OT - because it's not D-I-Y - Repairing cast iron guttering

[raden]

Or ...........

Is it feasible to put a plastic system inside the cast iron one, which would leave you with the visible cast iron guttering with the water sound plastic sleeve inside?

[Andy Dingley]

It's extruded, with diecast fittings and hoppers.

[raden]

In message , Set Square writes

You mean ... HWMBO?

[Mary Fisher]

What's the real difference between extruded and drawn?

[Mary Fisher]

I was deferring to him :-)

Back to Spouse now ...

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

When we were being 'prepared for marriage' (sounds like sanding and making good doesn't it!) the Rev Idwal Jenkins, although an old man (he baptised me) was a Modern Thinker and he wouldn't allow me to say "obey". In those days I did as I was told.

I can't remember what I DID say ... :-(

45 years next March.

I just asked him. He can't remember either ...

Mary

[McB]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Having counted out the possibility of welding the old cast iron gutter and the probable expense of getting it reliably repaired, I think I'll be inclined to copy the next house in the terrace (mine's end of terrace) and use black plastic. It's cheap, itr works, and I intend to sell the house very soon, so I'm not too worried about longevity.

Does anyone have any idea what it would cost to get a typical 3-bed end-of-terrace house fitted? (Althought its only a two-storey house, the guttering is higher than usual because the house is on the side of a hill. Whee the road is lowest, the gutteing is about 5 feet higher up than the rest of the house. I think I'll need ti employ a company that has one of those mobile hydraulic lift things (like the street lamp repairers use) Otherwise they'll need to put saffolding up, which costs a lot, I gather.

McM PS, Yes, I was joking about the pink and green candy stripes.. Metallic purple and pearlescent flames is more my cup of tea. ;-)

[Andy Dingley]

Extrusions are done hot, from a melt. Drawn is done from sheet - either with a press (cups and bowls) or a roller (continuous channels).

Most aluminium guttering is drawn, but this is for the thin stuff. Often (particularly in the USA) it's done from the back of a van, where there's a roll of flat strip and a little rolling mill to form it. The "cast iron repro" stuff that I've seen was thicker, and extruded. There's a huge aluminium extrusion industry out there; door & window frames etc.

[Mary Fisher]

Of course, but it's not a difference anyone would notice. The final effect is the same to all intents and purposes.

That's exactly what ours was. There was no question of its being cast iron repro - but I maintain that unless you get up there and look most people would be hard put to see a difference.

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

Now that I LIKE!

Mary

[Pete Cross]

Have you looked for a building salvage yard ? we needed 1930's ridge tiles for our extension to match the existing ones ( one of the requirements on the plans ) and got them very cheap at a yard in Stockport.

[Pete C]

Hi,

It may be possible to rebolt and resecure the old guttering and waterproof the joins in situ with fibre reinforced roofing compound.

If the old guttering is being removed and is in good nick, put it away somewhere and if someone wants to restore it later on they will be able to do so.

cheers, Pete.