A new louver, and a louvered roof assembly having a plurality of these louvers is provided wherein the plurality of louvers, are movable within a frame between an open condition and a closed condition. The louvers, each having first and second ends, are pivotally coupled to the frame for rotation about an axis. A linear drive motor is coupled to a moveable arm bar to which each louver is connected by a pin which pin is attached at the pin's opposite end to a member disposed within the center of each respective louver. Single set and dual sets of louvers may be operated by a single linear drive actuator.

A gutter system having a gutter, a plurality of brackets, and a cover. The plurality of brackets comprise a support portion and a connector portion for operatively coupling the bracket to the gutter and the cover. The support portion comprises a cover support portion that is operatively coupled to a contoured nose of the cover and a gutter support portion that is operatively coupled to a lip of the gutter. The connector portion comprises a gutter hanger portion that is configured to receive a portion of a rear wall of the gutter and a cover engaging portion that is configured to receive a portion of the cover. The cover comprises a plurality of louvers having one or more louver arms that extend towards an interior of the gutter when the cover is operatively coupled to the gutter.

A connector arrangement for a flashing assembly for use in a roof window arrangement is disclosed. It comprises a base connector element, an elevation element and a top connector element. Both connector elements have a gutter in their exterior side, and the gutter is open at one end so that water can drain out of it. An attachment section on the interior side of the base connector element is configured for being attached to a bracket used for connecting a roof window to a load-bearing structure, and the elevation element supports the top connector element so that it is positioned above the base connector element. In the mounted state the second end of the top connector element is arranged above the gutter of the base connector element and their length directions extend substantially in parallel to each other. A method for weather proofing a roof window arrangement is also disclosed.

A cover for a gutter is disclosed. The gutter may have a front section, a rear section, a gutter channel formed between the front section and the rear section, an intermediate flange portion extending from the front section, and an inner flange portion extending from the intermediate flange portion. The cover may include: a main body configured to cover the gutter channel when the cover is secured to the gutter; and a front flange may include: an upper flange portion that extends from the main body and is configured to interlock with the intermediate flange portion to secure the cover to the gutter; a connecting portion that extends from the upper flange portion; and a lower flange portion that extends from the connecting portion and has a free end extending towards the upper flange portion.

A cover for a gutter is disclosed. The gutter may have a front section, a rear section, a gutter channel formed between the front section and the rear section, an intermediate flange portion extending from the front section, and an inner flange portion extending from the intermediate flange portion. The cover may include: a main body configured to cover the gutter channel when the cover is secured to the gutter; and a front flange may include: an upper flange portion that extends from the main body and is configured to interlock with the intermediate flange portion to secure the cover to the gutter; a connecting portion that extends from the upper flange portion; and a lower flange portion that extends from the connecting portion and has a free end extending towards the upper flange portion.

A gutter cover for a rain gutter includes a U-shaped rear portion, a forward edge portion, and a perforated horizontal central portion spanning between the rear and forward edge portions. The forward edge portion includes a web extending upwardly from the central portion, and a covering flange and downward hooked edge portion extending forwardly from the web. The hooked edge portion having an end positioned for engagement with the underside of a front lip of the gutter.

A rain gutter installation device including an expandable rain gutter support and hoist member. The device is constructed to have a transverse cross-sectional area sufficiently large enough to accommodate the sizes and shapes of conventional gutters. The device can include at least one first trough and at least one second trough movable relative to the first trough. The device may expand from about 6 to about 20 feet in length, whereby a considerable length of gutter may be supported in the desired mounting orientation and the likelihood of excessive twisting of the ends of the gutter during hoisting is minimized. As a result, a single installer can install gutter lengths of up to about 60 feet without the assistance of one or more additional installers.

There is provided a gutter assembly comprising: a gutter and a gutter guard. The gutter has a front portion including an outwardly inclined segment and a front inverted hook member defining an inward recess. The gutter guard is engageable with the gutter to cover an opening thereof. The gutter guard includes a front portion operatively engageable with the front portion of the gutter. The front portion comprises a recess-engaging portion and an inclined segment abutting portion, the recess-engaging portion being insertable in the inward recess and abuttable against the front inverted hook member with the inclined segment abutting portion abutting against the outwardly inclined segment when the recess-engaging portion is inserted in the inward recess with a rear portion of the gutter guard extends spaced-apart from a bottom wall of the gutter even if unattached to a rear portion of the gutter. There is also provided a method for mounting a gutter assembly to a supporting surface.

A guttering kit or assembly comprising at least one gutter piece and at least one mounting bracket for mounting the gutter piece to a surface, wherein the gutter piece comprises an elongate drainage channel and one or more mounting parts, each of the one or more mounting parts comprising an extending part that extends from, and away from, an external side wall portion of the drainage channel at least to a pair of lock pieces that extend from, and away from, the extending piece and away from each other; and the mounting bracket comprises a mounting member for mounting to the surface, and a pair of opposing slots, each of the opposing slots being formed by a respective slot forming member, each slot forming member comprising a spacing portion that extends obliquely or perpendicularly away from the mounting member to an end portion that extends obliquely or perpendicularly from the spacing portion so as to form the slot between the end portion and the mounting member; and wherein respective slots of the pair of opposing slots of the mounting bracket accommodate or are configured to receive respective lock pieces of the pair of lock pieces to mount the gutter piece to the mounting bracket.

A guttering kit or assembly comprising at least one gutter piece and at least one mounting bracket for mounting the gutter piece to a surface, wherein the gutter piece comprises an elongate drainage channel and one or more mounting parts, each of the one or more mounting parts comprising an extending part that extends from, and away from, an external side wall portion of the drainage channel at least to a pair of lock pieces that extend from, and away from, the extending piece and away from each other; and the mounting bracket comprises a mounting member for mounting to the surface, and a pair of opposing slots, each of the opposing slots being formed by a respective slot forming member, each slot forming member comprising a spacing portion that extends obliquely or perpendicularly away from the mounting member to an end portion that extends obliquely or perpendicularly from the spacing portion so as to form the slot between the end portion and the mounting member; and wherein respective slots of the pair of opposing slots of the mounting bracket accommodate or are configured to receive respective lock pieces of the pair of lock pieces to mount the gutter piece to the mounting bracket.