In the Brussels, January 12, 2010 press release, the Director of Nursing states “…it is estimated that 80% of infections are spread by touch…”.  The Copper Development Association website is replete with articles showing the efficacy of copper in fighting the spread of infections.

If you like to know that your kitchen countertops, and/or bathroom countertops, are truly clean and as germ, bacteria, fungus and mold free as possible, copper, or a copper containing product (brass, bronze) is the only way to go.

NO OTHER COUNTER TOP SURFACE IS AS HEALTH PROMOTING AS COPPER.

Concord Sheet Metal is a fabricator of all things sheet metal.  One of our specialties is copper and stainless steel counter tops.  We offer several edge styles, we can weld radius corners, and can weld in our customers’ copper sink (smooth, seamless and beautiful!).

As all counter tops vary (width? length? edge choice? radius corners? sink welded in? size and shape of that sink? any cut outs for electrical outlets? attached backsplash?), the details are imperative to give an accurate quote for a counter top.

As of 02-24-10, the price for a copper counter top, measuring 100 inches long and 40 inches wide, with 1 ½” square edges, with a ½ inch return (turned under) and welded corners, would be under $1800.00, which is about $45.00 per square foot, plus tax.  This is what would be used for an island, as all four sides are turned down and all four corners welded.  The customer would supply the plywood substrate.  All of our countertops are made from 48 oz copper (48 oz per square foot).

If you would like to read the press release: “Public Health/Raw Materials – Irish Hospital First to Harness Copper Technology to Fight Infections”,  then please log on to www.copperdev.co.uk.  In the search box, type Public Health.  At this time, the second article down will be “Irish Hospital First to Harness Copper Technology to Fight Infections”.   You will see several other articles about the health benefits of having copper surfaces in hospitals, schools and homes. 

An added plus?  The copper used to make our countertops is 70 to 100% recycled material.  Also, if you ever decide to replace them, the copper is 100% recyclable.  Talk about “Going Green”!

To contact us for a quote on all of your sheet metal needs, either call, fax or email to:

925-680-8723 ph,   925-680-6569 fax,   estimator@concordsheetmetal.com

Why Copper Instead of Galvanized Gutters?

Think “green”! 

New copper gutters are made from copper that is 70% to 100%recycled.

Old copper gutters are 100% recyclable!

Longevity – Copper Gutters Last!

When water sits in a copper gutter, it does just that: sit.

Copper does not corrode easily.  Copper gutters typically last 100 years, or more, which means less garbage filling our landfills.

Galvanized gutters last approximately 15 to 25 years – less, near the ocean.

They also must be painted or their life is considerably shortened.

Due to their short lifespan, you would have to replace galvanized gutters four times, before you even thought about replacing copper gutters.

When water sits in a galvanized gutter, much of what happens depends on what else is in the water; leaves? pine needles? bird droppings? salt?

Anything that has any sort of acid in it (leaves, pine needles, bird droppings) will accelerate the process of rusting, as will salt.

If you live near the ocean, you definitely need copper gutters, as galvanized gutters

just won’t last more than a few years.

No Need To Paint!

Copper gutters never need to be painted.

Can you say “Amen!”?

Graceful Aging!

Depending on the environment, copper will patina naturally and is quite beautiful.

For those who desire the look of very aged copper, it can be “aged”, quite quickly, with a chemical process that looks awesome.

 THE COSTS

of having to replace  gutters before the roof is replaced:

If you are putting on a long life roof (thirty years or more), some of the costs

to replace galvanized gutter, before replacing the roof, will be:

Roofing – The first two rows of the roofing material will have to be

removed and  replaced.

  How much will it cost?

Landscaping – All landscaping near the house will have to be

protected or replaced.

  How much will it cost?

Scoffolding – if you have a multi-story home, scaffolding may need to be

erected and taken back down.

  How much will it cost?

Labor – You will pay for installation, all over again.

  How much will it cost?

New Gutters – You also have to pay for the new gutter.

  How much will it cost?

Painting – Now, they need to be painted.

  How much will it cost?

As you can see, the costs of replacing galvanized gutters can be much more than

the money saved to purchase them, rather than copper gutter.

With Copper Gutter – NO Replacement Costs – During Your Lifetime!

Quality gutters are only a small part of what Concord Sheet Metal, located

in Concord, California, fabricates.  We sell European Half Round Gutters,

and  accessories, and our own Patented Eclipse Millennim Gutter, and accessories.

Our ability to produce most any style of gutter puts us ahead of the pack.

Check out our website for ideas for your own home or project, or give us a call!

 800-799-1900   ♦   925-680-8723   ♦   925-680-6569 fax

www.concordsheetmetal.com

Thanks for specifying Concord Sheet Metal Products!

Being in the business of selling metal products, including rain gutters (called eaves troughs in Canada) for the last 22 years, we have seen other, and done our own, testing on just about every product made to keep leaves, etc., out of rain gutters.

Concord Sheet Metal has tested punched metal gutter guards, louvered metal gutter guards, plastic ‘brush’ gutter guards, and foam gutter guards.

The product that we have found to be most effective, with the fewest drawbacks and the most economical, is Raindrop Gutter Guard System and it is Made in The USA, in Elgin, Illinois.

