No Eaves, Failing Gutters, Bad Paint Job on Historic House
Hi, my name is Emily. My 1876 historic stucco house does not have eaves, the gutters are not seeming to function well, and the last owner had it painted by an unprofessional “Joe Schmo” so the paint is failing because apparently it was the wrong type of paint and the water is pulling it off of the house.
I’m wondering what are my best options in trying to correct these issues and where would be the best place to start considering my very limited budget. Is it possible to have better gutters installed if there are little to no eaves to hang them from? What are the best but affordable options for gutters in these situations?
Is it possible to have eaves or some type of an overhang added to my house without redoing the entire roof? What type of cost range would that be in? (it’s a 2.5 story almost 3,000 sq ft. house)
As for the paint, I would love to have it completely removed from the house so that the original stucco is exposed. Is there any possible way to do this without damaging the stucco (and that wouldn’t bankrupt me for the rest of my life)?
Any help and advice you can offer is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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你住在哪里？一些图片呢？
I live near Niagara Falls, NY. Here's a picture of the front and back of the house.
Emily, it's pretty easy to add width and lengths to roofs with rafter extensions and add on gable extensions. Stucco needs to be protected by the biggest eaves possible. If the shingles are new, the lower edge could be lifted to allow for extensions to be shingled without a whole new roof.
Good luck, PK
Thank you Paul! Hopefully this is duable, I don't know how old the roof is but really hoping to not have to replace it yet
Often times gutters that "don't function" are just plugged up. I'd check all the downspouts for blockages, and if you have any type of screen over the gutters (the stuff used to keep leaves out), make sure it's not blocked. Sometimes those screens get moss growing on them or just get clogger with debris over time and need to be cleaned.
如果您最终需要新的排水沟，请获得无缝的排水沟。这些通常是由铝制成的，由现场的一条长条制成，因此没有任何剪接。这些看起来更好，持续更长的时间，并且没有可能泄漏的耦合。
将屋檐伸出一些，将提供更好的保护免受天气的保护，这是一个好主意。有时，这可能会使一些建筑细节复杂化，但否则通常不是一个特别复杂的项目。我认为有关GBA的一些文章有关处理建筑细节。
Bill
感谢比尔,我有一个“地沟的家伙”来看看at the gutters yesterday, he said that replacing the gutters wouldn't solve the problem at this point because there's too much heat escaping the house and melting snow and causing ice to form and block the gutters. I'll look into the architectural articles to see what I can find, thank you!
That sounds like ice damming. That's an insulating and air sealing problem, with air sealing often being the bigger problem. Correct those and you should have less ice issues.
Bill
Thanks for the pics!
随着年龄的增长，the子是2x4“或2x6”，看起来比4:12陡峭，因此，除非有人堆积在松散的绝缘材料中，否则密封上壁板不应该那么难（总是一团糟密封）。您没有空间可以正确隔离壁板上方，因此您能做的最好的方法是让某人从壁板上吹到大约4英尺内的闭孔泡沫中。阁楼密封的所有开口后，您都可以用纤维素吹来，其中有些会覆盖泡沫周长。到那时，您将不会将所有加热加热到屋顶的底面并引起问题。这是最便宜的方法。最好的方法是卸下屋顶（在这一点上，您的空气密封），添加新的延伸屋檐和耙子，然后在屋顶上方进行外部绝缘，然后重做护套和带状疱疹。我添加了我刚刚在1926年的房屋中所做的这项工作的照片，在那里我必须拆除现有的屋檐和耙子，并在外部绝缘后用更深的拱腹并浸入山顶屋顶。
您可能想联系Keim（https://residential.keim-usa.com/）。我知道它是粘附于乳胶的基于矿物质的油漆。romabio（https://romabio.com/）可能也是来源。我在以前的房子上使用了它的一种油漆，但我不确定该公司是否生产粘附于乳胶的产品。