Gutters and Hangers

Gutters on older homes may be wood, galvanized sheet metal or copper. Newer gutters are usually aluminum or vinyl. Do-it-yourself metal and vinyl types are fitted together from 10-foot-long gutter sections and a variety of corner connectors, end caps and other components. Lightweight and simply snapped or glued together, vinyl gutter systems are favored by do-it-yourselfers. Professionally-installed seamless gutters are extruded from pre-coated aluminum in very long single runs at the site.

Types
A gutter's profile depends on the material it's made from. Wooden gutters are milled; sheet-metal gutters are formed; aluminum and vinyl gutters are extruded.

Hangers
Depending upon the type of system, gutters are either hung from the sheathing along the eaves before the roof is shingled or nailed to the fascia with a clip hanger or spike-and-ferrule hanger (rooftop hangers are more secure and less visible).

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