If your gutters overflow during heavy rain even when they're clean, the gutters are too small for the roof above them. This is one of the most common — and most missable — issues on Park Ridge homes.
Most homes in Park Ridge have 5-inch K-style gutters because that's what builders defaulted to for decades. On a steep Tudor or a multi-pitch roof with significant collected area, 5-inch gutters simply can't move the volume during a real Chicago summer downpour. Water sheets over the front edge, hits the soffit, and eventually rots the fascia behind the gutter.
The fix is straightforward: 6-inch K-style gutters with properly sized 3x4 downspouts. The extra inch of width and the larger downspout collectively roughly double the capacity. On larger or steeper roofs, multiple downspout drops further reduce overflow risk.
We size gutters using the actual roof area and exposure, not a default. On a typical Park Ridge Tudor with steep multi-gable roofing and heavy tree exposure, 6-inch with three or four downspouts is often the right answer.
If you're replacing your roof anyway, pair it with a gutter upgrade. The crew is already on site, fascia access is easy, and you'll save on combined mobilization. It's the right time to do it.