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Guttering
Hi, I'm refurbing my 1820s cottage. it has plastic square stuff fitted,
which i want to replace with something more in keeping with the cottage style. what's available out there? steve |
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r.p.mcmurphy wrote:
Hi, I'm refurbing my 1820s cottage. it has plastic square stuff fitted, which i want to replace with something more in keeping with the cottage style. what's available out there? steve I like the look of the screwfix alum. stuff http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...9026&id=101610 but can't afford it for the whole house. Reclaimed iron stuff from a salvage/reclamation yard would do the trick but might be more effort intensive to refurbish. I believe that you can now get new metal guttering to fit old iron systems so a mix and match approach is possible - try your local BMs etc they might have something like this. HTH, Alex. |
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 09:22:57 +0100, "r.p.mcmurphy"
wrote: | Hi, I'm refurbing my 1820s cottage. it has plastic square stuff fitted, | which i want to replace with something more in keeping with the cottage | style. what's available out there? Seen some black extruded/rolled aluminium stuff on an old house which looked fine. http://www.rainguard.co.uk/rainwater/aluminium/xlgp.cfm Several types available, this is the one which Google produced. This needs a machine in the back of a van to produce. Look for a small firm which does them in your area. -- Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk "Intelligent Design?" my knees say *not*. "Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*. |
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"r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message
... Hi, I'm refurbing my 1820s cottage. it has plastic square stuff fitted, which i want to replace with something more in keeping with the cottage style. what's available out there? I think you'll find the best stuff is the extruded aluminium, which you can get pre-finished (powder coated) - 'Stormguard' is one make. You can get it in appropriate profiles to look like cast iron. There's a cast aluminium product which looks even more like cast iron (it has the proper sockets), but I don't know anything about that. This is a completely different product to the rolled 'seamless guttering' crap which they make in the back of a van (or is it on the back of a horse?) Will |
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:14:50 +0100, "Will Dean"
wrote: | "r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message | ... | Hi, I'm refurbing my 1820s cottage. it has plastic square stuff fitted, | which i want to replace with something more in keeping with the cottage | style. what's available out there? | | I think you'll find the best stuff is the extruded aluminium, which you can | get pre-finished (powder coated) - 'Stormguard' is one make. You can get it | in appropriate profiles to look like cast iron. There's a cast aluminium | product which looks even more like cast iron (it has the proper sockets), | but I don't know anything about that. | | This is a completely different product to the rolled 'seamless guttering' | crap which they make in the back of a van (or is it on the back of a horse?) Seen that put on a *builder's* own 1850s house. Looked good to me. -- Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk "Intelligent Design?" my knees say *not*. "Intelligent Design?" my back says *not*. |
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"Will Dean" wrote in message .. . "r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm refurbing my 1820s cottage. it has plastic square stuff fitted, which i want to replace with something more in keeping with the cottage style. what's available out there? I think you'll find the best stuff is the extruded aluminium, which you can get pre-finished (powder coated) - 'Stormguard' is one make. You can get it in appropriate profiles to look like cast iron. There's a cast aluminium product which looks even more like cast iron (it has the proper sockets), but I don't know anything about that. This is a completely different product to the rolled 'seamless guttering' crap which they make in the back of a van (or is it on the back of a horse?) The rolled seamless aluminium guttering which was made in the back of a van we have is anything but crap. It's excellent, strong, deep and looks like cast iron from the ground. I had my doubts but now I'm converted. What's your experience? Or are you making a judgement withour experience? Mary Will |
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how much did this cost?
steve "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "Will Dean" wrote in message .. . "r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm refurbing my 1820s cottage. it has plastic square stuff fitted, which i want to replace with something more in keeping with the cottage style. what's available out there? I think you'll find the best stuff is the extruded aluminium, which you can get pre-finished (powder coated) - 'Stormguard' is one make. You can get it in appropriate profiles to look like cast iron. There's a cast aluminium product which looks even more like cast iron (it has the proper sockets), but I don't know anything about that. This is a completely different product to the rolled 'seamless guttering' crap which they make in the back of a van (or is it on the back of a horse?) The rolled seamless aluminium guttering which was made in the back of a van we have is anything but crap. It's excellent, strong, deep and looks like cast iron from the ground. I had my doubts but now I'm converted. What's your experience? Or are you making a judgement withour experience? Mary Will |
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r.p.mcmurphy wrote: how much did this cost? How much did WHAT cost? http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?How_to_post -- AJL |
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what do you mean "How much did WHAT cost?"..its obvious what I'm talking
about and what I'm replying to...but if you need it spelling out to you, I'm asking Mary how much did it cost to gutter her house. steve "Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)" wrote in message . .. In article , r.p.mcmurphy wrote: how much did this cost? How much did WHAT cost? http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?How_to_post -- AJL |
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"r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message ... how much did this cost? steve I can't find the receipt, I'll have to ask Spouse. Until later, Mary |
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"r.p.mcmurphy" wrote in message ... how much did this cost? steve I can't find the receipt, I'll have to ask Spouse. Until later, Mary Thanks Mary. It will be usefull. How big is your house, for cost comparisons sake. i have a large cottage. Thanks steve |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Will Dean wrote: This is a completely different product to the rolled 'seamless guttering' crap which they make in the back of a van (or is it on the back of a horse?) What's your objection to this stuff? It may not be suitable for the OP, but it's fine on more modern properties - and a *lot* less problematical than plastic guttering. -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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I'm refurbishing my garden shed. where can I purchase new guttering
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alex wrote:
I'm refurbishing my garden shed. where can I purchase new guttering Loads of places... Wickes, B&Q, Homebase? Screwfix, Focus? Most builders merchants. Many local DIY shops... |
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"alex" wrote in message oups.com... I'm refurbishing my garden shed. where can I purchase new guttering I did the same and wanted 76mm (3") guttering. I got mine on line from http://www.master-plastics.co.uk/ and very good it was too. Bob Mannix |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
alex wrote: I'm refurbishing my garden shed. where can I purchase new guttering All the sheds sell guttering! g -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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"Set Square" wrote in message ... In an earlier contribution to this discussion, alex wrote: I'm refurbishing my garden shed. where can I purchase new guttering All the sheds sell guttering! g They don't all sell 3" guttering or, if they do, they never have all the bits in stock. 3" guttering looks best on a shed (IMHO). Bob Mannix |
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