Green Copper Gutters

It takes many years for copper to turn green and many people think brown copper just looks like painted metal.

Green copper gutters.

This interaction causes oxidation and as the copper gutters age they will slowly form a green patina similar to the green color of the statue of liberty. Green gutters gutter systems the home depot store finder. If not protected the copper will weather and turn brown very quickly and the distinctive copper look is lost. Understanding copper gutter oxidation.

Copper gutters and downspouts get an elegant blue green patina as they age thanks to the magic of oxidation. Although we don t have any process to speed up the greening effect of gutters we do indeed install copper gutters. When copper gutters are first installed they look like a shiny new penny. You will never have to paint them.

Maybe one day someone s copper patina gutters will make you green with envy. Copper gutters are more expensive but add a warm beautiful accent to your home. Over time the copper metal interacts with the air and ambient moisture. Copper is resilient but it corrodes that s the green patina in action and a great way to make your copper gutters corrode faster is by allowing leaves and other tree debris to trap moisture inside the gutter.

If you are ever interested in seeing how copper gutters look on a house head over to our houzz page. You love the warm glow of the metal.