| Corrugated: | The ridged lines that run down a downspout |
| Downspout: | A pipe made to carry the rainwater from a gutter system away from the house and toward the ground |
| Drainage: | A system of gutters and downspouts designed to carry water away from the house |
| Drop outlet: | The drop in to attach the downspout to the gutter |
| Downspout Strap: | A strip of material used to attach the downspout to the wall |
| End cap: | A piece of formed aluminum that is crimped over the end of a run of gutter |
| B-Elbow: | Part of the downspout that turns the other direction |
| A-Elbow: | Part of a Downspout that makes the turns |
| Fall: | The slope of a stretch of gutter measured by the vertical rise to the horizontal distance |
| Fascia Gutter: | A gutter style that has a big enough back and is large enough to cover rafter tails to act as a fascia board |
| Flashing: | A 2 x 2 peice of metal that runs under the roofing and into the gutter to protect eve of the roof. |
| Gauge: | The thickness of the gutter material for steel like 26-gauge and 24-gauge, for aluminum the sizes are .027 and .032 of an inch |
| Gutter: | The device that catches water coming off the roof. |
| Gutter Guards: | Also called Gutter Screens- it's a cover installed on top of the gutter to keep out leaves |
| Hanger: | The bracket which is used to hold the face of the gutter in place |
| Half Round: | Type of rain gutter style... used mostly for copper |
| Leader: | Any pipe that carries the water from the gutter to the wall, part of the downspout |
| Leaderhead: | Usually out of copper is a decorative box for the downspouts |
| Linear Feet: | The measurement for a section of gutters per linear foot. |
| Mitre: | Two ends of gutter cut and formed to make a corner |
| Offset: | Parts of a downspout used to go around brick or belly bans |
| Ogee: | A type of rain gutter style like roman ogee |
| Rain Chain: | A decorative chain used in place of a downspout for visual appeal |
| Rain Barrel: | A water storage unit installed at the end of a downspout to collect water from the gutters |
| Run: | Any horizontal length of roof or gutter |
| Splash Block: | A plastic, metal, or concrete pad used at the end of the downspouts to further direct water away from the house |
| Scupper: | A square metal box to catch water from a flat roof |
| Seamless: | Rain Gutters that are cut to exact length all in one piece |
| Slope: | Angling of the rain gutter ogee style to help with drainage. Can only be done with gutter that has no wing. |
| Wedges: | Support used to keep gutter level on inverted fascia boards |
| Wingless: | When the gutter is installed without the wing that sits up on top of the roof. (this gutter must be flashed) |
| With Wing: | When the gutter is installed with the wing that sits up on top of the roof. (this gutter doesnt need to be flashed) |