One of the great things we have found about Raindrop Gutter Guard is that it fits so many different types of gutter, such as:

Concord Sheet Metal’s own Eclipse Millennium® copper gutter

5 inch and 6 inch half round copper gutter and bonderized* gutter

(*galvanized metal with a phosphorus coating which makes the gutter immediately paintable)

five and six inch OG, or K style, copper gutter and pre-painted metal gutter

any heavy gauge box gutter, up to 6 ½ inches

any custom style gutter, up to 6 ½ inches

To read more about Raindrop Gutter Guard, visit www.raindropgutterguard.com.  You may purchase Raindrop Gutter Guard directly from us via our website, or give us a call @ 800-799-1900.

If you would like to see many of the gutters listed above, and more, please visit our home page www.concordsheetmetal.com and click on ‘pictures’ or go to downloads and click gutter details.

Have a Blessed and Merry Christmas!

THIS IS THE SEASON –
Thanksgiving! Christmas! Influenza! Football! Colds!

Everyone touching any public surface, whether at a hospital or doctor’s office, school or grocery store, has the possibility of being infected with the illness of someone else. If they are a carrier of a harmful organism, chances are, they just deposited it on the surface. If they touch the surface after the carrier, they have now picked up the organism, which they now can spread, and/or be sickened by.

In June 2008 the EPA announced that copper, due to its antimicrobial properties, which kill more than 99.9 percent of bacterial contamination within two hours of exposure, is a legitimate weapon in fighting the spread of :
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterobacter aerogenes
(super-bug)methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Escherichia coli (E Coli) O157:H7

Preliminary testing has proven copper to also be effective against other harmful fungal and microbial organisms, including Aspergillus niger (black mold), Influenza A and Legionella pnuemophila and don’t forget E Coli.

Uncoated copper counter tops can kill more than 99.9% of these harmful organisms within two hours of the organisms contact with the copper, without the use of toxic or harmful chemicals (a great way to “go green” without even trying!).

Copper is a great material for kitchen and reception countertops and restaurant table tops, both due to its’ anti-microbial properties and its’ beauty. Price wise, copper is comparable to many granite countertops.

Concord Sheet Metal manufactures the copper countertop to fit the customers’ substrate.

With an accurate drawing, with dimensions, we can have a quote for you within a week, normally sooner. We can even weld in your copper sink, if you like. If you would like a price on a copper counter top, or any other sheet metal item, you can fax us at 925-680-6569 or email estimator@concordsheetmetal.com.

Have a Healthy and Merry Christmas!

Think “green”!

Copper is a recycled and recyclable product. New copper gutters are made from copper that is over 75% recycled.

When water sits in a copper gutter, it does just that: sit. Copper does not corrode easily. Copper gutters can also last 100 years, or more, which means less garbage filling our landfills.

Galvanized or bonderized gutters last approximately 15 to 25 years. They also must be painted or their lifespan is considerably shortened. Due to their short lifespan, you would have to replace galvanized gutters four times, before you even thought about replacing copper gutters.

When water sits in a galvanized gutter, much of what happens depends on what else is in the water; leaves? pine needles? bird droppings? salt? Anything that has any sort of acid in it (leaves, pine needles, bird droppings) will accelerate the process of rusting as will salt.

If you live near the ocean, you definitely need copper gutters, as galvanized or bonderized just won’t last.

Copper gutters, also, never need to be painted. Can you say “Amen!”?

Depending on the environment, copper will patina naturally and is quite beautiful. For those who desire the look of very aged copper, it can be “aged”, quite quickly, with achemical process that looks awesome and authentic.

If you are building a new home, or replacing a roof and are putting on a long life roof (30 years or more), consider the cost of having to replace the gutters before the roof is replaced: The first two rows of the roofing material would have to be removed and replaced; landscaping would have to be protected or replaced; if you have a two story home, you may have to erect scaffolding to accomodate the workers and you also have to pay for the new gutter and installation, all over again.

As you can see, the costs of replacing galvanized or bonderized gutters can be much more than the money saved to purchase them, rather than copper gutter.

Quality gutters, in copper and galvanized, are only a small part of what Concord Sheet Metal, located in Concord, California, fabricates. We sell European Half Round Gutters and accessories and our own Patented Eclipse Millennim Gutter and accessories. We have many other styles, which can be found in the download of our website. Our ability to replicate most any style of gutter, in 20 foot lengths, puts us ahead of the pack.

We do ALL THINGS SHEET METAL!

Check out our website for ideas for your own home or project.

An article, in the June 2008 publication of Metal Architecture, confirms that the EPA has announced that copper, due to its antimicrobial properties, which kill more than 99.9 percent of bacterial contamination within two hours of exposure, is a legitimate weapon in fighting the spread of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, (super-bug)methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Preliminary testing has proven copper to also be effective against other harmful fungal and microbial organisms, including Aspergillus niger (black mold), Influenza A and Legionella pnuemophila.

Why is this important? Everyone signing in, or out, at a hospital or doctors office or school, or picking up food at a restaurant, or simply cooking dinner at home, touches the countertop. If they are a carrier of a harmful organism, chances are, they just deposited it on the counter. Anyone who touches the counter, after the carrier, has now picked up the organism, which they now can spread, or be sickened by.

Uncoated copper counter tops can kill more than 99.9% of these harmful organisms within two hours of the organisms contact with the copper, without risk of exposure to toxic or harmful chemicals, which is also much better for the environment.

If you would like a quote on a copper countertop, or any other copper products, please give us a call at 925-680-8723, fax your details to
925-680-6569 or e-mail the details
(Quotes generally take 2-3 days.)