DO I NEED 6 INCH GUTTER?

SOME GUTTER CONTRACTORS FIND THEMSELVES SEARCHING FOR A 
WAY TO BEAT THEIR COMPETITION BY COMPARING APPLES TO 
ORANGES, IN THIS CASE 6-K vs 5-K. SOME OF THESE SAME GUTTER 
CONTRACTORS BOUGHT SIX INCH GUTTER MACHINES FOR USE IN THE 
NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION MARKET WHICH IN RECENT YEARS HAS ALL 
BUT DISAPPEARED. WITH VERY FEW LARGE HOMES ENGINEERED FOR 
THE NEED OF SIX INCH GUTTER, THESE GUTTER CONTRACTORS ARE 
LEFT WITH LESS WORK AND AN EXPENSIVE MACHINE THAT SITS IDLE NOT 
PAYING FOR ITSELF ANY LONGER. IN TODAYS MARKET SOME 
UNSCRUPULOUS  GUTTER CONTRACTORS FIND THE NEED TO OFFER SIX 
INCH GUTTER WHEN FIVE INCH IS SUFFICIENT IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEAL A 
JOB AWAY FROM AN HONEST COMPANY WITH THE PITCH "MORE IS 
BETTER". IN MOST CASES "MORE" IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER FOR EVERY 
HOME OR SITUATION, IN MANY CASES THE OFFER OF 6-K STYLE GUTTER 
IN LU OF 5-K STYLE GUTTER IS  AN ATTEMPT TO UPSTAGE THE OTHER 
GUY WITH A BIGGER SO CALLED BETTER VERSION OF THE SAME 
PRODUCT THAT IS MOST LIKELY NOT NECESSARY FOR EFFICIENT 
HANDLING OF NORMAL RAINFALL.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO PUT PROFIT AHEAD OF CONSIDERATION FOR THE 
HOME OWNERS ACTUAL NEED OF THE PRODUCT.

IF YOU HEAR ANY OF THESE PITCHES YOU MAY WANT TO QUESTION THE 
CONTRACTORS MOTIVES.

SALES PITCH
SIX INCH GUTTER WILL LET THE LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS WASH RIGHT 
DOWN THE DOWNSPOUT WITH NO NEED FOR COVERS.

IN REALITY
A LARGER GUTTER ACTUALLY WILL HOLD MORE DEBRIS THAN A 
STANDARD FIVE INCH GUTTER AND IS NOT SELF CLEANING.

SALES PITCH
FOR THOSE TORRENTIAL  DOWNPOURS 6-K STYLE GUTTER CAN HANDLE A 
LARGER VOLUME OF WATER THAN 5-K STYLE GUTTER.

IN REALITY
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS ARE RARE IN MICHIGAN AND EVEN SIX INCH 
GUTTER CAN BE OVERWHELMED AND OVER FLOW.

SALES PITCH
SOMETIMES A SALES PERSON MIGHT SAY THEY ARE EXPERTS IN 
EVALUATING YOUR ROOF AREA AND PRESCRIBING 6" GUTTER AS THE 
CURE ALL TO YOUR PROBLEMS

IN REALITY
YOUR HOME WAS ENGINEERED BY AN ARCHITECT AND APPROVED BY AN 
ENGINEER BOTH OF WHOM HAVE EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN 
THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING PRODUCTS AND THEIR 
SUITABLE USES. SO IF YOUR HOME WAS ORIGINALLY FITTED WITH  5-K 
STYLE GUTTER, IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY THAT THE ARCHITECT SPECIFIED 
5-K STYLE BECAUSE IT WAS ADEQUATE FOR YOUR ROOFS PITCH, YOUR 
HOMES STYLE AND THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTATIONS FOR THE 
AREA YOU LIVE.