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Discerning homeowners know that a fully functioning guttering system is one of the most important things they can do to protect their home and its foundations or cellar from damage by rainwater. Selecting from plastic gutters, aluminium gutters, copper gutters and cast iron gutters isn’t simple. To varying degrees, these different materials offer their own benefits including affordability, durability or attractiveness. But the consistent winner is aluminium.

Aluminium gutters are increasingly the choice of discerning home owners and designers alike. This is largely because they cost significantly less than some other types of guttering and only a little more than PVC. The savings that can be made on purchasing aluminium rather than other materials are furthered by it’s cheap installation.

Installation of aluminium guttering is so easy, because no soldering is required, that there is often no need for a professional. As well as hassle free installation, aluminium gutters have the advantage of needing only minimal maintenance. They won’t rust like cast iron gutters and require only the same cleaning as any other gutter to avoid leaf build up.

Seams and joints found on ordinary gutters can leak, necessitating repair. Aluminium gutters practically never leak. Not so with aluminium gutters! Thanks to the fact that aluminium is very soft, drainpipes are made from one tube shaped as desired so there are no seams or joints.

Such easy and infrequent maintenance is part of the reason behind aluminium guttering’s other major advantage: durability. Aluminium can last as long as thirty years; three times more than plastic. This longevity underlines the good value investment that aluminium gutters represent.

Another great concern of both designers and homeowners is the aesthetics of their property. There are times when guttering of a certain colour is required to complement a building. Whilst plastic and iron can be difficult to pain, aluminium is not. When cast iron has been painted, it is likely to peel; aluminium does not have this problem.