Aged Copper Gutters

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.

Aged copper gutters.

Gutter quality copper gutters are fabricated from 16 to 20 ounce copper. Think of the statue of liberty in new york entirely skinned in copper with a beautiful aged green patina. Copper and zinc gutters can survive 60 years with minimum maintenance and well past 100 years if installed and inspected properly. If you know how to age copper artificially however you can achieve the same effect much more quickly almost overnight.

Copper gutters and downspouts get an elegant blue green patina as they age thanks to the magic of oxidation. 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. Copper gutters will transform from their warm metallic shine to a soft matte green. When allowed to age naturally copper can take years to develop what s called the verdigris patina especially in dry climates.

Rather than corroding copper builds a patina on its surface which protects it from the watery destruction that befalls other metals. Yes copper gutters turn green as they oxidize giving them their distinctive patina. You will never have to paint them. Because 20 ounce copper is 25 thicker it requires 25 more copper to make.