Gutter Installation
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Our gutter installations are all backed by a written Lifetime Warrany. We custom form and cut our seamless gutters to precise measurements right on the jobsite to fit your home exactly. Our seamless gutters are one piece end to end except at the custom hand tabbed corners. No mitre strips are used. Other companies most often use pre-formed mitre strips, like the one shown in the picture to the right. Mitre strips are used to cover the gap between each piece of guttering at every corner. More caulking is then required to seal the mitre strip and gap from inside the guttering. If not sealed properly there will be leaks in the corners of the guttering, in time causing the wood behind the guttering to rot.
To remedy this problem Rain-Flow Systems, over the last 40 years, has developed a method where the corners of the guttering are precisely cut allowing them to overlap each other from the inside while only a small seam is seen from the outside. Leaking corners are less likely since the two pieces of guttering in each corner actually overlap preventing gaps in the guttering normally caused by expanding and contracting. This method of hand tabbed corners takes considerably longer to install, but looks cleaner and is also stronger. |
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To seal the insides of every corner, end cap and downspout outlet we only use Vulkem 116, a commercial grade waterproof polyurethane sealant. Vulkem 116 is durable, flexible, and suitable for continual water immersion. If improper caulking or sealant is used to seal these crucial areas, it can crack and peel away allowing water to leak out.
To install our guttering we only use Raytec Manufacturing's Hangtite™ hidden hangers. Made of high grade aluminum and tested to hold up to 300 pounds, Hangtite™ hangers prevent gutter sag and hanger failure. For added strength when installing our gutters, we space our hangers every 16-18 inches apart as opposed to the industry standard of 26-30 inches. These hangers are self-bracing at the point of stress and will hold up to wind, rain, sleet, snow and ice.
To install our guttering we only use Raytec Manufacturing's Hangtite™ hidden hangers. Made of high grade aluminum and tested to hold up to 300 pounds, Hangtite™ hangers prevent gutter sag and hanger failure. For added strength when installing our gutters, we space our hangers every 16-18 inches apart as opposed to the industry standard of 26-30 inches. These hangers are self-bracing at the point of stress and will hold up to wind, rain, sleet, snow and ice.
