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Putting in Copper Gutters

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.
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Putting in Copper Gutters

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" Now this stuff -- Bob Fulmer senior. And Bob shows about the gutter and the type of quitting -- what would you call us. This is sixteen ounce single bead half round copper gutter. Half round single bead on the front and that means it'll go -- do you call these dogs will be. Those serves a third or circle type face your fingers all right and Bob will be doing next. While we have put you out who did as the next the outlet forty for the now Bob -- from the point there. The got to figure out exactly where. We do. He set this -- here. And yet it so it. Perpendicular with the out of the income. They'll put it back there are no ordered out there and needs to set. Mom well how do you make the cut you cut the circle well we have point to hold. And then you just snip out with -- right there are. -- appropriations. Neptune. Who really called planks. Practice for awhile. You're really going around almost cutting a spiral -- it'd be here the only way to. Basement to include. And now of this. Would fit in from the top side right yes so. Now we've talked about how connecting one piece to the other is a problem with metal work because of expansion and contraction what would you do here. Well we're going to we're going to solder that outlet into the bottom of the half round gutter to achieve -- watertight connection. And we have put forth so you're right. And make the spark there. Hello and our. I'd gotten too -- you are often. While. -- a little populated shiny it'll solder yes. The code the sought to. It's important. To get it hot enough to sweat melt the solder but to sweat it underneath the lap joint. That's critical and then once it's sweated underneath. A second pass is made to build up the your daughter. And and just one more soldering joint joint at that point. And then -- junior how do you fasten the whole thing down to the hangers to go to the -- security inside the circle type hanger with a brass wire clip. And again what this allows for is contraction expansion or movement in the gutter. "

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