GUTTERS 2!
I came up with a way to make this gutter/downspout mess look better: continue the brown gutter all the way to the right side, using the corner downspout, thus getting rid if the way-too-busy brown downspout. But the gutter guys said NO.
They explained the the house sagged in the middle. So, if the brown gutter went all the way to the right it would hang about 5-inches below the wood facia, and rain would just fall past it, rather negating the whole point of the gutter.
We went back/forth and I came up with other ideas but was cut short with: “You can’t have what you want. Your house is too crooked.”
And…well…I never react well to hearing that I can’t have what I want. My mother told me that my first words were: “I want.”
The days passed and I woke from a nap with what seemed the solution. The gutter guy’s response: “I don’t think that will work. And if it doesn’t we’ll have to charge you to put it all back.”
And the results?
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…SQUEE!!!!!!!!
The new full-width gutter dips down in the middle. Thus allowing a single downspout. Having it red was the masterstroke.
Ross happy.
A number of years ago a wind storm tore off the downspout to the north porch of the Cross House, and also tore out the internal pipe inside the big curved cornice.
I then had a new internal pipe made.
And today? Downspout back. Ross happy.
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Those restored windows are SO Pretty! I don’t remember seeing a photo of this part of the exterior since you’ve restored it. It looks like there is only that little bit at the corner that got damaged (you said) left to do.
I bet it is even more lovely in person. I hope I will have the chance to see it someday.
Always listen to the experts you hire. However, this does not prevent you from thinking outside the box and proposing a novel solution. I think your solution will work and I love the red downspout.
So glad the Cross House got some attention too.
I have no gutters or downspouts. Wish I did. I might some day but right now I have so many other things that need attention and money. So far I have spent $1,000 in December and another $1,000 in January. Today it was $200 to the welder. But my fence is now securely attached to the brick corner post once again. Now I can work on the brick border underneath the length of the fence and removing the rust, priming and painting the fence. I’m hoping i can manage one section at a time. That way as I go I can also plant the poor plants that have been sitting in my backyard “nursery” for a year. Some longer. A few only for a month. But they need to get in the ground.
The North Porch is looking so lovely.That downspout just blends right in.
Brilliant! Brilliant! It’s amazing how simplifying is always the answer! Although it often takes time to realize that. I am speaking from experience. Looks great. So smart!
I am surprised you didn’t run the red downspout behind the chimney on the left so it was out of sight from the Cross House.
Genius!!
Genius! Both the Carriage House and Cross House gutters look great!
Because you’ve spent so much time on the Coach House it is easy to forget how utterly stunning the Cross House is!!