The Brothers That Just Do Gutters · Northeast Atlanta
Copper Gutters in Marietta, Athens & Northeast Atlanta
Copper gutters, downspouts and accents for historic homes, stone and brick custom homes and lake houses across Northeast Atlanta, hung by a local crew.
- Half-Round and K-Style
- Radius Work on Curved Fascia
- Offices in Marietta & Watkinsville
Quick answer
Copper Gutters in Northeast Atlanta, GA: The Brothers That Just Do Gutters Northeast Atlanta installs copper gutters in half-round and K-style, with matching copper downspouts and hangers, from the historic districts of Athens and Marietta to custom homes in Johns Creek. Properly maintained copper can last 50 to 150 years and ages from bright gold to a deep brown patina. Call (770) 637-5130 or book online.
Copper is the one gutter people stop and look at. It goes up a bright metallic gold, darkens over the years and eventually settles into a brown or green patina that gives a house an antique, lived-in character. Done right, it accents the home and can add resale value.
It is not the answer for every house, and we will tell you so. Copper looks best on historic and high-end homes, and on exteriors finished in brick, stone, stucco, wood or slate. Around here that means older homes near downtown Athens, Marietta and Watkinsville, stone-front homes with complex rooflines in Johns Creek and Alpharetta, and lake houses around Lake Lanier. If copper does not fit the budget, Copper Penny aluminum gets you close for far less.
Copper gutters, Marietta to Athens
Planning a copper system: the downspouts, details and backing that make it last
Copper is a long commitment, so the smaller choices around it matter. Here is how we plan those details on older and custom homes across Northeast Atlanta.
When a homeowner near the Marietta Square or in Watkinsville calls about copper, the gutter itself is usually already decided. The questions that take real thought are everything around it: which downspout style, where a conductor head belongs, whether a rounded bay gets a radius run, and what shape the fascia is in behind a gutter that should hang there for generations.
Because properly maintained copper can last 50 to 150 years, those choices stay with the house a very long time. We would rather spend an extra half hour on the estimate than hang a beautiful gutter on soft wood or pair it with the wrong downspout.
Choosing downspouts for copper
Round and rectangular downspouts move water and debris about equally well, so this choice is about look and toughness.
| Downspout | Look | Toughness | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectangular, 2×3 or 3×4 | Clean, standard profile | Sturdy | 2×3 pairs with 5 inch gutters, 3×4 with 6 inch |
| Round corrugated, 3 or 4 inch | Ribbed and traditional | The corrugation adds strength | A classic accent with half-round copper |
| Round smooth, 3 or 4 inch | Sleek and polished | Dents more easily if something hits it | Made in copper only, not aluminum |
Near driveways, play areas or anywhere a mower or ladder might bump the pipe, we usually steer people toward corrugated.
Details we settle before copper goes up
- Fascia: soft or rotted boards on older homes replaced through fascia board repair first.
- Size: 5 inch on most runs, 6 inch where a long, steep plane funnels a storm to one corner.
- Conductor heads where a large section drains to one downspout, for the look and to hold the surge.
- Radius runs on rounded bays, porches and turrets, so the curve is guttered instead of skipped.
- Copper hangers and downspouts throughout, so the whole system ages together.
- Rain chains at an entry or garden bed where a chain suits the house better than a pipe.
- A guard over the trough on lots shaded by pines and oaks.
Keeping copper clear under North Georgia trees
Copper clogs exactly like aluminum does. On older lots around Athens and Marietta, mature oaks and pines hang right over the roof, and wet leaves and needles sitting in a trough hold moisture against the metal through the long fall leaf drop. A guard such as BroGuard stainless micro-mesh keeps the trough open while the copper edge still shows from the street. If you would rather not climb up yourself, our maintenance program keeps a long-life system flowing year after year.
Is copper the right call for your house?
Copper earns its price when the house calls for it: historic districts, stone and brick fronts, lake homes around Gainesville and Flowery Branch, and custom homes with complex rooflines. If you love the color more than the lifespan, Copper Penny colored aluminum gets close for far less. If you want a long-life metal that keeps one steady color, galvalume lasts as long as copper in many of the same conditions. Your Solutionist will tell you straight which one suits your home.
Planning copper for an older or custom home? Call (770) 637-5130
Get a Free EstimateCopper Gutter Questions, Answered
Properly maintained copper can last around 50 to 150 years, longer than any other gutter material we install. Most other materials run about 10 to 30 years. Copper holds its strength in every kind of weather, so on a lot of homes it outlives the roof it hangs under.
Copper reacts with oxygen, moisture, carbon dioxide and pollutants in the air. New copper is gold, tarnishes darker within a few years and moves toward brown or nearly black, and acid rain or sulfur can push it on toward green. The green comes on fastest in salty coastal air, so inland homes in Athens or Roswell usually spend longer in the brown stage. Either way, the patina protects the metal from further corrosion.
Historic homes in Athens, Marietta and Watkinsville, brick and stone homes with complex rooflines in Johns Creek and Alpharetta, and lake homes around Flowery Branch and Gainesville. A Solutionist will look at your exterior and give you a straight answer, weighing budget, function and looks.
We install copper in half-round and in K-style, with copper downspouts and hangers to match. It is available in 5-inch, 6-inch and larger sizes, so a big roof that funnels a summer thunderstorm toward one corner gets the capacity it needs.
Yes. We install gutters on radius fascia, meaning a curved section of the house such as a rounded bay or turret. Radius work is the hardest type of gutter installation and most gutter companies do not offer it. Copper on a curve is the detail that stands out on an older Marietta home or a custom build.
