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As I get closer to my solar roof install next month, I've started thinking more about gutter replacement. Gutter replacement is no longer included by Tesla (as it was for @jboy210 - Which gutters would/did you pick for a Solarglass roof?). Other later solar roof posters (like @wjgjr - Maryland Post-Intall Activities) all seem to have chosen to have a 3rd party replace their gutters at the same time as their roof install. My Tesla advisor informed me that is is technically possible for the solar roof install to be completed without replacing existing gutters. So my first question ...
Is there anyone here that has installed a solar roof without replacing their gutters (and if so, how did it work out)?
My 20 year old gutters seem to be in reasonable shape, however I do have this one area that becomes a problem only during the heaviest storms:
Water from the upper roof spills onto the lower roof and then pours over the edge of the lower roof gutter onto our deck. You can see the dented area in the lower roof gutter (red arrow). My gutters are 5-inch K Style. Recommendations for 6-inch gutters on @jboy210 's thread, his comments about solar glass shedding water more quickly than traditional roofs, and my desire to fix my problem area have me considering replacement (though the cost of that might scare me away).
I'd be interested to hear any other thoughts/opinions/experiences that might help with this decision process.
I'm also curious if anyone has ideas about the fix for my problem area. My current thought is that a larger gutter (6-inch) plus a direct pipe from the upper roof (where I drew the yellow line in the photo) might do the trick.
As always - thanks for your input!
Is there anyone here that has installed a solar roof without replacing their gutters (and if so, how did it work out)?
My 20 year old gutters seem to be in reasonable shape, however I do have this one area that becomes a problem only during the heaviest storms:
Water from the upper roof spills onto the lower roof and then pours over the edge of the lower roof gutter onto our deck. You can see the dented area in the lower roof gutter (red arrow). My gutters are 5-inch K Style. Recommendations for 6-inch gutters on @jboy210 's thread, his comments about solar glass shedding water more quickly than traditional roofs, and my desire to fix my problem area have me considering replacement (though the cost of that might scare me away).
I'd be interested to hear any other thoughts/opinions/experiences that might help with this decision process.
I'm also curious if anyone has ideas about the fix for my problem area. My current thought is that a larger gutter (6-inch) plus a direct pipe from the upper roof (where I drew the yellow line in the photo) might do the trick.
As always - thanks for your input!