Butterfly Roof Gutter System

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Butterfly roof gutter system. When it comes time to adding on a gutter to your butterfly roof you will find that you have a few choices to make. The butterfly roof eliminates the need for traditional gutter and downspout systems rainwater drains into the central trough where it can be harvested. The beauty of using a butterfly roof is that the natural contour to the roof allows for rain to simply run off the roof and down the sides of the house. Esthetically this inverted gable roof allows for the influx of natural light with clerestory windows in the high ceilings.

It also boosts the energy efficiency of the house as solar panels can be strategically mounted at an angle to maximise the rays of the sun. For eco friendliness the butterfly roof eliminates the need for traditional gutter and downspout systems as rainwater drains into the central trough where it can be harvested. We hired a roofing company to come up with a design and we ended up with the nonsense gutter installation from the attached photo do avoid baker roofing. The only notable difference between this and the other box gutters already described is the fact that the gutter.

Although beautifully designed butterfly roofs were originally limited by the integrity of the roofing membrane especially in the central roof valley. Functionally the butterfly roof eliminates the need for traditional gutter and downspout systems as rainwater drains into the central roof valley.