Old cast-iron guttering - scrap value?

Probably not much, but leave it outside the front of the house around here, and someone will be knocking (if you are lucky!) to ask if they can take it away or it just vanishes.

Peter

If it's intact you'd be better selling it privately or through an architectural scrap merchant - lots of buildings are only allowed to use cast iron fittings and they're expensive.

If it's not intact take it to your scrap yard for weighing in.

Mary

I did a house a few months ago with 3 x 25 feet of gutter, and 2 down pipes, got around £15 scrap from the dealer.(actually got around £20 for

If you are not worried about "value" then put it on your local Freecycle group website.

Someone may well find enough good bits to do some repairs.

The usual arrangement is for the receiver to collect , so you get to reccyle it and get it carted away as well.

Jees, I thought it was only my area that was like that

Once again on here.

replying to Dave Baker, michelle campbell wrote: ive got 4 long peices the same ,iron guttering off an old house weight a ton ,and would love to know if its worth selling but for how much ? or scrap it ?xx

Owain

Half-round cast iron guttering seems to fetch £5/foot in salvage yards, maybe try it on gumtree?

Is it in good condition?

Then it may have resale value for restoration of Grade 2 or higher listed buildings if you can find the right sort of reclaimation yard to sell it to (for better that scrap metal value). If it is being replaced because it has rusted through then it is basically just scrap iron. -- Regards, Martin Brown

Judging from what I've seen on some TV programs the reclaimation yard may sell it expensively but buy it in for little more than scrap value.