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Gutters - aluminum vs. vinyl Apropos 07-17-2005
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Posted by Apropos on July 17, 2005, 12:06 pm


Any opinions on vinyl gutters vs. aluminum?

In case it matters, this is for Central Florida, where the sun is fairly intense
and in the summer we're prone to many thunderstorms with large volumes of rain
(generally short periods of heavy rain vs. extended periods of lighter rain).

I'm looking to put these gutters only in certain areas of the house where rain
is causing problems.

Price is not really a factor. Vinyl is a little cheaper but not enough to make
a difference if aluminum is really better.





Posted by Pop on July 17, 2005, 7:34 pm



message
> Any opinions on vinyl gutters vs. aluminum?
>
> In case it matters, this is for Central Florida,
> where the sun is fairly intense
> and in the summer we're prone to many thunderstorms
> with large volumes of rain
> (generally short periods of heavy rain vs. extended
> periods of lighter rain).
>
> I'm looking to put these gutters only in certain
> areas of the house where rain
> is causing problems.
>
> Price is not really a factor. Vinyl is a little
> cheaper but not enough to make
> a difference if aluminum is really better.
>
>
>
If you might ever had to put a ladder against it, use
vinyl. Al deforms and it's a devil to get it to look
right again.





Posted by Apropos on July 18, 2005, 9:53 am


I agree.

Actually, as it stands, my only question is really if there's ANY reason to use
aluminum. Vinyl is cheaper, doesn't dent, paint doesn't scratch off. About my
only concern for it would be if it tends to deteriorate in the Florida sun


>
> >
> >
> If you might ever had to put a ladder against it, use
> vinyl. Al deforms and it's a devil to get it to look
> right again.
>
>
>




Posted by M Simon on July 18, 2005, 2:55 pm


I live in Texas (same heat or higher) and used vinyl gutters about 12 years
ago and I had a problem with sagging during the summer. I think they start
looking shabby sooner. At my current house I used 6 inch aluminum to handle
Thunderstorm rains (high volume) and the seem to work better and after 2
years still look very good. I installed a ladder crossbar extension to
avoid damaging the gutters. I have actually set my ladder against them (in
the back) and had no damage ( I weigh about 200lb).


>
>> Any opinions on vinyl gutters vs. aluminum?
>>
>> In case it matters, this is for Central Florida, where the sun is fairly
>> intense
>> and in the summer we're prone to many thunderstorms with large volumes of
>> rain
>> (generally short periods of heavy rain vs. extended periods of lighter
>> rain).
>>
>> I'm looking to put these gutters only in certain areas of the house where
>> rain
>> is causing problems.
>>
>> Price is not really a factor. Vinyl is a little cheaper but not enough
>> to make
>> a difference if aluminum is really better.
>>
>>
>>
> If you might ever had to put a ladder against it, use vinyl. Al deforms
> and it's a devil to get it to look right again.
>
>
>




Posted by Art on July 18, 2005, 2:42 pm


Have you priced all components needed for the vinyl gutters? They require a
ton of little overpriced pieces of hardware and when you add it up aluminum
seamless gutters are probably cheaper.


> Any opinions on vinyl gutters vs. aluminum?
>
> In case it matters, this is for Central Florida, where the sun is fairly
> intense
> and in the summer we're prone to many thunderstorms with large volumes of
> rain
> (generally short periods of heavy rain vs. extended periods of lighter
> rain).
>
> I'm looking to put these gutters only in certain areas of the house where
> rain
> is causing problems.
>
> Price is not really a factor. Vinyl is a little cheaper but not enough to
> make
> a difference if aluminum is really better.
>
>
>




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