GUTTERS · 6-INCH
6-Inch Gutters in Northwest Arkansas
More capacity for big roof planes, steep pitches and heavy spring storms.
Chapter 01
Roofs that outrun a standard gutter
Some roofs simply move more water than a standard gutter can carry. Big planes and steep pitches deliver a storm's worth of rain to the eave in seconds, and a gutter that is too shallow turns into a spillway along its whole length.
You will often see it on the same house: a tidy, dry stretch of fascia on the small porch roof, and stained, splashed siding under the big main slope where the water arrives fastest.
6-Inch Gutters, a Midcon Exteriors job in Northwest Arkansas
What a 6-inch K-style run does about it
A 6 inch K-style gutter is a larger profile that relieves extra heavy runoff where roof slopes are particularly large and steep. It carries more water between downspouts, and that is the real reason to choose it.
It also suits homes with wider fascia. Much like a wider crown molding on an interior ceiling, a bigger profile can suit a bigger house and finish the exterior better than a narrow gutter that looks undersized against it. Like our other systems, it is hung with hidden screw-in hangers and uses oversized 3 by 4 inch downspouts as standard.
The bigger profile only helps if the water has somewhere to go, so the downspout layout is planned with the gutter. A 6 inch run feeding an undersized outlet just moves the overflow point, and we size the two together.
Chapter 03
An honest answer on whether you need the upgrade
Not every home needs 6 inch. If you are unsure whether the upgrade from 5 inch is worth it, we will walk your roofline and tell you directly, including when the standard size will do the job.
Our crew works from Lowell across Benton and Washington Counties. If you have a steep roof or heavy runoff, call (479) 308-5763 and we will see whether 6 inch makes sense for your house.
6-inch gutters for steep, heavy-runoff roofs. Midcon Exteriors, Lowell, AR, Arkansas license 0375410427.
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Gutter choices depend on each other. These are the pages homeowners usually open after this one.
- 5-Inch Gutters
The standard residential profile, right for most Northwest Arkansas homes.
- Oversized Downspouts
Larger downspouts that move water off the roof before the gutter overflows.
- Seamless Aluminum Gutters
Seamless aluminum runs sized to your roof, with fewer joints to leak.
A free look at your roofline before any quote.
We size gutters to the roof above them, tell you what the trees around the house call for, and say so when the cheaper option is the right one. Office in Lowell, second office in Gentry, license 0375410427.