Custom Historic Gutter

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.

Custom historic gutter.

What types of gutters work with a historic house is largely dependent on the age of the home. Half round gutters remain available and are most commonly used in historic restoration projects and for custom building. 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. Gutter sizes for a half round gutter are 5 to 6 inches in width.

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. Many historic buildings use internal gutters instead of external ones. Half round gutters catch water efficiently but need help draining water away from your home. Half round gutters feature a semicircular trough with a cuved lip.

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. Our designer series formed aluminum cornices are actually a system of beautifully sculptured cornice component trims gutters soffit and mouldings. 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. They work best with round downspouts.

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. The place and style of gutters on historic homes and other buildings varies greatly. These systems may be needed to carry water away from foundations and avoid infiltration of water into basements. For most mid century homes you have a lot more options than the a 19th century queen anne victorian.

We utilize techniques that have been passed down for hundreds of years along with modern methods and equipment. Historical leader head reproductions are very popular as are more modern designs. Some buildings were clearly built with gutters and downspouts. They fit well and look the best on traditional older brick homes.

With perfectly fitting pieces the world gutter systemis also the easiest to install. One of the beauties of half round gutters is that they match almost any style of architecture from historic to modern green continues. 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.