Posted: 11/18/2009 11:17:04 AM EDT
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My father in law is looking to install a new gutter system and ran across the Rainhandler system online. Anyone have experience with this system?
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If that's what you want. Rain handler doesn't collect the rain it disperses it into your yard.
My recommendation is to collect water for whatever reason. I live off the water grid, have a rainwater catchment and install seamless gutter for a living roc # 235617 (c-61) Arizona. BTW. the listed cost of the rainhandler is 21.00 per 5 foot or about 4.20 per foot. you have to install it yourself and I guarantee with joints every 5 feet it will leak. I spend most of my time removing homemade or store bought gutters and replacing them. Some of my customers want the water routed to a tank where it can be filtered and used for domestic water. I live on captured rainwater. If I installed rainhandler, I would not warranty it for leaks and I would charge 2.5 times the cost of materials to install it. that works out to 10.00 per foot for a clever, but inferior product. Stick w/ 5 inch "k" style gutters for home use or contact a local , licensed contractor for gutter installation. My charge is about 4.50-6.00 per foot, installed w/ a 2 year warranty. That's pretty close to industry standard for prices and workmanship. And, NO, I wont go to LA to give you an estimate. good luck. |
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My father in law is looking to install a new gutter system and ran across the Rainhandler system online. Anyone have experience with this system? Rainhandler Just from the website it looks like it will in fact reduce erosion from roof runoff. I don't like the issue with the door. I like being able to walk through a doorway and not have water dripped on me. They offer a door umbrella but just looking at its design you can tell you'll still get dripped on. I'd hang it on my shed without a problem, especially for the price. I wouldn't put it on my home though. |
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I gotta agree with popknot. After installing more than my share of "Home Depot" gutters (a major PITA!), I'd much rather have the seamless ones.
As much as I love my dedicated, repeat customers, it irks me when I recommend the seamless gutters (because they're not only better, but cheaper), and they still want me to install DIY ones, versus hire a sub to do seamless ones. |
| I installed Rainhandlers back in '91, because they were cheaper than one piece gutters, and my gutters were shot. They work, but you must have a well-drained yard, or all of that water will wind up back in your basement or crawl space. I disperses the rain about 3-4' away from the house and will leave a small depression all around the house where the water always lands. If you live in an area that gets a lot of snow and ice, they might be a good idea. I removed mine when I had the cash to install one piece gutters. They are well made and use quality materials. |
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I gotta agree with popknot. After installing more than my share of "Home Depot" gutters (a major PITA!), I'd much rather have the seamless ones. As much as I love my dedicated, repeat customers, it irks me when I recommend the seamless gutters (because they're not only better, but cheaper), and they still want me to install DIY ones, versus hire a sub to do seamless ones. See if you can find someone to run you off lengths of seamless. Longer pieces can get hard to transport, but you can always use 20+ foot pieces with just a few joints. |