Copper, half-round and custom gutters in Highland Park

On traditional houses, a standard K-style gutter can look like an afterthought. Half-round troughs on brackets and soldered copper read as part of the original trim, which is why they come up so often in the Park Cities. Copper also outlasts painted aluminum and changes color as it ages.

Looks still have to handle the weather. Dallas averages about 37 inches of rain a year, with May the wettest month, and much of it arrives in heavy bursts. We size half-round and copper runs for those storms, add outlets where valleys pour into short runs, and plan where downspout water lands.