Gutters
Roof gutters are used to collect and carry away the rainwater that falls on a roof.
Materials for gutters include: Galvanized Steel, Painted Steel, Copper, Painted Aluminum, and PVC. Gutters can also, although rarely, be made from concrete, stone, and wood.
Manufacturers of gutter also supply complementary parts including gutter ends, gutter guards, downspouts, rain heads, and elbows.
Seamless Gutter systems involve the manufacture of continuous gutter on site, using a machine to form a coiled metal strip. The main attraction of Seamless Gutters is that have no joints within the straight section, thus reducing the risk of failure and the need for repair.
The following leading gutter manufacturers have comprehensive websites, with information on all aspects of gutters, including online catalogs, colors and materials for gutters, and care and maintenance of gutters.
Classic Gutter Systems
Classic Gutter Systems, based in Kalamazoo, Missouri, specializes in the supply of copper gutters and guttering accessories. Its gutter systems include: 5" Gutter, 6" Gutter, 8" Gutter, Gutter Box, Hanger Units, Fascia Brackets, End Caps, Strip Miters, and Outlets. Copper downspout systems include: Elbows, Downspouts, Water Chains, Downspout Brackets, Collector Boxes, and Downspout Boots. Guttering is available in Copper, Galvalume, and Lead Coated Copper. It is also available in aluminum, with baked on enamel finish in ten colors including Almond, Clay, and Bronze.
Gutter Supply
Gutter Supply, a division of Rain Trade Corporation, is based at Lake Bluff, Illinois. The company was formed in 1964 by Leroy (Bud) Woodruff, a firefighter who worked in a sheet metal shop on his off-duty days.
Gutter Supply now offers a wide range of gutters and accessories in Aluminum, Copper, Galvanized Steel, Lead Coated Copper, Copper Clad Stainless Steel, and Galvalume. The company specializes in the supply of copper guttering. It also supplies a wide range of guttering accessories, including leaf guards, downspouts, rain chains, leader heads, gutter screens and gutter covers.
Rutland Gutter Supply
Rutland Gutter Supply, based in Orlando, Florida, is a leading supplier of gutters and guttering. Its gutters are available in paint grip steel, pre-finished aluminum, lead-coated copper, and copper. In addition to gutters, Rutland Gutter Supply offers collector boxes, roof finials, cupolas, and down spouts. Its website includes the following product categories: Castings, Chimney Caps, Copper Balls, Copper Pipe, Elbows, End Caps, Finials, Gutters, Gutter Hangers, Gutter Machines, Leader Heads, Mitres, Pipe Straps, Rain Chains, Range Hoods and Vents.

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