Bob, Ryley, carpenter Danny Ruffini, and copper work specialist Fred Mitchell install custom fabricated copper-lined wood gutters on Bob's home. Bob reviews the special cuts used to optimized the gluing surface. Ryley discusses the soffits and the copper that will line the gutters.

Bill Powers of GutterPro joins Bob at the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable home sites for the installation of their LeafGuard gutters. These gutters are fabricated on site with a specialized installation truck that extrudes the aluminum, bends it, and crimps it to form the unique overhanging guard and gutter as a one-piece system. The fabricator creates each job on site, cutting each length to fit and drilling holes for connector pipes with little or no wasted material. Once installed with heavy-duty vinyl brackets to hold the gutters away from the fascia, these unique gutters will use the principle of liquid adhesion carry water from the roof to the surface of the gutter cover and over the lip into the gutter itself. Leaves and debris fall away, while water follows the pathway directly into the gutter. This system is priced by the lineal foot and typically runs $10 per lineal foot installed.

Bob meets with Bob Fulmer, Sr. of Harraseeket Restoration, Inc. to see how the gutters are installed on the copper roofed breezeway. The gutters are a single bead half-round copper gutter that attach by circle-type fascia hangers. First Bob, Sr. installs the outlet for the downspout. To cut the hole he punches out a hole in the gutter and, using aviation snips (called clinks), cuts a circle in a spiral till it's large enough. Next he solders the outlet into the bottom of the half-round gutter to achieve a watertight connection. It's important to get it hot enough to melt the solder but to sweat it underneath the lap joint. Once it's sweated underneath, he makes a second pass to build up the layer of solder and then solders a "lock" on the back for extra strength. Then he slips the gutter into the hangers and adds one more soldering joint. The gutter is secured inside the circle-type hanger with a brass clip which allows for contraction, expansion, or movement in the gutter.

Bob and roofer Paul Morris demonstrate gutter installation techniques. Several pieces are assembled on site to hang the gutters including the corners and trim.

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