'j' section extrusion wanted

Jul 11, 2005 4 Replies

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Rolyata 21 years ago

What I'm looking for is something that can be used as a miniature gutter to direct water from the edge of an object towards somewhere more appropriate for it to end up.

A simple round bottomed 'j' section that's about 25mm wide across the bottom and at least 30mm high would be perfect. The length needs to be about 3 metres. It needs to be weatherproof, so white plastic or extruded aluminium would seem like promising materials.

I had hoped that the local DIY sheds might have had something, I also tried a specialist in PVC cladding materials.

Does anybody have a suggestion where such a profile can be readily obtained ?

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Cicero 21 years ago

================= A standard 'edge trim' for cladding / sofit board has 3 sides of a rectangle with arms about 30mm / 25mm with a width of 15mm but the base will be flat rather than rounded. Does that sound anything like what you want? Failing that, you might be able to cut a piece of oval electrical trunking to size - it looks a bit like a slightly flattened egg.

Cic.

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Steve Walker 21 years ago

Get a length of rectangular PVC section (like screwfix ducting 14118) and cut it carefully down the two wider sides? This should create 2x J sections, albeit with a flat bottomed channel. Or squareform PVC downpipe?

Just a thought.... :o)

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Rob Morley 21 years ago

Split a length of 22mm copper tube and beat one side flat?

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BigWallop 21 years ago

Would a length of Square PVC Trunking do the job? Trunking comes in a lot of sizes and is easily cut to shape with a strong pair of scissors or a modelling knife. It's light weight, weather proof, water proof and strong. You can also get shaped corners and covers if needs be.

Example:

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can be cut easily to the 25 mm wall height you need on one side.

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