On 01/12/10 17:12, Pete Zahut wrote:
A.Lee wrote:
Pete wrote:

Jules Richardson wrote:
On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:19:31 +0000, Pete Zahut wrote:
So, I was thinking that maybe we could hire one of these
van-mounted cherry picker thingies that you see guys using for
street lighting maintenance.
What are the hire prices like there?......
(I suspect it might be more cost-effective to simply pay someone to
do the work for you too, unfortunately)

Well, it seems that something around £100 to £120 + VAT and
collision damage waiver of £25 would get us a suitable van mounted
thing for a day (7.30am to
5.30pm. Weekend, pickup Friday drop off Monday is £198).


I'd fit the supply and fit the gutter to 2 typical terrace houses for
around £200. That'd include painting the fascia before fitting the new
gutter. Material cost is not much above £40, so a good earner at £200.
Much better to pay someone than hiring, buying materials, and DIYing.

Alan.

No good for us though. These are lead-lined stone gutters on houses built in
1874 and it's a problem with the lead. I posted in here a while back and
someone suggested that we need a proper old-time plumber/leadburner to sort
it. We contacted the Lead Contractors Association and found that the nearest
one to us is about 50 miles away and he's not interested in such a small
job.

For the record, the roof was refelted, rebattened and reslated about 5 years
ago. The guys said that it would be prudent to reline the lead while the
scaffolding was up, so they did. It was OK for about 3 years and then damp
showed up in the bedroom. Got someone else in (a builder) who said that it
looked like the joint between our's and next door's lead. He did something
that seemed to work but again, we've got damp. So, a roofer and a builder
have failed to sort it, hence someone's suggestion to get a proper
leadburner in - but we can't. So my mate is now going to have a go :-)


I think the idea of a rope over the ridge for safety and a ladder
(maybe with a standoff) is a good one.
You can hire long ladders.
You dont know where the water's getting in,
even hiring scafolding or a cherry picker might result in a look
and then no action whilst you figure out the next move
(having posted photos here)

Or maybe you will find leaves blocking a downpipe and solve it in 2 minutes.

[g]