What Are They For And What Are Downspout Covers?

What Are They For And What Are Downspout Covers?

Homes with frontages that are close to public thoroughfares often have gutter downspouts bolted to the wall. These downspouts, by accident or pure vandalism, can be hit by people, cars, motorcycles or bicycles.

Being made of plastic material they break easily. They are even more fragile in winter, when the plastic cools and loses all its elasticity, breaking or denting. Precisely to perfectly maintain your downspouts and prevent them from bursting, it is best to place downspout covers. All About Gutters Inc, your gutters installation company, tell you what they are and what they are for.

What are downspout covers?

Downspout covers are protective barriers that can be made of different materials, generally of high quality and with shock resistance. They provide effective high-visibility protection to safeguard pipes, downspouts, and other conduits located in walls, facades, or columns, against accidental knocks or scratches.

There are many models of downspout covers, but all of them stand out for their design. The market offers a wide catalog to satisfy all tastes, from simple designs to much more complex designs with great aesthetic value.

Another feature to keep in mind is that you can find more expensive downspout covers than others. Because, within the same design, one has a greater thickness of cast iron than another. Downspout covers can be found in different sizes, with 100, 170, and 200 centimeters being the most common sizes.

Functions of the downspouts

The downspout covers offer great resistance and prevent the downspouts from breaking due to an accident. We assure you that the moment you decide to install downspout covers on the facade of your home, accidents or vandalism will end.

They also serve as protection for all those places where there is the possibility that a vehicle could accidentally hit and damage a downspout or other conduit located in walls or columns of car parks, garages, industrial buildings, warehouses, and others.

It is logical to think that the higher the height, the greater the protection, which is why the gutter companies recommend purchasing downspout covers not less than 170 centimeters long. These downspout covers can be used to cover plastic, aluminum, copper, and zinc downspouts.

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