Water – Is it ok to re-slope one of the gutters to another gutter

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Right now, on one side of my roof, I have two gutters that come together at an inside corner. Each gutter goes to the edge of the house with a downspout, which would mean that the inside corner is the highest spot of the two gutters.

I would like to remove one of the downspouts and re-slope that gutter to feed into the other gutter. So then one end of the gutter would be the highest spot as opposed to the inside corner.

Would this be feasible? Could my gutters hold that amount of water?

Best Answer

Maybe.

Generally, the number and size of the downspouts is sized to handle a certain water volume. So if two downspouts were installed, then they probably can't handle just two.

Also, the gutters have to be pitched at down 1/2 inch for every 10 feet. If your facia board isn't tall enough to handle that slope for the entire length, then you need two downspouts.