How To Solder Half Round Copper Gutter

Step 1 set the pitch photo by matthew benson.

How to solder half round copper gutter.

Half round copper gutters along with round copper downspouts convey an old world charm that historic architecture lovers are drawn to. We ship custom lengths of gutters up to 20 ft. These gutters are attached to the fascia board using fascia brackets. At the high point of the gutter s run hold a bracket and a section of gutter against the fascia with the gutter s outer lip just under the plane of the roof.

Marking the whole process rudimentary. It takes a bit of skill when soldering copper gutters. Kevin lyons fits a downspout elbow to a copper gutter. This video demonstrates the process of soldering the seems of a downspout and half round copper gutter to strengthen the mechanical connection and create a h.

That was a great week i learned shrinking strecthing the idea of roll stock is alot more difficult to work with than sheet stock where ruby flux is better than plumbers flux. K style copper are a common alternative to half round. Long and we also offer custom fabrication and are happy to build some gutters to your specifications. Along with our copper gutters we carry a complete line of copper downspouts elbows hangers miters end caps and a whole lot more.

Its shine will fade but this durable metal will last a lifetime. K style copper gutters are usually made with the same 16 ounce copper gutter coil stock that half round gutters are made from sometimes heavier 20 ounce.