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| tahir |
Copper Gutteringhttp://www.coppagutta.com/Main.htmMade in the UK, design life 100 years, totally recyclable.... |
| dpack |
nice
i like lead down pipes n hoppers unless they get mashed they seem to last for ever plastic is very temporary there are some good al gutter systems as well i dint think it rained in essex 
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| sally_in_wales |
We probably have to replace all our gutters this year, they arent coping with the amount of rain we are getting. The copper looks lovely, but sadly way out of our budget.
Anyone got any good advice on replacing guttering? We're in a fairly normal end of terrace but are going to have to go with big gutters I think, the clouds come over the mountain and just dump water by the bathfull on the house |
| dpack |
get a big profile and double the reccomended number of brackets
flat base is more efficient than round section set your fall with a chalk line ,fit brackets ,clip in gutter, job done a small scaff tower is much safer and easier than a ladder |
| Nick |
Contract it out to dpack. |
| dpack |
no thanks
ive seen enough for a lifetime |
| Gervase |
Here’s some other sources of metal rainwater goods:
http://www.tuscanor.co.uk/rainwater_goods.php - makes pipes, gutters, brackets and also general cast ironmongery (firebaskets, brackets etc) and lighting fittings. http://www.tuscanfoundry.co.uk/ - has the widest variety of straps and brackets. Also does cast iron radiators and fittings. Both firms do gratings and rooflights. http://www.northpole2006.org.uk/jjwlongbottom/index.htm - does pipes, gutters, airbricks and gratings, not seen their stuff ‘in the flesh’, but have had it highly recommended. About the only place that still does iron piping down to two-inch sizes, and apparently the last truly traditional pipe and gutter foundry in the UK. http://www.rainguard.co.uk/rainwater/castiron/index.cfm - does the more popular sizes and shapes in cast iron, but also has GRP and aluminium versions (including some fancy hoppers indistinguishable for lead/iron originals) http://www.classicalrainwater.co.uk/ - a wide range of stuff actually made by the Saint Gobain foundry. Order through Jewsons or Wickes rather than direct from them – it’s a lot cheaper. http://www.rainclear.co.uk/ - Cast iron and aluminium pipes and gutters; quite a bit cheaper than Tuscan and Tuscanor, but I haven’t had a chance to inspect it. Most will sell direct, but it’s worth seeing if your favourite merchant can place an order for you, as in some cases (and definitely with St Gobain) it will be a lot cheaper. |