In the Gutter
To the Editor:
"Exterior Trim: Design Basics"
(7/95) shows four gutter end treatments
that ignore an essential feature
of gutter placement: namely, that
gutters should be set below the slope,
or throw, of the roof so that ice and
snow can slide clear. Besides this, I
don't recall ever seeing an installation
like the one illustrated in Figure
2B, where a small triangular block on
top of the rake board covers the gutter
end. Can the author provide pictures
to demonstrate the illustrations?
Stephen E. Zecher, AIA
Zecher Associates
Cambridge, Mass.
Jamie Fisher responds:
Your question points up the difference
between the climates of Boston and
Seattle. In Seattle, which gets only an
occasional freeze, we don't spend a