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Need suggestions on construction of yankee gutters…trimmed out wood gutter boxes housing copper pans or troughs. Pans formed of copper sheets
with part of sheet comtinuous from pan and up the roof deck, underlaying roofing. Lead-soldered joints and end caps with copper leaders.
Sure, I know that aluminum gutters are way easier, but homeowner wants to retain system. It does look good, with crown mold on outside and fascia band below. Long-time leakage evident with blowout of shingle siding. Any tips for construction/longevity? Figured on using oversize 4″ leaders to scavenge water out faster. New England region, thanks for any help!!!!
GoodKarma52
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Here's a couple of ideas - Try to make sure the metal goes up the roof as far as possible. At the very least it needs to be quite a few inches above a point that is level with the top of your gutter. I would then run a roll of ice guard (self stick membrane), overlapping the metal six to eight inches at a minimum. Make sure that this goes far enough down to cover any possible nail holes from shingling. Imagine the worst ice dam you ever saw and how far up the roof it might have pushed water. That's how high you want the ice guard to go.
Another idea is to try to figure out a way to have these gutters soldered before you install the soffits. A pin hole leak in the solder can cause real problems later on, and you'll never find it. After they have been soldered, fill them up with water and check for leaks. If not, hire the best roofer you can find to solder them.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
*AKA..."Box Gutters". If were me, I'm not a roofer, I'd try to match the same construction methods of the original gutters(I'm assuming you are tying into an old structure) and have a roofer experienced in repairing box gutters handle the metal work.The Fine Homebuilding Book "Renovating Old Houses" by George Nash has a section on it. They show "yankee" as a slightly diferent version of the "box" that we see here in W.Pa., and has a nice side view cut away pic. Over all it's a pretty good book, and this project will certainly make the $30 price worthwhile. "Yankee Gutter" p.165. Jeff
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Need suggestions on construction of yankee gutters...trimmed out wood gutter boxes housing copper pans or troughs. Pans formed of copper sheets
with part of sheet comtinuous from pan and up the roof deck, underlaying roofing. Lead-soldered joints and end caps with copper leaders.
Sure, I know that aluminum gutters are way easier, but homeowner wants to retain system. It does look good, with crown mold on outside and fascia band below. Long-time leakage evident with blowout of shingle siding. Any tips for construction/longevity? Figured on using oversize 4" leaders to scavenge water out faster. New England region, thanks for any help!!!!
GoodKarma52