Copper Gutter Shapes

We ship custom lengths of gutters up to 20 ft.

Copper gutter shapes.

Copper gutters have soldered seams and are usually professionally installed. Gutters catch the water. The most common gutter shape is called k style so called because that s. Brackets secure the gutter system to the house or building.

Long and we also offer custom fabrication and are happy to build some gutters to your specifications. However it can be difficult to sort through all the various options since copper gutters come in so many different shapes profiles and thicknesses. Elbows change a downspout s direction. Fascia shape gutters can be difficult to clean due to their increased depth.

They re also the most expensive option. If copper is your material of choice it will likely come in a half round shape as well. Downspouts also known as leaders or pipes are parts normally fabricated in 10 lengths designed to move rain water from a roof through a gutter or leader head to a designated ground area. Rain gutters come in six materials and two common shapes the k style gutter and the half round gutter.

With their u shaped profile half round gutters have more of a traditional look than k shaped gutters. Gutter materials and shapes. Copper gutters are our specialty and we stock 6 different profiles in a number of sizes and thicknesses. Most modern gutters are made from aluminum but other materials include copper galvanized steel and even plastic.

Copper gutters 101 copper gutters lend much to the aesthetic appeal of homes especially victorian and tudor style homes. Along with our copper gutters we carry a complete line of copper downspouts elbows hangers. They will just get more beautiful as time goes by and will. As long as your new copper gutters are installed correctly you will not have to worry about mildew or mold growing on them and you also won t ever have to worry about painting them.

Half round gutters carry less water than k shape gutters. K m sheet metal and gutter supply offers a wide range of gutter downspout profiles from the standard common square corrugated pipes to round downspouts square smooth downspouts round corrugated leaders.