Custom Historic Gutter
Half round gutters feature a semicircular trough with a cuved lip.
Custom historic gutter. Our designer series formed aluminum cornices are actually a system of beautifully sculptured cornice component trims gutters soffit and mouldings. These systems may be needed to carry water away from foundations and avoid infiltration of water into basements. Our world gutter systemis the highest quality and most economical roof drainage system. We utilize techniques that have been passed down for hundreds of years along with modern methods and equipment.
Half round gutters remain available and are most commonly used in historic restoration projects and for custom building. The place and style of gutters on historic homes and other buildings varies greatly. Saf perimeter systems has a solid reputation for fabricating custom entablature to match historic cornice details for churches schools and court houses to mention a few. Rain gutters also add beauty and value to your property.
What types of gutters work with a historic house is largely dependent on the age of the home. Gutter sizes for a half round gutter are 5 to 6 inches in width. One of the beauties of half round gutters is that they match almost any style of architecture from historic to modern green continues. They work best with round downspouts.
Leader heads are still specified by architects and featured by builders in modern architecture for public buildings churches fine custom homes and especially upscale architecture usually pairing copper leader heads with elegant copper gutter systems. A plus gutter systems installs gutter systems downspouts flashing copings door and window pans fascia board wraps and covers interlocking soffit panels custom copper collector boxes or leader heads and leaf screen products in los angeles and orange county. Some buildings were clearly built with gutters and downspouts. Historic preservation and restoration copperworks fabricates restores and preserves custom zinc and copper gutter systems cupolas finials towers and other architectural elements for projects throughout the world.
All of our architectural copper designs such as cupolas finials leader heads dormer vents and historic reproductions are fabricated to order right here in the usa. Historical leader head reproductions are very popular as are more modern designs. With perfectly fitting pieces the world gutter systemis also the easiest to install. They are somewhat more expensive than k style gutters but they are more resistant to the detrimental effects of ice and snow and move water efficiently.
Many historic buildings use internal gutters instead of external ones. For most mid century homes you have a lot more options than the a 19th century queen anne victorian. From its utah base retro design is involved with custom homes in upscale resort areas such as sun valley and park city where copper half round gutters are favored.