Question by CHAVALITA: What Are Alternatives To Installing Rain Gutters?? Can’t Afford To Have Them Installed.?
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Answer by johntindale
The most obvious answer is to do nothing and let the water run off the roof- but you may want to check and see if you have any local codes, covenants, or association rules that may require you to have gutters. You may not have a choice.
You can always DIY, and install your own gutters and downspouts…
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Rainhandler – Above the Door.
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An Alternative to gutters. You ca see my refelction in the deck door window.
Must be expensive in USA. Every roof in UK has guttering, if you can DIY, it is cheap.
Many homes in dryer areas of the U.S. are not built with gutters. Gutters are handy to:
1) Control the flow of water into plantings
2) Keep water away from a foundation – particulalry important when there is a basement.
Gutters are a huge nuisance if you have trees that shed leaves in the fall.
Without gutters I would simply install a rain diverter on the roof above each exterior door. This keeps someone from entering or leaving thru a sheet of rain water.
you can install “L” shaped sheet metal on the roof (over doorways) to divert water away. this will allow you to approach a door with little water, but concentrates the water right and or left. consider plastic do it yourself rain gutters at you local home improvement store. I installed 24 feet of gutter with downspout in less than two hours. The project was affordable.