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To See Our Copper Gutter Jobs Web Pages:
Click on the photo above to look at and read about several of the more recent copper gutter jobs I've done since 2000, along with some of the more custom fabrication we offer, to make your rain management function, last, and look as good as possible at a reasonable cost.
More Custom Downspout Options for a better fit My Exclusive Leaf- catchers w/stainless steel screen & 6 SS screws per mounting bracket:	The Advantages of Copper
	(a) You no longer need to worry about re-painting again. (b) Copper will not mildew or stain like any painted surface, so no cleaning is required. (c) They will tarnish to a brown within a few months to compliment most any earth tone paint color, which does not show dirt so readily as a lighter tone gutter. (d) Copper is the only metal for gutters with a thicker option for stronger gutters: 20oz copper. Even the standard 16oz copper for gutters is a little stronger than aluminum gutters. (e) It is a much better value, since you get metal that is worth 6 times as much as aluminum, yet only costs you about 2 to 3 time the cost, because most of what you pay for in construction is labor and their other business expenses. (f) Adorning your house in copper will increase the resale value more than the cost difference = profit. It also makes the house more sellable, because they will believe you had attended to all the details with this sort of pride. (g) And the #1 reason people buy copper gutters is for the feeling you get to know you are one of the few with real solid copper gutter wrapping around your house. The only down side may be the replacement cost if those copper gutters were to get damaged or stolen. It is true that roofers doing a tear-off often damage the gutters, but they are still financially responsible to fix that damage to the same condition. Since copper gutters do not have a specific life span they will have to replace with new parts no matter how old they are. As to theft; I have only heard one of my clients report loosing a single downspout on the corner of 16th S. E. Division. I advised they wait 5 months to see if he returns for more. Nothing happened, so they had me replace it. Now that scrap prices have dropped to 1/3 what it was, that risk has dropped considerably. Our installation advantages are too numerous to list here, but you can go to our 'Quality Standards' page to see what sets me apart from the competition. Besides my bids being half of some other gutter contractors; it would be a great waste of copper and money to have them installed so poorly, like most licensed gutter contractors still do and have them not last. Mitered End-caps for a better look. Special Custom Copper Gutter Work you will not find else where. 3" x 4" & 10" wide Super Size Outlets as seen here for a no-clog gutter.

To See Our Aluminum Gutter Jobs Web Pages:

Our Aluminum Gutter Installations
or a link to Just Addresses Page that loads a lot faster without all the photos.

Downspout Comparison Page

Unusual Gutter Applications

Click on any one of the photos shown here to look at and read more detail about several of the aluminum gutter jobs we have done and see hundreds of digital photos. Also some of the more custom fabrication we offer to keep your rain management functional, last, and look as good as possible.

No-clog Gutter Comparison Page

Custom Scupper Fabrication

Custom Wood Repair

Exclusive Mitered End-cap Option

Aluminum -V- Copper Gutters:
Many of my gutter jobs are made with painted aluminum sheet metal and installed with stainless steel screws (no nails). Considering the high price of copper, which cost me a good 6 times the cost of aluminum gutter parts, copper may be out of the reach of most Homeowners, but my copper gutter bids have been only around twice the cost of aluminum gutters, so copper is actually the better value.

Warning!

Aluminum -V- Steel Gutters:
Be very aware of rip-off gutter contractors who want to sell you on steel gutters, charming as they may be. They will claim steel gutters are stronger. Besides the fact that they are required to use a high grade of aluminum alloy for gutters, and aluminum gutters are much thicker to compensate for this strength issue, damaged gutters accounts for less than 10% of the replacements I've seen over the last decade +. At least 80% is due to rusted steel failure, so it is quite clear what should not be used. As seen with the Acura NSX sports car (shown right) they can engineer aluminum alloys to be just as strong as steel, yet still lighter for fuel efficiency, but more importantly is how aluminum will not rust. Can you see the real difference now? Do not be taken in for those lies. Steel is just a lot cheaper for them to buy and assures them of repeat business. Also, many Homeowners have been fooled into thinking they are getting aluminum, but actually got still gutters again. The metal can be easily tested with a magnet. Only steel will attract a magnet.

Cost Example:
Depending on the current market prices scrap steel is about $0.03 cents per pound = $60 per ton.

Where scrap aluminum is worth around $0.45 per pound = $900 per ton.

Copper scrap metal is worth around $1.00 per pound = $2,000 per ton.

That is why most cars today are still made with cheap steel frames and body parts.

(if you are looking for copper gutters, see above)

Other Helpful Roofing Information
For some valuable advice with regards to roofing and rain management issues check out our:

(a) Gutter Installation
(b) Gutter Debris Protection Options
(c) Roofing Quality Standards
(d) Chimney Flashing
(e) Moss Control & Treatment

web pages for answers and solutions that could save you thousands of $ and a great deal of anguish.

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