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

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...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

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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 !

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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!

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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

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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.