The usual measurements available are 0 019 0 025 0 027 and 0 032 inch sheets.
Aluminum gutter gauge chart.
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0 027 aluminum k style ogee gutter k style gutter also known as ogee gutter is the most common gutter installed on residential homes.
If you live in an area that receives heavy snowfall you may want to choose a heavier weight or gauge aluminum gutter of 032 for maximum strength.
26 gauge 24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge 16 gauge 14 gauge 1 8 and 1 4.
It is a low cost easily maintained solution for today s homes.
Because of the varying thicknesses a gauge chart should be used to ensure the metal meets the required dimensions.
Aluminum gutters hold up well even in extreme temperatures making them ideal for even the hottest and coldest of climates.
Gauge to thickness chart gauge stainless galvanized sheet steel aluminum fraction inches mm inches mm inches mm inches mm 30 0 0125 0 33 0 0157 0 40 0 0120 0 30 0 0100 0 25.
Kynar 500 is a special grade of pvdf resin used by licensed industrial paint manufacturers as the base resin in long life coatings for aluminum galvanized steel and aluminized steel.
Believe it or not a lot of our customers are pretty worried about gauge.
Our heaviest gauge 6 heavy duty commercial aluminum a style box gutter is now available in 040 kynar 500.
For example in one gauge system 18 gauge steel measures 0 0478 inches thick but 18 gauge aluminum is 0 0403 inches thick.
Galvanized steel gutters will eventually rust after 20 25 years but steel is strong and durable.
Gauge is a measure of the thickness of the aluminum in a seamless aluminum gutter.
Aluminum is the most popular metal used for gutters.
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The term gauge is used to describe the thickness of the aluminum.
24 gauge 20 gauge 18 gauge and 16 gauge.
Many take the time to educate themselves about gutters online before they start calling contractors.
This would be a medium weight aluminum compared to the 025 gutter systems that are sold in home supply stores.
Gutter systems are usually galvanized although stainless steel options exist as well.
Aluminum gutters come in varying gauges or thickness.