I recenly bought a house with two detached garages. All three structures have metal roofs that hang over the gutters leaving about an inch of space to get in to for cleaning which makes clearing them by hand impossible. I've had the best luck using a hose attachment with a jet nozzle but it's slow and uses an ungodly amount of water and the downspouts constantly get clogged. Neither of the two major filter companies can install their guards. Other than replacing all the gutters with 6" versions, the only other alternative I can come up with is to remove the end caps and force the muck through them. Any ideas on how I can easily take them on and off but maintain a good seal? Caulking each time isn’t an option with the narrow gap. Screws wouldn’t work since the back side would probably leak. Any thougts?

Hi folks, Our house has a basement, a 1st floor (kitchen, family room, etc), 2nd floor (bedrooms), and an unfinished attic. The problem here is a very hot attic. I'm talking degrees easily into the 130s. We can feel the difference in temperature when we go to the 2nd floor bedroom level. The insulation in the attic was very bad, so we had all the gaps sealed and the insulation replaced (pink fiberglass stuff). It made a difference, but it's still too hot. After some research on the GAF website, I'm learning about a balance of intake air and exhaust air. From what I can tell, we have no soffit vents in the back of the house, but I'm not sure yet if they exist in the front (I have to get up there again). We have a ridgeline vent that runs the length of the house. There are also two gable vents, one on either side of the house. According to the GAF vent calculator, our square footage is 1,008 sq ft, and we need 242 Minimum Sq. In. of Net Free Area of exhaust needed at or near the ridge, and 242 Minimum Sq. In. of Net Free Area of intake needed at or near the soffit. Question #1: How do I determine how much exhaust air I have at the ridge? Do I just measure the length and width of the ridge vent? So let's say the vent is 432" x 2", does that mean I have 864 sq inches of exhaust air? Something doesn't seem right with my math. Question #2: A roofer wants to install an attic/roof fan. I'm all for it, but don't I have to figure out if I have intake at the soffit first? Otherwise if there is no intake in my attic, where in the world will it be pulling in the new air from? MSPaint drawing included for fun. Thanks! [img]https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/777x693/roof_3fd665951c385b09690bb823791fcf4363a20d78.jpg[/img]