Copper clogs like any other gutter. Under the pines and oaks that shade so much of North Georgia, a guard keeps needles and leaves from sitting in the trough and holding moisture against the metal. We can add guards to copper systems, and a Solutionist will suggest one that suits the look.
Rain chains, ornamental conductor heads, embossed gutters and rain barrels, including custom barrels. A conductor head at the top of a copper downspout looks sharp and also catches extra water where a large section of roof drains to one spot.
Services
More Ways We Help Athens and Northeast Atlanta Homeowners
Other work our crews handle on homes that wear copper.
Half-round, K-style and other profiles explained, so you can see which shape suits an older or custom home.
Learn more 6-Inch GuttersBigger capacity for long, steep roof planes that send heavy rain toward a single corner.
Learn more BroGuard Gutter GuardsStainless micro-mesh that keeps needles and leaves out of a copper trough while the rain keeps flowing.
Learn more Fascia Board RepairCopper deserves a solid backer. We replace rotted fascia on older homes before the new system goes up.
Learn more Maintenance ProgramScheduled cleanings that keep a long-life copper system flowing year after year.
Learn more Free estimateRequest a Free EstimateTell us what is going on with your Northeast Atlanta gutters. A local Solutionist walks the roofline, explains what you actually need and leaves a written price. No pressure, no obligation.
Book my free estimate or call (770) 637-5130How it works
From First Look to Finished Copper
- 1Reach out
Call or book online and tell us about the house, the roofline and the look you are after.
- 2Honest fit check
A Solutionist walks the home, tells you whether copper suits it and puts the options in a written estimate.
- 3Careful installation
Our crew hangs the copper runs, downspouts and any conductor heads or rain chains, curved sections included.
- 4Water test and walkthrough
Every run is flushed and checked at the downspout, then we walk the finished work with you.
Why the Brothers
Why Athens to Alpharetta Homeowners Call the Brothers
We are Solutionists, not salespeople. If your house would look better in Dark Bronze aluminum or galvalume, you will hear that from us before you spend copper money.
Curved fascia is the hardest gutter install there is, and most gutter companies will not take it on. We do, in copper and in other metals.
Josh Bowie runs the Brothers from Suwanee with offices in Marietta, Ball Ground and Watkinsville. Older homes around the Marietta Square or in Watkinsville have a crew close by.
The Brothers That Just Do Gutters was founded in 1999 by brothers Ken and Ryan Parsons, and gutters are still all we do. Copper rewards that kind of focus.
Year-round
Your Northeast Atlanta gutter calendar
How the year breaks down on Northeast Atlanta rooflines, and what we are doing in each stretch.
- Fall · Sep to NovLeaf season clean-outs
Oak, maple and sweetgum leaves cleared out as they drop, with BroGuard going on before the late fall rain.
- Winter · Dec to FebStorm and freeze calls
Overflow and clog calls through the wettest stretch of the year, plus repairs when ice or a falling limb pulls a section loose.
- Spring · Mar to MayPollen and tassel season
Pine pollen and oak tassels flushed out of troughs and outlets, and guards installed so the next round stays on top.
- Summer · Jun to AugThunderstorm season
Pop-up storms test every run, so this is when we upsize gutters and downspouts and fix the spots that spill over.
The Work
Real Crews. Real Homes From Marietta to Athens.
Reviews
What Northeast Atlanta Homeowners Say
“My backyard is heavily wooded, so I needed a fine-mesh system, and they had exactly what I was looking for. Great product, reasonable pricing, professional team, and quick installation. I’m very happy with the results and highly recommend them.”
Posted on Google“We are very pleased with the thorough job of cleaning the valleys and other places the leaves and pinestraw accumulated on our roof and gutter guards. The guys that did the work (William & John?) were very professional and cleaned up afterwards perfectly. Highly recommended!”
Posted on Google“We couldn’t be happier with the repair of our gutters, and the installation of their leaf filters. Everyone was timely, knowledgeable, helpful and professional. We give them our highest reccommendation!”
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Northeast Atlanta communities we serve
Every community on this list is inside our service area and gets the same local crew, on-site seamless gutters and free written estimates. Call (770) 637-5130 or request a free quote and a Solutionist will come out.
- Alpharetta
- Cumming
- Johns Creek
- Marietta
- Suwanee
- Duluth
- Roswell
- Athens
- Dunwoody
- Lawrenceville
- Acworth
- Arnoldsville
- Auburn
- Ball Ground
- Bethlehem
- Bishop
- Bogart
- Braselton
- Buford
- Canton
- Colbert
- Comer
- Commerce
- Crawford
- Dacula
- Danielsville
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
- Gainesville
- Gillsville
- Grayson
- Homer
- Hoschton
- Hull
- Jasper
- Jefferson
- Lilburn
- Loganville
- Lula
- Marble Hill
- Maysville
- Nicholson
- Norcross
- Oakwood
- Pendergrass
- Snellville
- Statham
- Stone Mountain
- Sugar Hill
- Talmo
- Tate
- Tucker
- Waleska
- Watkinsville
- Winder
- Winterville
- Woodstock
Free estimates
Is copper the right finish for your home?
Get a free, no-pressure estimate and an honest answer. A Solutionist will compare copper with the alternatives and put every option in writing.
The Brothers That Just Do Gutters · Northeast Atlanta · (770) 637-5130 · Serving Northeast Atlanta
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