Copper guttering ?

[mointainwalker]

Is this much used in the UK ?

I ask out of mild curiosity as I had my house in the French Alps fitted with copper instead of the cheaper galvanised steel which tends to rust and leak in 10 - 15 years , as . being 55 now I had no desire to either pay loads or risk my (remaining) years at age 70 or so to repair the other.


Any other comments welcomed

thank you

 

[Mw Roofline]

With the amount of tatters (scrap men) in the UK, they would all be stolen!

 

[hardmetalking]

I supply and fit copper guttering and have never had a problem with it being stolen however zinc tends to be more popular due to initial cost.
The way it's installed means it's not easily removed so although this is a common worry from customers I've never heard of any actually being stolen.

 

[ornametals]

We've been doing copper gutters and zinc gutters in America since 2008 and get very few call backs about replacing stolen gutter pieces. Those who can afford the gutters tend to have adequate home security to protect them.

www.ornametals.com

 

[ree]

Agree that in the UK they wouldn't last five minutes.

In the Bay Area USA, districts such as Hillsborough, Palo Alto or Silverado ( a gated "community") ie. expensive houses, often have copper rainwater goods, and lots of private security.

Plastic is actually best for the environment in this case as opposed to CI or other metals.

Just saying, i think that its "totters" not "tatters".