Patina Copper Gutters And Downspouts

Copper gutters are one of the few installations on your home that retain their fiscal value.

Patina copper gutters and downspouts.

You will never have to paint them. Copper gutters naturally weather to a blue green patina but they can be cleaned to their original color or treated for a different color patina. Using copper dark brown and a tealspray paint. They give the appeal of a new copper gutter but costing closer to that of an aluminum gutter installation.

Gutterpros does all things related to gutters from copper gutters to commercial gutters to leaf protection to everything in between and as always. The world gutter system s gutter and downspout downpipe are made in 20 oz 18 oz and 16 oz. For example for 50 ft. Copper gutters and downspouts won t ever rust or corrode providing excellent durability.

Because 20 ounce copper is 25 thicker it requires 25 more copper to make. How to calculate the copper paint quantity needed. Copper gutters that are installed correctly and are properly maintained can last a century. And with every year your copper gutters will reach a new level of patina adding a look of elegance and class that your neighbors and friends will envy.

The designer copper aluminum color mimics the next color in the copper patina process and is a rich textured dark brown copper finish. Copper gutters and downspouts take the ordinary looking gutter and turn them into a stunning architectural enhancement. Our gutter hangers are made from solid copper 3 16 thick and 1 wide. If you use one foot wide times the length of the gutters is an educated total.

At the minimum you should choose 16 ounce copper gutters but depending on the weather and rainfall in your location 20 ounce copper may be a better choice. Reasons to choose copper gutters for your home. The world gutter system is the best quality half round copper rain gutter system available. Gutter quality copper gutters are fabricated from 16 to 20 ounce copper.

Downspouts are usually included in this type of project. In this particular example the diyer wanted the patina look of aged copper but didn t want to pay the price of copper. At gutterpros our experienced technicians will install your copper gutters the right way the first time. Copper is a precious investment of metal that protects your home.

They are the strongest copper hangers available. But if patina isn t your thing you can keep copper gutters and downspouts shiny and warm colored by putting a protective coating on them each year and polishing them with a solution made for copper. A newly installed pure copper gutter system is only shiny bright for a relatively short period of time before it goes through its evolution of different colors of patina. Properly installed they can last a lifetime around 150 years.