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Gutters in Fountainebleau, FL

In a 10-year storm, Fountainebleau can get rain falling at 10.9 inches an hour for five minutes, based on NOAA's Atlas 14 rainfall data for this town. That burst is what your gutters and downspouts must carry away. Most homes here were built around 1984, so many original gutters are now four decades old and may never have been sized for it.

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Updated October 2026

Drone view of a single-story home with a brown-gray shingle roof and box vents under large oak trees, a metal carport roof in the corner and a street behind.

Sizing the system

How much rain your gutters must handle in Fountainebleau

Gutter sizing starts with the short, hard burst, not the daily total. At this town, the 1-hour rate in a 10-year storm is 3.38 inches an hour, while the 5-minute rate is 10.9. The short burst is more than three times the hourly rate, so a gutter sized only on hourly totals will overflow in a cloudburst.

Close three-quarter view of a new white seamless K-style aluminum gutter along the eave of a single-story stucco ranch home with a dark shingle roof, live oaks and cumulus sky behind (illustration)Illustration

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Plumbing code Table 1106.6 rates a 5-inch half-round gutter at 74 gallons per minute and a 6-inch one at 110, both at 1/8 inch of slope per foot. Against a 10.9 inch an hour burst, that extra capacity matters on a long run. A 3-by-4-inch leader handles 192 gallons per minute, so one narrow downspout can choke a big roof.

  • Check whether your gutters are 5-inch or 6-inch half-round.
  • Count the downspouts against the roof area they drain.
  • Add half the area of any wall that sheds rain onto the roof.

Code and drainage

Downspout discharge rules for Fountainebleau homes

The residential code requires gutters with downspouts on buildings with eaves under 6 inches, except at gable rakes or where a roof sits above another roof. The same section sets the discharge point: 1 foot from the sidewall, by underground pipe, tail extension or splash block. It is a termite-protection rule, not only a drainage one.

Fountainebleau's housing is mixed. Only 13.8 percent of units are single-family detached homes, and 61.6 percent sit in buildings with 10 or more units, against 40.2 percent across Miami-Dade County. In those larger buildings the roof and its downspouts are often shared, so a discharge that soaks a shared wall affects more than one household.

Keeping gutters clear

Leaves, trees and cleaning schedule in Fountainebleau

Southern live oaks and pines drop debris through the wet season. UF/IFAS notes that live oak fruit and leaves are a litter problem, and pollen runs January through June, peaking in March and April. The heaviest pine needle fall in Florida comes September through November.

At Miami Intl Airport, 76.6 percent of normal annual rain falls May through October, so clogged gutters do the most harm in those months. Tower Hill Insurance Group recommends cleaning at least twice a year, more often under overhanging trees. A sensible rhythm is late spring, before June, and after the autumn peak.

Rain on your roof

Preset: 8.59 inches, the 10-year 24-hour rain (NOAA Atlas 14 at Fountainebleau).

10,703 gallons run off that roof, all of it toward the gutters and downspouts.

Math: square feet × inches × 0.623 gallons.

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Questions

Gutters in Fountainebleau: questions

How much rain falls in a Fountainebleau storm?

NOAA Atlas 14 gives this town a 5-minute rate of 10.9 inches an hour in a 10-year storm, and 15.7 inches an hour in a 100-year storm. The 24-hour total in a 10-year storm is 8.59 inches. Those numbers set the gutter capacity you need. Confirm your design basis with the Miami-Dade building office before any project.

Source: NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9 version 2, partial-duration intensity estimates at the Fountainebleau 2020 Census internal point (25.7721, -80.3446), read Oct 5, 2026

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Where should my downspout send the water?

Florida's residential code requires downspouts to discharge at least 1 foot from the sidewall, using underground piping, a tail extension or a splash block. In Fountainebleau, 61.6 percent of units are in buildings with 10 or more units, so check with your association before changing a shared downspout. Water should not pool against a foundation.

Source: 2023 Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th ed., R318.5 (UpCodes viewer, unofficial transcription); FBC-Building 1503.7, read Oct 5, 2026

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Are gutters required on every Fountainebleau home?

The residential code requires gutters with downspouts on buildings with eaves under 6 inches, with exceptions at gable rakes and where a roof sits above another roof. Many homes here were built around 1984, so older buildings may differ from current rules. Ask the Miami-Dade building office how the rule applies to your property.

Source: 2023 Florida Building Code, Residential, 8th ed., R318.5 (UpCodes viewer, unofficial transcription); FBC-Building 1503.7, read Oct 5, 2026

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How often should I clean gutters near oak trees?

Tower Hill Insurance Group recommends cleaning at least twice a year, more often with overhanging trees. Live oaks shed leaves and fruit, and at Miami Intl Airport 76.6 percent of annual rain falls May through October. Clean after late-spring oak drop, before the wet season, and again after the autumn pine needle peak.

Source: thig.com, read Oct 5, 2026

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Does a roofer also replace the fascia and gutters?

A roofing contractor may repair or replace fascia as needed during roof work, under the Florida rule for that scope. Gutters sit in the specialty structure scope. Roof permits for Fountainebleau come from Miami-Dade County Regulatory and Economic Resources, so ask that office about gutter work, and check any contractor's license with the state board.

Source: law.cornell.edu, read Oct 5, 2026

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