– Gutter slope. To promote drainage, gutters should slope about 1 inch every 10 feet. But not many people install them that way because it looks wrong.

There are many different designs and pitches and they affect how well a gutter system works to drain water away from the roof and home.

The gutters have brackets that screw into the fascia. What can I do? A. You should be able to get the correct slope with another type of bracket.