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Thanks much for the advice guys, very helpful.

All the water dumps into a hard drain lines already installed in the ground and running way out onto the property.

Thanks for the tips on 5" ... didn't even know there was such a thing.

I do live in a HEAVY snow area .... new roof on with all the thick rubber "ice/water" shield underneath going up about 4' and on all the eaves and roof edges, plus the new synthetic underlayment. Roof is 5/12 so pitch isn't bad at all.

I'll take note of the hidden screw option.

I just built all new fascia boards ... 1 1/2" dimension lumber rather than typical 1", all painted, covered with "ice/water" shield, AND covered in vinyl fascia ... so I'm hoping they provide a very robust anchor for the gutters.

I'd go for the copper .... if it was only a few hundred more ...but I'm guessing it's about double these days .... haven't used the calculator ... thanks for that by the way.