Old Redwood Gutters

The company has installation advice on their website and good customer support.

Old redwood gutters. I recently read your column about the redwood cabins. Other historical gutters ranged from two boards nailed together in a long v shape at the bottom of the roof to concealed gutters sheet metal lined troughs just above the edge of the roof to long sections of redwood or douglas fir milled into half round gutters. It is very important that the instructions be carried out properly. Published 4 00 am pdt saturday october 18 2003 q.

One of the nicest things about wood gutters is the ability to miter them together like any other molding no messy fittings and rivets. Custom milled redwood and alaskan yellow cedar rain gutters hi. Bill burnett kevin burnett. For redwood gutters have a good handyman determine if they can be caulked or patched.

Simple wood gutters often called yankee gutters or box gutters have been around for a long time in one form or another. We also have thousands of board feet in quarter sawn cants from 30 x 24 and down of all sawlog lengths. Box 669 winthrop wa 98862 phone 800 597 7191 fax 509 997 2040 e mail. The order of redwood gutters arrived on my doorstep in a large crate and installation was straightforward.

If you do decide on replacement demand gutters that are at least equal to the originals in quality. Scrub off the old paint and remove the rotten parts with a chisel before repainting the gutter. In case there are any cracks or holes in the wood use an adhesive caulk or wood putty to seal the cracks with the help of a putty knife. We arrange custom milling and handle only ecologically salvaged old growth redwood clear all heart all quarter sawn all fully air dried correctly never used before.

Downspouts come in the same variety of materials as gutters. Today we still manufacture the original profiles of wood gutters that were used in the classic homes of the victorian thru the colonial revival eras a span of almost 100 years. Bear creek lumber 495 twisp winthrop eastside rd. Can you tell me if.

Often the old growth wood was rot resistant enough to perform admirably for decades and other times the gutters were lined with a sheet metal like lead or copper to extend their life. Blue ox can also provide you with directions for installation care of your redwood gutters. The custom milling we arrange can be to any specifications you define. Retaining restoring old redwood gutters.

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