back gutter
back gutter
[′bak ‚gəd·ər] (building construction)
A gutter installed on the uphill side of a chimney on a sloping roof to divert water around the chimney.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
back gutter
A gutter installed on the uphill side of a chimney on a sloping roof; used to divert water around the chimney.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Caption: We connected the front and
back gutters on the workshop, placing the IBC tote between them.
"All the
back gutters have been stripped off and we can't get the roofers here until next week so we just have to hope it doesn't rain."
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