Gutter Styles in Buckhead & West Atlanta

K-style has a flat back with a K-shaped front, and you see it on most homes and commercial buildings since it is sturdy and carries plenty of water. Half-round is a curved trough chosen mainly for its looks, which is why it is considered a specialty style. Each comes in 5 and 6 inch.

Half-round, often in copper, suits the 1920s bungalows of Virginia-Highland, Inman Park and Grant Park, where the gutter is meant to be noticed. A 1960s ranch in Smyrna or a newer two-story in Marietta usually looks cleanest with K-style matched to the trim. We can show both against your actual roofline.

Yes. Both K-style and half-round can be made as a radius gutter that curves to follow a rounded section of the house. That way water is handled all along the curve, with no gap in the system. Bring it up during your free estimate.

We use the Quick Screw hidden hanger. Its screw comes pre-started, a sleeve around it adds strength, and a gentle arch along the underside stiffens it. It goes in at an angle through the gutter’s back into the fascia. Old spike and ferrule gutters loosen as the wood swells and shrinks through Atlanta’s humid summers, and bargain hidden hangers cut a gutter’s life short.

Corners leak often, so we seal each one at three points: down the manufacturer’s center seam, on the inner face where each run overlaps it, and along the top seam. For bay windows and angled walls we use a bay miter so the runs come together neatly.

For drainage, no. Both handle water and debris about the same, so it comes down to looks. Round corrugated downspouts are strong and pair well with copper half-round on a 1920s bungalow in Virginia-Highland or Grant Park, while smooth round downspouts come only in copper and dent more easily.