How To Make Gutters Look Like Wood

Pvc gutter replacement pvc pipe that is 4 inches or more in diameter can be split lengthwise and used as a simple homemade alternative to a gutter.

How to make gutters look like wood.

Next we will make supporting straps for the rain gutter. I came up with this simple trick to give pvc pipe a realistic wood texture when i built a few plastic didgeridoos a couple of years ago. A new extruded cellular pvc gutter system looks like sophisticated wood trim but doesn t require the upkeep of wood. The second is the gutter downspout which is the portion of the gutter system that drains water out of the gutters and directs it away from your house.

I made a tap for this by grinding gullets on a pipe nipple but if the hole size is just right you can screw a thread adapter directly into soft redwood without tapping the hole. Send an invite if you build that last one. Make pvc look like wood. This is our first video in our tutorial on metal roofing.

Clean the surface of the tin using a rag and paint thinner or mineral spirits. 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. As seen in photo 1 take an aluminum panel short ones are great for the straps and with the marker layout a rectangle 4 inches 102 mm wide and 20 inches 508 mm long as seen in photo 2. 5 steps with pictures make pvc look like wood.

Prime the metal with a coat of metal primer. Let it dry and paint a top coat of exterior paint within 24 hours of painting the primer coat on. We use genuine long lasting premium grade cedar in sizes from 3 x 3 thru 6 x 10 covering the full range of commercially available wood gutters of the time. Another advantage to wood gutters is the positive threaded connection that can be made between the gutter and a drainpipe.

Insert the metal liner into the wood gutter. He shows you how easy it is. This procedure is very similar to the one used in making the rain gutter.