Brainerd project gallery
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What we did
- 5 inch seamless gutters installed
- One-story and two-story downspouts with tip-up extensions
- Existing roof left in place
At a glance
- Roof
- Gutter job, existing roof kept
- Colors
- 5 inch seamless gutters
- Walls
- Tip-up downspout extensions
- Setting
- Finished October 2025
What you are looking at
Seamless gutters are formed on site from a coil of aluminum, so each run is one continuous piece from corner to corner. Without joints along the run, there are fewer places for a leak to start.
The gutters and downspouts are dark brown, matching the fascia and window trim. The house has rustic lap siding with wavy edges in a tan-brown stain, and the brown gutter line follows every eave.
A tip-up extension is the hinged piece at the bottom of a downspout. Folded down, it carries water away from the foundation. Folded up, it clears the way for a mower.
The tall gable end photo shows one of the two-story downspouts running from the upper eave to the ground beside an arborvitae, then kicking out across the leaves.
The photos were taken on a gray, wet day in late October with the oaks and maples turning and leaves covering the lawn.
The existing roof stayed in place on this job. The gray shingles over the garage wing and the main house were not part of the work.
Late fall is a good time to judge gutters. Once the leaves are down and before the snow comes, it is easy to see where water has been spilling over or pooling against the foundation.
