It’s almost Thanksgiving. Just like your family, copper gutters are a unique part of our life. Here are 3 ways that they are similar to someone at your big dinner. Reliability Like Uncle Jim watching football after Thanksgiving dinner, you can count on copper gutters to be there. They outlast any other gutter option. In […]
Presented by the Copper Development Association, Ornametals is the recipient of the 2014 North American Copper in Architecture Award for its work on the restoration of the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka Kansas. The work included the replacement of the copper dome and copper roof. An excerpt from CDA’s website: “The Kansas Statehouse’s patented copper dome, […]
BC 27- 14AD: The Romans empire begins to flourish. It’s architectural influence spreads across Asia and Europe. 47AD: Roman gutters begin to be installed in Britain. 1066: The Norman invasion caused a monumental rebuilding of English architecture. Major public buildings began to have stone roofs and parapets, which required gutters and gargoyles to displace rainwater. […]
There are 3 great reasons to choose zinc gutters and zinc roofing: Environmentally friendly. Zinc is the 23rd most abundant element in the earth’s crust. It is mined worldwide predominantly with extraction process that have minimal natural damage to the site. Zinc is recyclable and the plants in which it is processed are eco-friendly and […]
