Victorian Restoration Project

Putting in Copper Gutters Video

Bob meets with Bob Fulmer, Sr. of Harraseeket Restoration, Inc. to see how the gutters are installed on the copper roofed breezeway. The gutters are a single bead half-round copper gutter that attach by circle-type fascia hangers. First Bob, Sr. installs the outlet for the downspout. To cut the hole he punches out a hole in the gutter and, using aviation snips (called clinks), cuts a circle in a spiral till it's large enough. Next he solders the outlet into the bottom of the half-round gutter to achieve a watertight connection. It's important to get it hot enough to melt the solder but to sweat it underneath the lap joint. Once it's sweated underneath, he makes a second pass to build up the layer of solder and then solders a "lock" on the back for extra strength. Then he slips the gutter into the hangers and adds one more soldering joint. The gutter is secured inside the circle-type hanger with a brass clip which allows for contraction, expansion, or movement in the gutter.

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