Choosing the best quality material for eavestroughs

Eavestroughs are made out of a few different materials. The most common materials are aluminum, steel, copper and vinyl. Aluminum is by far the most widely used material in North America. This is because it can be formed into a seamless eavestrough and will not rust. Steel and copper can also be formed into a seamless eavestrough but steel is prone to rust and copper is very expensive!

Vinyl cannot be fed through seamless eavestrough machines. Because of this they are usually purchased in 10 foot lengths at stores like Home Depot and Lowes. You will never see a professional using this product and is generally purchased by homeowners attempting to do it themselves. Vinyl eavestroughs should be avoided as the material is really not  good quality and there are seams everywhere which are prone to leak. It is also extremely difficult to fit them together and slope them properly. We stripped a house recently of all its vinyl eavestroughs. They were leaking everywhere!

Aluminium  has many advantages in that it

1. Comes in a wide array of colors.
2. Is made one site and is seamless.
3. Is compatible with a wide range of leafgaurds.
4. The corners can be easily mitred to prevent leaking corners.

When choosing aluminum, you want quality material and you want it SEAMLESS! The three major companies providing aluminum to eavestrough companies are Boncor, Gentek, and Kaycan. The type and number of fasteners is as important as the quality of the aluminum. That is why we use a hidden hanger with a screw and place them about every 18" apart. I have even spaced them at 12" apart at some customers request.

If you have any questions or comments to this post or any other please leave a response and I will do my best to respond promptly.

For quality work contact The Eavestrough Company website at www.theeavestroughcompany.com or phone us at 1-905-966-2564

Below is a quality job done in Waterdown by The Eavestrough Company. The customer was very happy!