Guttering on Victorian House, last lot lasted 120 years ..

[2.5pi]

...so am I best replacing cast iron with similar ? Am thinking of http://www.alumascrainwater.co.uk/pdf/Apex_cast.pd...

House is effing tall so need scaffolding , pain in the arse so never want to do it again so longevity is number 1 priority along with zero maintenance if possible. So looking at sand cast iron , pre painted in black , any tips or advice gratefully received!

Thx

[Tonsko]

Perhaps better to go for plastic, but the cast look. Would be cheaper too with zero maintenance. Brett Martin do some good stuff:

http://www.brettmartin.com/en-gb/plumbing-and-drai...

Edited by Tonsko on Saturday 13th February 21:09

[2.5pi]

Tonsko said:

Perhaps better to go for plastic, but the cast look. Would be cheaper too with zero maintenance. Brett Martin do some good stuff:

http://www.brettmartin.com/en-gb/plumbing-and-drai...

Edited by Tonsko on Saturday 13th February 21:09

Cheers , would plastic fade quicker than cast iron would rot tho? Looking at the cast iron that we're replacing it was only repainted once when we moved in nearly 20 yrs ago so lasted a century without reprinting !

[Evoluzione]

Go here: http://www.rainguard.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKEAiAxfu1BRDF...
Choose aluminium clip together, it is the stuff to have. Plastic fades, moves and goes brittle, don't ruin your house with plastic.
The stuff in the link lasts and lasts with no issues and no maintenance.

[2.5pi]

Evoluzione said:

Go here: http://www.rainguard.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKEAiAxfu1BRDF...
Choose aluminium clip together, it is the stuff to have. Plastic fades, moves and goes brittle, don't ruin your house with plastic.
The stuff in the link lasts and lasts with no issues and no maintenance.

I'll have a look thanks!

[Steve H]

I used cast when renovating my place, I'd expect it to safely see me out.

http://www.saint-gobain-pam.co.uk/soil-drain-rainw...

[2.5pi]

Steve H said:

I used cast when renovating my place, I'd expect it to safely see me out.

http://www.saint-gobain-pam.co.uk/soil-drain-rainw...

Cheers , I'll get in touch with them as it looks like their classic plus is ideal

[roofer]

Cast ally powder coated.

You'll find these a lot cheaper than Alumasc.


http://www.arp-ltd.com/

[FlipFlopGriff]

You could also try these:
http://www.longbottomfoundry.co.uk/

I'd go cast iron as you should be able to replace like for like size wise and use existing support holes. I've bought lots of second hand (replacing existing plastic which has hole sin it and the joints are crap) which I'm going to sandblast and paint in POR15 so never have to do it again.
FFG

[Stickyfinger]

Never "Powder coat" Cast IRON or Cast ALLOY. VERY BAD advice

The smallest hair line crack or damage in the powder coat will allow tracking of corrosion under the coating and it will flake quickly. A good zinc primer (oil based) and quality oil based paint on top.....But NEVER NEVER NEVER Powder Coat it.

Edited by Stickyfinger on Sunday 14th February 10:43

[Evoluzione]

Stickyfinger said:

Never "Powder coat" Cast IRON or Cast ALLOY. VERY BAD advice

The smallest hair line crack or damage in the powder coat will allow tracking of corrosion under the coating and it will flake quickly. A good zinc primer (oil based) and quality oil based paint on top.....But NEVER NEVER NEVER Powder Coat it.

Edited by Stickyfinger on Sunday 14th February 10:43

You wouldn't prime bare aluminium with the same paint as ferrous.

[Steve H]

Pretty sure mine came primered and I gave them a coat of hammerite, 15 years later they don't have the same gloss finish but look good and have matured in well

[Stickyfinger]

Evoluzione said:

You wouldn't prime bare aluminium with the same paint as ferrous.

True.

Edit: Etch primer after a phosphate wash down

[onedsla]

Why do you believe it needs completely replacing?

We recently had our roof replaced in our ~120 year old house and had the guttering overhauled at the same time (having spent £4k in scaffold, it made sense). Very little actually needed replacing - it was more a case of re-jointing and bitumen paint on the inside.

[andy43]

As above - unless it's cracked you can refurb it all - strip paint, reseal and repaint.
Matching old profiles to current repro stuff could be tricky though - if it's ogee/a fancy shape you might have to replace entire runs.

[2.5pi]

onedsla said:

Why do you believe it needs completely replacing?

We recently had our roof replaced in our ~120 year old house and had the guttering overhauled at the same time (having spent £4k in scaffold, it made sense). Very little actually needed replacing - it was more a case of re-jointing and bitumen paint on the inside.

Good point, it's more to do with the faff of scaffolding being in place to do external painting and there are a few leaks and badly rusty patches evident on the bits visible from windows and from the ground. I want to future proof by doing everything at height that might need doing over the next 30 or 40 years....we're planning to stay here for life.