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Gutters in Glen Ridge, FL

In a 10-year storm, rain in Glen Ridge can fall at 11.3 inches an hour for five minutes. That burst is what a gutter has to carry away. Most of the town's 100 homes were built in 1959, so many gutter systems here may be older and undersized for that rate.

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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.

Glen Ridge figures this page uses

Housing units (ACS 5-year)
100
Median year homes were built
1959
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes
91%

Sizing the gutter

Sizing gutters against a Glen Ridge downpour

Gutter size depends on the design rainfall, not the average year. Here the 5-minute, 10-year rate is 11.3 inches an hour, and the 100-year rate is 16.5. Older tables from the 1970s used lower values for Florida, so an old gutter sized to those tables may be too small for today's design rain.

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

Illustration: seamless k style white

The plumbing code sizes horizontal gutters from the roof surface flow. A 6-inch half-round gutter at 1/8 inch per foot slope carries 110 gallons per minute, while a 5-inch one carries 74. Across a 100-home town built mostly in 1959, that gap matters on older lots. The 6-inch size carries roughly half again as much water as the 5-inch size.

Leaders are sized from a separate code table, and a 3-inch round one handles far more flow than a 2 by 2 inch one. Add half the area of any tall wall that drains onto the roof before choosing a leader size.

Code rule for discharge

Where downspouts must discharge in Glen Ridge

Under the residential code, every downspout must end a foot or more away from the house wall. On Glen Ridge's single-family lots, where 98 percent of homes are detached, a leader running straight down a narrow side yard is the common setup to check.

Gutter fasteners must be corrosion resistant and matched to the gutter material. Joints must be lapped, soldered or caulked.

Rain on your roof

Preset: 9.23 inches, the 10-year 24-hour rain (NOAA Atlas 14 at Glen Ridge).

11,501 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 Glen Ridge: questions

How big should gutters be for Glen Ridge rain?

Glen Ridge gets 11.3 inches an hour in a 5-minute, 10-year rain. Size gutters for that burst rather than an average year. Older gutter tables from the 1970s used lower rates and may undersize a house here. A 6-inch half-round gutter carries more than a 5-inch one at the same slope. Ask a qualified installer to check your roof area and slope against current NOAA rates before replacing.

Source: NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9 version 2, partial-duration intensity estimates at the Glen Ridge 2020 Census internal point (26.6723, -80.0756), read Oct 5, 2026

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Do Glen Ridge downspouts have to be a certain distance from the house?

Yes. The residential code wants each downspout to end at least 1 foot from the structure sidewall, using buried piping, a tail extension or a splash block. West Palm Beach Intl Airport records 61.75 inches of normal annual rain, so that water has to be steered away from the foundation. Check your current setup with the Town of Glen Ridge Building Division before changing it.

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 gutters be cleaned under oaks in Glen Ridge?

Plan on cleaning at least twice a year, and more often under heavy canopy. In Glen Ridge, where 91 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied, many owners handle their own gutters. Pollen season runs from January to June, with a peak in March and April, and southern live oaks drop leaves that become litter. About 67.3 percent of normal annual rain at West Palm Beach Intl Airport falls May through October, so clear the gutters before May. Clogged gutters can cause water damage and foundation problems.

Source: thig.com, read Oct 5, 2026

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