Got my new house dried-in in a hurry with cedar fascia and arch shingles put on just before Thanksgiving in bad weather. (SE MN) Didn’t have time or good weather to prime/paint the fascia so thought I would wait till spring for gutters and downspouts, which I will ultimatly sub out.
But I also have a down-slope in one corner (didn’t have time-weather for final back-fill grade either, ground’s still frozen now) with a valley that is now dumping a fair bit of snow melt and rain water into the downslope. Probably about 25′ – 30 ‘ lineal, two 90 degree bends with just one down spout.
So…I’d like to quickly DIY gutters and downspout for just that section. Needs to be cheap and fast.
What/where would you recommend I use for temporary water control. PVC that comes in pre-formed sections? Or I suppose I could cut 4″ PVC in half length wise on the table saw and use standard fittings. Drill through and screw to the fascia. Might be cheaper. This will be removed and tossed in the dumpster before the prime/painting and ultimate professionally installed gutter downspouts for the whole house are done.
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I could be wrong, but isn't aluminum even cheaper than plastic?
On the ground, you could transition to poly flex pipe, or thin wall PVC to get it away from the house.
HD has the pretty flimsy PVC, like ~$5 for a length of gutter or downspout...~$5 per fitting.