Guttering

you can buy plastic that looks like copper.... the only difference is it doesnt go green with age... well price and the fact that its a lot less likely to get stolen... the other alternative and it should be a serious consideration if you live in an area where you might occasionally get winter snows is the galvanised option... generally come in dark brown forms around here... although the cheapest is unpainted... but this gives long life...reasonable price and strength... anyway if you go to a builders yard they are generally laid out in all the mess... hidden away somewhere... and with no price.. but they are there... the copper they keep up close to the main area because there is less likelihood of it being loaded by mistake by a visiting enterprising builder who is loading up his own van with things...builders yards here lack security and staff... you might well have noticed.. of course the castorama type places also sell the stuff ... however with the length of guttering its often difficult to arrange the transport... which i general is why i get the bits and pieces like that locally... less likely to be stopped by the police on a country road if the tubes are just sticking out the back window a bit too far....