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DO I NEED GUTTERS?

3/20/2016

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House without rain gutters - not ours!
"The short answer is yes!" This, according to Phillips Gutters in Plano, Texas. http://www.phillipsgutters.com/do-i-need-gutters. It's great to find images and advice from all over the world on the internet. Some advice needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but some is unquestionable. So thanks to Phillips Gutters for this image of a house without rain gutters in a heavy storm. 

Lonlay l'Abbaye has had a wet and soggy winter. As the warmer days of spring and summer arrive, and before the rains of autumn come again, we are hoping to have the tiny house's gutters redone. They are in a weak and sorry state at present. If you look carefully at the Google Maps photos below, you can see that the drainpipes on both sides of the house appear to be disjointed, and guttering near the roof corner is rusted. Our builders advised us several months ago that the gutters were worn and probably leaking all down the building, which can result in damage to the stone and even damp transfer into the interior.
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Side corner of our house on rue St. Nicholas (rusted drainpipes near directional signs).
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Just the door near the corner and window above it are our part of the building.
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Rusted pipes under corner gutters.
​Our builder Nicola was good enough to use her French speaking skills to help us engage the services of a local specialist roofer, Monsieur Degrenne. We will be excited to see the new zinc gutters and drains installed once he is able to do the work. I imagine it will have to be done in good weather, as there will be reliance on tall ladders or scaffolding.

We will keep it simple to conform to Lonlay's historical period look. Good thing, or I might be tempted to ask Monsieur Degrenne to install some character drain pipes like the ones shown below. These were photographed in Vancouver, Washington, USA for the blog at http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/palma/2010/01/rain.html. Very creative!
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8 Comments
Paulita link
4/18/2016 04:27:02 pm

Great photo of the rain pouring off your roof. Your house is so charming. I didn't notice the rusting downspouts at all.

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Ellen A.
4/18/2016 11:21:46 pm

Well, the top picture is not of our roof, but it makes the point. One has to deal with the basics first! Lots of charming houses in France, Paulita, and one will call out to you and your family too.

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Benito Encanto
9/30/2016 01:06:04 pm

Wow! What's up with the French doors? I guess it was like ordering french fries in a fancy French restaurant!!!

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12/17/2018 04:57:19 pm

Yes, you really need gutters. Aside from it will help you avoid the damage of your materials, it can make an order passage of water. Your house is quiet beautiful and quite mysterious. I really love the animal concepts as the style of the house. This kind of styling is very unique and not everyone can really appreciate those. Thank you so much for sharing this photos. It is such an inspiration to others, most especially to those who are planning to have renovations of their house.

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5/31/2021 05:10:56 am

They are definitely needed for every private home. It will not only look nice and very correct from the point of view of the infrastructure of the house

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5/30/2022 12:58:37 pm

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