Oppo engineer help request.

"The Snowman" (the-snowman) 05/27/2018 at 16:30 • Filed to: None

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Finally got my 41' home but my gutters are going to be a real problem. I want to put down some steel plate to bridge the gutters and was thinking I could tach some angle to the bottom to keep it from sagging with time. What thickness would you all recommend for the plate?

The Snowman > The Snowman 05/27/2018 at 16:34

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Gutter in question.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > The Snowman 05/27/2018 at 16:40

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Probably 1/4 inch or 3/8. Alternately buy 3 bags of quick rest and just fill in the gutter, the city will never notice. But my advice is pretty bad probably.

The Snowman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/27/2018 at 16:45

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SLC gets large amounts of rain in very short time periods, if the city doesn’t notice my nieghbors will when they have to ford the street Oregon trail style...

Tristan > The Snowman 05/27/2018 at 16:46

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Modified aluminum dock plate?

http://www.bluffmanufacturing.com/aluminum-dock-plates.aspx

The Snowman > Tristan 05/27/2018 at 16:52

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Basically, just thinking steel will be cheaper since I would like to cover 30' of gutter.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > The Snowman 05/27/2018 at 17:58

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*Not an engineer

3/8” is probably overkill. However, I’d worry about either option shifting every time it was driven over.

The Snowman > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 05/27/2018 at 18:01

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Kind of my thoughts on thickness. I will be bolting the driveway side down to keep it in place and from moving to a neighbor’s driveway.

Tristan > The Snowman 05/27/2018 at 18:52

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If you’re looking for something permanent, I like your idea of 3/8" steel secured to the driveway pavement. Water can still flow, you don’t have to worry about setting it up when you want to take the car out, and you don’t have to drag your bumpers.