new roof

Yes they are hard but not impossible to repair. But they dont see much weather or abuse so mostly they last a long time without any problems. The gutter has what I call fall boards cut and laid in the inside. Pitched from the middle to the outlet. the poles are set straight to the naked eye(I put a slight drop to the outlet to help push the water. you can't see it from the ground). They work great and a good money maker for me.>>>

Is 30' the limit of a run you can do without having to go with a taller profile with this system?>>>

This roof had a 12 ft. rafter so I felt a 2X4 would work just fine. In fact we had some gully washer rains during this install and they took all the water fine. I have used 2X6 cut down to 5 inches on larger roofs. One has to consider the size and volume of water it will have to carry. I've installed one that was over 100 ft but I put in 4 outlets through a wide soffit.>>>

excellent work my friend.>>>

Nice looking roof. What style corbels are they?>>>

That's one of those situations where they hope like hell they hired a guy who won't leave them with joints that pop loose later. That would be a boon to a guy like you who has such a good track record. What's the farthest you'll go without an expansion joint?>>>

About 50 ft. The way I do them the metal is floating. The trim piece on the front of the pole has a 1 inch flange that the gutter metal hooks on to. The joints have cleats and the top is not nailed into so it can move with out restriction.I never had one fail yet. If you notice the way it's laid out the gutter is coarsed between the rows of slate. So even if the joint were to fail the slate roof is in fact solid through. The only weak link is where the tempered screws are put in to the rafters.>>>