Why aluminum dominates Florida residential
It’s lighter than steel (easier to hang, less stress on fascia), it doesn’t rust (Florida humidity is brutal), it takes a baked-on finish that lasts 20+ years, and it’s cheap enough to install on every home in the neighborhood. The math hasn’t changed in 40 years and it isn’t going to.
Where contractors differ is gauge. The .027 sold at home improvement stores and used by budget contractors is genuinely too thin for Florida, it dents under a ladder, sags between hangers, and shows oil-canning (visible waves in the metal) within a couple years. We run .032 as our standard for residential. The cost difference is small, the visual and structural difference is significant.
Available finishes
Standard color palette covers most needs:
- Whites: bright white, pearl white, almond
- Browns and tans: taupe, sand, royal brown, dark bronze
- Greys: silver, charcoal, slate
- Blacks: matte black, gloss black
- Architectural: copper-look (without the price), forest green, deep blue
- Custom matches: available for an additional cost; we color-match against a sample swatch you provide
All are baked-on factory finishes, not field-painted, which is why they hold up. Field-painted gutters chalk and fade in 2–3 years.