Vinyl gutters have a fairly short lifespan and in my opinion are never worth the savings you get whereas copper can add a bit of class to your home as they age gracefully from a bright copper color to that old dark penny color before eventually turning that amazing verdigris green color.
Gutters that look like aged copper.
These are aluminum gutters that are painted to look like copper.
The good news is there are products already made that were designed specifically to emulate the look of copper.
Copper gutters and downspouts get an elegant blue green patina as they age thanks to the magic of oxidation.
This is a painted aluminum product with an appearance of new copper.
We carry both the half round and the k style gutter systems in our copper penny color and have all of the accessories to match.
One option is copper penny gutters.
Its high gloss authentic copper look will never tarnish.
They give the appeal of a new copper gutter but costing closer to that of an aluminum gutter installation.
Faux copper or authentic copper.
They re elegant durable low maintenance and eco friendly.
The good news is that you can still attain copper s blue green verdigris outcome with affordable aluminum gutters that look like copper.
With a high gloss finish that has the appearance of a shiny new copper penny copper penny paint won t age and will keep it s authentic new copper appearance for years to come.
You can get copper like effects by choosing gutters made of copper penny aluminum.
There are many excellent reasons for choosing copper gutters for your home.
A two stage painting process that delivers a copper like appearance without the high expense.
See related items for other designer copper components like end caps miters downspouts and elbows to give an attractive copper look gutter system.
Each piece is 20 feet.
A popular copper like gutter material is the use of light weight aluminum copper gutters.
Remember copper is not only used for aesthetic reasons but for their resilience.
They are actually able to hold color longer than the genuine copper version however the appearance will look a bit less authentic.
This product is constructed of sheets of copper coated on both sides with a patented tin zinc alloy.
Shipped in protective crates by freight only.
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.
You will never have to paint them.