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djwyatt (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 03:39 pm: |    |
Theft of aluminum gutters and downspouts from single-story buildings is a problem for some of my firm's clients.
Does anyone know of a decent polymer-based gutter product that would foil scrappers? |
Dave Metzger
Senior Member
Username: davemetzger
Post Number: 460
Registered: 07-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 04:16 pm: | |
How about electrifying the gutters? |
Paul Gerber
Senior Member
Username: paulgerber
Post Number: 156
Registered: 04-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 04:18 pm: | |
You could always suggest hooking a 347V line to the the aluminum gutters & downspouts...you might even find out who the scrappers are then!! LOL
Sorry, I can't comment on polymer systems, no experience.
Ride it like you stole it!!! |
Paul Gerber
Senior Member
Username: paulgerber
Post Number: 157
Registered: 04-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 04:18 pm: | |
LOL @ David Metzger...great minds think alike!! (hopefully nobody posts the ending to that saying)
Ride it like you stole it!!! |
djwyatt (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 04:47 pm: | |
Dave and Paul:
I do appreciate the humor! Unfortunately, the punishment has to fit the crime.
Still looking for a feasible (and legal) solution.
I am thinking that even a low-level criminal ought to know the difference between metal and plastic.
Steel gutters are less expensive, and the scrap value is substantially less. Thing is, the one who is actually committing the theft might not know the difference until it is too late.
Too, once a place has been identified as an easy mark, I'm afraid the chances for recurring thefts might be far greater. |
Wayne Yancey
Senior Member
Username: wayne_yancey
Post Number: 594
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 05:11 pm: | |
Several things come to mind.
1. Built-in gutters and downsputs. Retrofit and new construction.
2. Built-in gutters with exposed PVC pipe downspouts.
3. Video surveilence equipment with integtrated alarm system.
4. Aren't PVC gutters and downspouts available at big box retailers like Lowes and Home Depot?
5. BIG Junk yard dog. |
Dave Metzger
Senior Member
Username: davemetzger
Post Number: 461
Registered: 07-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 05:31 pm: | |
Yes, PVC gutters are available at Home Depot: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax-Home-Products-10-ft-White-Traditional-Vinyl-Gutter-M0573/100079740#.UdNFsZzJqKU
Cheap and nasty, but you asked, David. IMHO, "a decent polymer-based gutter product" is an oxymoron |
Richard L Matteo, AIA, CSI, CCS
Senior Member
Username: rlmat
Post Number: 589
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 05:36 pm: | |
Be careful! Plastic can warp in high heat climates like Palm Springs, CA or Scottsdale, AZ
I know it holds true for the solid plastic items. |
ken hercenberg
Senior Member
Username: khercenberg
Post Number: 545
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 05:46 pm: | |
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=314284212041037&set=a.166342860168507.38065.166276330175160&type=1&ref=nf |
Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP
Senior Member
Username: specman
Post Number: 1125
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 05:48 pm: | |
Richard is correct. Here's what happens to ice cream trucks in Scottsdale...
Ice Cream Truck
Ron Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP
www.specsandcodes.com |
ken hercenberg
Senior Member
Username: khercenberg
Post Number: 547
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - 05:56 pm: | |
No wonder they banned them. |
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