Gutters For House With Crown Molding

They are made from zinc with small amounts of both titanium and copper and are left unpainted.

Gutters for house with crown molding.

The rods hold the gutters far enough forward from the roof that they don t get in the way of the crown molding. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs an alternative to a gutter when a traditional one does not work. Often fitted with rectangular downspouts. They are most commonly made from aluminum with a crown molding like ogee profile on the outside face.

Comes in 5 6 7 and 8 inch widths. The most popular gutter profile is called k shape and has a look that is similar to crown molding found in house interiors. In either case prime and paint bare wood before you hang the gutters. These brackets are made by willey s seamless gutters and are different in size and angle for different homes.

K style gutters 1950s present k style gutters were invented in the mid 1940s and soon after became the predominate style gutter in america. Traditional builders took great care to integrate the gutter into the surrounding cornice in a way that produced architecturally accurate results. Many houses have a trim board or crown molding nailed to the fascia just under the shingles. These have a shape similar to decorative crown molding.

K shape gutters can carry more water than half round gutters. The most popular are k style gutters also known as the ogee gutters. Subscribe to this old house. We use 1 8 thick aluminum strips and bend into the contour of the fascia.

While zinc gutters are a much bigger investment than aluminum gutters are they will usually last twice as long making them a great option if you are going to be living in your home for a long period of time. This most common gutter shape became popular after world war ii. These brackets are most commonly used for homes with crown molding and have a metal or slate roof. Due to the creases that runs the length k shape gutters are structurally strong.

You ll need to remove this as we did or add a continuous strip of wood under it to create a flat plane for the gutters. You ll find them at every home store and on most suburban tract homes. 5 inch 032 inch thick aluminum sections about 1 60 per foot. It has a flat bottom and a profiled face that resembles crown molding.

In addition to the mechanical function of collecting rain water and conveying it to the ground the molded face of the gutter becomes the crown molding of the building s cornice.