Gutters · Nashville, TN
The Downspout
What clogs, what sags and what it takes to move rainwater away from a Middle Tennessee foundation, written the way we would explain it at the bottom of the ladder.
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Gutter notes for Middle Tennessee houses
Written by Michael Blair, owner of Nashville's Gutters, from the trade’s own practice.
October 19, 2026
Gutter Pulling Away From the House: Hangers and Fascia
A gutter tipping away from the roof edge has almost always lost its grip on the board behind it. What holds it, how often, and what the wood is like decide whether it goes back up as it is.
Read itOctober 12, 2026
Clogged Downspout or Buried Drain Line? How to Tell
A gutter that spills at one corner while the rest runs dry is usually telling you the downspout below it is blocked. Finding out whether the jam is in the downspout or in the pipe under the lawn decides the fix.
Read itOctober 8, 2026
Gutter Leaking at the Seams, Corners or End Caps
A gutter that drips from a joint in every rain is not clogged. The seal has let go, and how it is redone decides whether it holds for another season or for years.
Read itSeptember 28, 2026
Built-In Box Gutters on Older Nashville Houses
A hung gutter that leaks drips on the mulch. A built-in box gutter that leaks drips into the wall, which is why these old troughs need a different kind of attention.
Read itSeptember 21, 2026
Seamless or Sectional Gutters, and Why It Matters
Every joint in a gutter is a place water can get out. Seamless gutters remove the ones partway along each run, which is why most professional installers form them on site, but the corners and the hangers still decide the job.
Read itSeptember 14, 2026
Fascia Rot Behind the Gutter, and Fixing It First
The board the gutter hangs from is hidden by the gutter. By the time the gutter sags, the fascia behind it may have been soft for some time.
Read itSeptember 7, 2026
Sizing Gutters for a Nashville Downpour
Whether a gutter is big enough here comes down to how much roof drains into it, how much fall it has, and how hard rain comes down in Nashville for an hour.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Gutters That Overflow Even When Clean
Cleaning a gutter that overflows in heavy rain often changes nothing, because the problem is capacity rather than debris.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Do Gutter Guards Actually Work in Nashville
No guard is maintenance free under a mature Nashville hardwood, and some designs hold debris inside the gutter instead of keeping it out.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Where Your Downspouts Should Actually Discharge
A downspout gathers the water from a whole section of roof and drops it in one spot. Where that spot is turns out to be one of the most consequential details on a house.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Aluminum, Copper or Steel Gutters
Most of the decision is gauge and seams rather than metal. Thin aluminum in a heavy-rain climate is a false economy.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
When to Clean Gutters in Middle Tennessee
Spring matters as much as autumn here, because red maples drop their winged seeds before their leaves have finished coming out.
Read itSeptember 1, 2026
Ice, Gutters and Middle Tennessee Winters
Nashville sees only a few days of snow a year, so ice in a gutter is an occasional problem here, and when an ice dam does form, the cause tends to be in the attic.
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