I have a 24 x 48 foot pole building shop. There is a 24 x 48 open
lean-to shed on the north side where I park my tractors. The pole
building and roof are metal, and the tractor shed roof is also metal
(painted steel). I just called the local gutter people and had them put
a gutter on the tractor shed and never gave it another thought (1).
As for the collector, I live in the Pacific NorthWet. I want to get rid
of the rain runoff, not keep it.
(1) the occasion of installing a gutter on the tractor shed was when the
snow two winters ago put around two feet of snow on the roof, and
eventually pushed the gutters off the main building shop(and part of the
house). Homeowner's insurance paid for the replacement gutters and I
had the gutter guy put a gutter on the shed while he was out here.
Standard metal seamless stuff made on the truck. Dunno if they are
steel or aluminum.
Dave
Matt wrote:
> I added a lean-to overhang off the back of my shop recently and am considering
> adding some form of gutter.
> I have 2 objectives:
> Stop the erosion where the runoff is cutting into the ground.
> catch the rain for reuse.
>
> It is pretty standard steel roofing, with about a 2' overhang from the nearest
> support.
>
> I was initially thinking plastic, but I am trying to strike a balance between
> light weight, cost& durability.
> Aluminum is probably lighter, but what about dissimilar metals?
>
> I was just going to use one of the 230 gallon caged tanks that are becoming
> ubiquitous as a collector.
> Oh yeah, I gues I will need to consider the unusual - but not unheard of
> snow/sleet load!
>
> What are the chances someone on the list has already devised a clever
> solution?
>
> TIA,
> Matt in Georgia.
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