Copper & Zinc Guttering

Copper and Zinc guttering are the stylish and sustainable choice for both heritage and contemporary properties where you want to make a statement.

With a life expectancy of 50-100 + years, 100% recyclable at the end of their long, useful lives they offer an eco-friendly, low maintenance and sustainable option.

Both natural materials form a thin layer called a ‘patina’ which protects the core. Copper gutters change with age from brown to Verdigris. Quartz Zinc gutters are the colour of pre-weathered zinc. The natural zinc will age to this shade eventually.

The development of the patina can take several years depending on the environmental and geographic location of the installation. The patina also means the metal is self-healing so any surface scratches will not require any ‘touch up’.

This transformation of the zinc surface allows for dynamic and striking results. Marks can occasionally appear on zinc surfaces that are unexposed to rain or are not regularly rinsed, so if a uniform finish is desired, a different zinc option, like the pre-weathered Quartz zinc, should be selected.

Another great property of zinc that makes it a great choice for guttering is that it is poisonous to moss and algae. This means that it prevents the growth of moss, mould or algae, there will not be a build-up of plant materials over time.

Copper is often overlooked, in part due to the fairly low use of it in the UK in the past.  Copper has been much more widely used in other countries and has a proven track record of longevity – almost the most durable of all materials – even exposed to harsh marine environments, or to run off from wood cladding or shingles. Also antimicrobial, it works as a natural biocide purifying the water to stop the build-up of algae.

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