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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a professional roofer, I can assure you that the last person you want to listen to about quality building and construction is a builder. Builder grade materials are extremely cheap and they cut corners all the time. The cost difference between 5” and 6” is $1 per linear foot. With 5”, you need a downspout every 30’, with 6” its ever 40’, so depending on how cut up your roof is, 6” can actually come out a little cheaper if you can have 1 less downspout. I was surprised the first time I wrote up and estimate for both on a house that wasn’t too cut up and the 6” came out cheaper. What you really need to consider is the slope of your roof. If you have a 6/12 or higher, you should have 6” for sure. The water is going to run off faster and flood out the 5” gutters. A builder built a home for himself that my dad ended up buying later and you wouldn’t believe the corners he cut on his own home. [/quote]

This poster knows what he’s talking about.  6 inch is not much more than 5 inch.  Labor is the same. My house gutters total cost was $1600 6 years ago, for the six inch.  Seems the larger size helps leaves go down.  It also looks better in my opinion,  Have only had one gutter cleaning and there were barely any leaves in the gutter with before and after pictures. [/quote]

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