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   Guest_ | Mar 05, 1999 09:19pm | #1

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   Put them up in the barn attic, no one will ever find them!

   Blue

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   I WON'T TELL A SOUL!

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   Guest_ | Mar 06, 1999 10:26am | #2

   *Brian, how about a variation of a "Yankee Gutter" built into the roof, above the exposed rafter tails?

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   Guest_ | Mar 06, 1999 09:04pm | #3

   *I've been re-thinking the barn attic spot.Have you got telephone poles anywhere on site? You could hollow out the poles and hide them in there!Blue

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   Brian_McDonald | Mar 06, 1999 09:58pm | #4

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   Thanks George but I am not familiar with the "Yankee gutter" Maybe being Canadian has something to do with that. could you describe it or let me know where I could find some drawings. Thanks again

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   Guest_ | Mar 07, 1999 04:41pm | #5

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   Brian,around here,most of the "hidden gutters" are on more victorian style houses than what you are proposing.The ones I have seen involved a lot of sheet metal work and were contained within the soffit area.Also, they are a ongoing maintainance nightmare.The craftsman style houses here have exposed rafter tails that usually have a pattern cut into them.The underside of the roof is exposed to show off the beadboard used as decking along the eaves.This would make it difficult to hide a gutter in the soffit.What I might suggest may sound crazy at first but it works and it looks unbelievably sharp. About 3 years ago it was my privlege to work on a house that had solid wood gutters.The home owner had lived in the house over 40 years and grew up in the house next door. he assured me the gutters were original to the house(70-80 years old).Basically, the gutters were one solid piece of wood(probably cypress or something like that)They were similar in size to a standard seamless aluminum gutter with kind of a ogee profile on the outside.The inside was semi-circular and would hold less water than a regular gutter but because of the shallower trough they never clogged with leaves.(homeowner said leaves would just blow right out of them,he never cleaned them)The house had exposed rafter tails and the gutters were attached directly to them.Every thing was painted and the gutters looked like one big piece of beautifull molding and blended right into the house(how is that for hidden? they were plainly visible but your eye thoght they were crown molding or something)You would think that the gutter being bare wood on the inside,frequently soaked with water andhaving a painted finish in the outside would be constantly needing re-painting.Homeowner said he just re-painted the gutters every time the whole house was painted 10-12 years,oil base paint.the gutters weathered at the same rate as the rest of the house and are still there.These gutters are still available,I see ads in Old House Journal ,I think.The lengths you can get them in may be limited to less than 30' or so. Any complicated miters might take some decent carpenter work though .Once again,VERY cool effect. Good Luck, Stephen

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   Guest_ | Mar 07, 1999 08:16pm | #7

   *It might be easier to carefully design the landscape and hardscape aroung the house to eliminate the necesaity of gutters all together - like some arts and crafts era houses did.

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   Brian_McDonald | Mar 07, 1999 08:16pm | #6

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   I am currently building a new craftsman style home and have been searching for some type of hidden gutterseavestrough that will look good with exposed rafter tails. I hope someone could suggest a solution