Metal Gutta

  Copper Downpipe, Guttering and Bends   This was a recent project that we undertook in which we produced copper guttering to be installed on a customer’s house in Malaysia. The guttering in question was our standard half round and featured a mixture of guttering, downpipes, bends, and hopper heads. Copper Guttering and Hopper Head   The hoppers which were produced for this build were our Margaret hoppers, attached to our 80mm  diameter downpipes and our standard half round guttering. A massive installation in an exotic part  of the world, which the customer provided the drawings for us to work to, not only for his summer home but also his pet tiger’s house.   The customer specifically chose us to produce and provide the guttering for him after contacting various other guttering companies around the world and shopping around for the best possible option. We subsequently invited the customer to come and tour our factory and witness first-hand his o...

 Copper roof ridges and copper guttering  Coppa Gutta is the only manufacturer in the UK supplying copper rainwater systems and we have specialised in copper guttering since 1992. Now to complement the range of guttering, we launched a new copper ridge flashing product at Grand Designs Live in October. For a low cost, natural way to reduce repetitive and often dangerous roof cleaning, installing copper ridge flashing will help to diminish the growth of moss, algae and lichen build up on the roof. Not only can this build up create a dull and dirty looking roof, which can reduce the potential value of the property, it can also cause many structural problems. Even the thinnest layer of moss will act like a sponge, absorbing water and therefore increasing the weight and stress on the roof, shortening its productive life span. Frost can also become a problem pushing tiles up and cracking them. Moss build up on roofs has become more prevalent today since the Clean ...

This month in 'Period Ideas' there was an article giving pointers on how to get your guttering and downpipes ready for the coming months and the onset of winter. Together with a useful action plan to keep your gutters in the best working order was a photograph of our stylish copper guttering on a timber frame home. Of course if copper is the material chosen for the guttering then it will last more than 100 years with very little maintenance required what so ever. Copper requires no decoration, cleaning and virtually no maintenance other than the removal of debris that may fall into the guttering. The reason being that copper is a natural product and acts as  an algaecide and fungicide, keeping growths such as moss and lichen to a minimum, therefore keeping gutters clear and also excellent for rain water harvesting.    For more information visit http://www.coppagutta.co.uk/  or call us on 01489 797774. (Coppa Gutta is a trade mark of Good Directions ...