Yes they still involve a type of gutter system but one that is designed to enhance a home s exterior rather than detract from it.
Gutter alternative products.
Are your gutters not doing the job they should be.
The rainhandler system is perhaps to most popular gutter alternative on the market today.
The right grading around your home is a great way to ensure that water drains away from your house instead of staying near the foundation where it can cause a lot of damage.
While not a permanent solution the way that gutters and other options are this.
If your major objection to gutters is appearance there are three viable alternatives.
No more destructive ice dams from frozen gutters.
The rainhandler gutter self cleaning system protect you from the need to climb ladders and roofs to clean clogged gutters.
Use pvc cement to connect whole unsplit pipe using lengths of pipe joined by couplers.
Others are a series of linked vertical cups performing the same function as the chain style ones.
Patina adds visual interest.
Are they constantly leaking.
Pvc pipe that is 4 inches or more in diameter can be split lengthwise and used as a simple homemade alternative to a gutter.
Do you just not like how gutters look.
Rainhandler gutter self cleaning dispersal system eliminates clogged over flowing gutters and downspouts.
Downspout alternatives such as rain chains inverted bells and cups direct water in a more or less straight line to the ground or collection container.
If the reason for choosing an alternative is the poor appearance of the gutter then one can opt for a copper gutter.
The idea is to change the stream of water back into a raindrop like form and spreading it out into larger area.
Michael maines a designer at fine lines construction in freeport maine discusses ground gutter systems an alternative to roof gutters.
Some are literally chains.
Build the entire gutter system and cement it together before splitting the pipe and couplers to create two halves.