposed improvements fall outside the citys jurisdiction, such as moving the guardhouse north by 40 feet to improve queuing distance on Shamrock Road, and widening and reconfiguring the road to allow additional lanes, among other measures.

Improvements within city jurisdiction include reconfiguring Coast Highway by lengthening turn-lane pockets and the southbound acceleration lane as well as a adding a median with curb and gutter for the southbound protected left-turn pocket, the most controversial of the improvements. Other improvements include installation of three 33-foot light poles with 12-foot arched mast arms, chosen because they could not accommodate a future traffic signal.

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Precision Gutters has done seamless rain gutter installation and downspouts for both residential and commercial properties throughout the whole state of Florida and across the Caribbean for over 15 years. Precision Gutters is Florida's premier rain gutter installation company offering the largest selection of gutters and downspouts, the best quality, fine craftsmanship, great value, all all residential come with lifetime warranty. Precision Gutters installs every style and size of gutter system, including K style gutters, half round gutters, box gutters and radius gutters in gutter materials, including aluminum, copper, galvanized steel, galvalume, tin-zinc coated copper, lead coated copper, stainless steel and zinc. Quarter round gutters and custom styles available. All styles downspouts, including round, square and decorative downspouts installed from any material. In addition to installing seamless gutters in sizes from 5"-12", downspouts from 3"-6" and any custom sizes, Precision Gutters crews also install architectural copper work such as chimney caps, cupolas, roof finials, copper dome roofs, turret roofs, gazebo roofs, roof vents, soffit vents, gable vents, wall vents, copper railings and all types of custom architectural metal fabrication and copper work, including restorations.

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