Historic House Gutters

We specialize in old world historic european profile half round gutter different from modern american profile half round.

Historic house gutters. 2020 historic elgin house tour. For most mid century homes you have a lot more options than the a 19th century queen anne victorian. Our emphasis was and still is on faithful first rate reproductions and unfailing service. Old house journal s compendium of articles about how to repair and install roofing siding gutters on historic or older houses including clapboards shingles masonry flashing tile color matching and more.

Slate and copper sales co offers the most complete range of copper products that add elegance and class to any home. Gutter sizes for a half round gutter are 5 to 6 inches in width. The semicircular trough with its curled front lip or bead is a natural fit on traditional homes. The appropriate application of any gutter system is directly related to the overall roof design to ensure the practical long term success and economy of the roof drainage system.

Half round gutters catch water efficiently but need help draining water away from your home. What types of gutters work with a historic house is largely dependent on the age of the home. This is the type of gutter that should be used for any house built from about 1950 on. Due to the unprecedented covid 19 outbreak consideration for our tour site homeowners and public safety and uncertainty about the ability to host large scale public events during the covid 19 recovery period the historic elgin house tour planning committee has decided to cancel the 2020 historic elgin house tour.

K style gutters originally made of wood and now made in aluminum became popular in the 1950 s. K style gutters 1950s present. The ordinary house owner until mass production arrived in the 18th century had to rely on either lead lined wooden gutters or just plain wooden gutters. They work best with round downspouts.

The historic housefitters company was originally launched in 1985 with a sampling of hand forged iron and brass hardware displayed in a 20 page catalog. Goes best with round downspouts. Park city rain gutter. So for each style i ll give you a sense of when it was popular so you can best pair it with your old house.

Let me begin with the most common type of gutter which you see on just about every house today. Built in k style and half round gutters all have a historical presence on homes in historic districts depending on the architectural design of the roof eaves of the house. Half round gutters feature a semicircular trough with a cuved lip.