One of the ear marks of a professional eavestrough job is that all corners are mitred CLEANLY. On the flip side, one of the earmarks of an amateur company is that they do not know how to mitre an eavestrough and, instead, use a pre-made factory mitred corner. Before we get into comparing them. Let me show you pictures of both styles of corners. The mitred corners below are on a house that The Eavestrough Company did two years ago. The pictures below with the pre-made factory corners are on a house that we will be replacing all eavestroughs on soon.
The mitred corner:
The Pre-made factory corner:
Here are some interesting things to keep in mind when considering companies that mitre their corners vs those that use the pre-made factory corner.
1. The mitred corner is a TRUE seamless eavestrough. The pre-made corner is not!
2. The mitred corner has one seam in every corner. The pre-made factory corner has 3 seams in every corner.
3. The mitred corner will oxidize evenly over the years and will look the same. The pre-made factory corner may oxidize at a different rate and look like a completely different shade or colour (as our picture above).
4. It is easier to slope a mitred corner than a pre-made factory corner.
5. Water has a harder time travelling around 3 beads of caulking inside the corner rather than just one bead of caulking.
6. The pre-made factory corner is more prone to leaking as it ages.
7. Pre-made factory corners just don't look as nice!
8. Pre-made factory corners are done by amateurs who don't know how to mitre an eavestrough!
If you are looking to replace the eavestroughs on your home, hire a professional company like The Eavestrough Company. We do it right and our corners are a beautiful sight! My partner, Dusko, makes one of the prettiest and cleanest corners you will ever see! You can find us on the internet at www.theeavestroughcompany.com or you can phone us at 905-966-2564. We look forward to doing business with you! I will leave you with a picture of the house that we did a couple years ago where we did all the eavestrough, fascia, soffit, and Diamond Back Gutter Covers. It turned out beautifully and there were a lot of corners on this house.......ALL mitred to perfection!
I repalced the original eves on my house with seemless mitred corners.Now all the corners leak do to water expansion.I`ve had the company come bavk and they seal them up.Ater winter they leak and i have ice everywhere.In my opinion the premade corners that my neighbors all have are great and they don`t leak.I` want to replace mine again after only 6 yrs old.Fed up.rob
ReplyDeleteDear Rob. Thank you for your comment. I welcome both positive and negative comments here as long as they stay on topic. Regarding your eavestroughs leaking in less than 6 years. This is not the fault of having mitred corners. At no time of year (winter included) should your eavestroughs fill so high with water that expansion should bother them. Infact, you should NOT have ANY accumlation of water in eavestroughs that are properly slopped....even in winter time. Here are some likely possibilities on why your corners leaked:
ReplyDelete1. It could be that the company you hired did not mitre them cleanly.
2. An inferior or improper caulking could have been used.
3. They were caulked improperly when it was too cold or damp.
4. It could also be that there was a blockage (such as debris) in the eaves that caused water to back up.
5. There could have been an ice dam that damaged them.
These are all vey possible and likely causes of why your eavestroughs did not last. A pre-made factory corner will not solve your problem. Aluminum is aluminum and metal will contract and expand a little with heat and cold. My experience is that you will only compound the problem with the pre-made corners as you will now have 3 seams in every corner instead of one. Also, all pre-made factory corners are held together to the straight piece with 3 or 4 screws or rivets making it just as rigid as a mitred corner.
The facts remain, pre-made factory made corners are inferior to a mitred corner for the above reasons.
If you are in my installation area, I offer a 10 year warranty on workmanship. If they leak in 6 years, I fix them or replace them. I have been in business 8 years and my partner, Dusko, for 12. To date, we have not had a corner leak or a customer phone us back to fix a leaky corner. Cheers and good luck, no matter what you decide.
Thanks for sharing such a informative information with us its really helpfull for me thanks
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment Gutter Force.
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