Aged Copper Gutters

This popular low cost metal won t rust and comes in an array of colors including ones that resemble aged copper and zinc.

Aged copper gutters.

When allowed to age naturally copper can take years to develop what s called the verdigris patina especially in dry climates. Copper gutters will transform from their warm metallic shine to a soft matte green. Copper and zinc gutters can survive 60 years with minimum maintenance and well past 100 years if installed and inspected properly. Copper gutters and downspouts get an elegant blue green patina as they age thanks to the magic of oxidation.

If you know how to age copper artificially however you can achieve the same effect much more quickly almost overnight. Think of the statue of liberty in new york entirely skinned in copper with a beautiful aged green patina. How long does it take copper gutters to oxidize. Available in seamless or in sections held together with rivets or screws and sealed with caulk.

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. Yes copper gutters turn green as they oxidize giving them their distinctive patina. 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. Because 20 ounce copper is 25 thicker it requires 25 more copper to make.