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I want to talk guttering with you. Oh yes.

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BoffinMum · 16/12/2013 20:48

I'm having the outside of the house painted. The general idea is also to put right a lot of the bodges the developers did 15 years ago when the house was built. One of these is the leaking, faded, cheap guttering. I first got excited about cast iron effect guttering in black, but almost fainted when my builder told me the cost from a specialist firm. I have also read about aluminium guttering but I bet that's expensive too. Then there's the stuff from Wickes and B and Q and so on, in case iron effect. Is it any good? Am I being up myself going for this at all? Should I just replace the basic guttering as I am the only person who will ever notice or care? All advice and thoughts welcome.

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onepieceoflollipop · 16/12/2013 20:52

Great title, but "oh no" :)
I don't have a clue sorry. (but this will be a little bump for your thread so not a totally wasted post)

Liara · 16/12/2013 20:58

How long are you hoping to stay in this house?

The main difference between really good guttering and the stuff you get at B&Q is how long it will last. Proper guttering will last pretty much for ever, the stuff from B&Q really, really will not.

lalalonglegs · 16/12/2013 21:01

I'm interested too as I have to redo my Edwardian guttering needs redoing.

EeyoreIsh · 16/12/2013 21:01

We need pigletjohn to come and advise....

DameFanny · 16/12/2013 21:01

Buy cheap buy twice?

I know nothing about guttering.

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BoffinMum · 16/12/2013 21:11

I think 10 years might be a realistic guess, but I am also mindful of the fact that I am trying to pay more attention to detail than the developers did so the house looks classier, in case we need to sell before then. However my common sense tells me buyers may not notice what type of guttering I have unless it's copper or something (which people would nick).

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karron · 16/12/2013 21:12

We've just bought continuous aluminium guttering and was twice the price of plastic. We got it because we didn't want potentially leaking joints as the house is rendered, stone and old. It's life is a bit of an unknown but it looks good. Can't give any advice though.

Pancakeflipper · 16/12/2013 21:17

Whatever you do make sure there's a huge amount of brackets. So often it collapses when snow on roofs slides down because there's not enough brackets to support it. It might save a bit of money having less brackets but replacing it makes it false economy. So demand more!

TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 16/12/2013 21:20

We replaced a mix of rotten Victorian cast iron & nasty plastic with black aluminium last year. It's a mid terrace, about 17' wide across the front, plus a cant (?) single-storey bay which needed 3 shorter pieces & a downspout.

At the back there's a 12' x 10' extension - 34' altogether - plus a straight bit about 8' wide & a 2-storey downspout.

I suspect terraces are more labour-intensive than semis or detacheds. It cost just under £1000 anyway. Looks great Smile

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BoffinMum · 16/12/2013 21:59

Well, apparently labour will be £900 for replacing like for like, or £1500 for cast iron effect. Plus the cost of the materials. (We have a biggish detached modern house).

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peggyundercrackers · 16/12/2013 22:05

I would go with the aluminium stuff rather than plastic. if I could afford it I would go for new cast guttering but that would be pretty expensive in materials.

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BoffinMum · 16/12/2013 22:09

We weren't expecting to have to replace all this stuff so there's actually no money in the budget, and it's coming out of contingency. Hence we need to keep the expense as modest as possible.

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TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 16/12/2013 22:11

I would get aluminium anyway - it's so much lighter, & it won't rust, even with no attention.

Our old cast iron stuff, admittedly over 100 years old, was a colander Grin

TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 16/12/2013 22:12

How many quotes have you got, BoffinMum?

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BoffinMum · 16/12/2013 22:19

I've got one, it's all happened rather suddenly. I doubt anyone else will be able to get it done within anything like a reasonable time frame as there's a building boom up the road.

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TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 16/12/2013 22:31

Your local circs will be different from mine of course, but I got 3 quotes between £900 & 1300 for more or less the same thing. So probably worth your getting a couple more Smile

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BoffinMum · 17/12/2013 13:37

Have got another person coming tomorrow morning to quote.

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TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 17/12/2013 20:03

Fingers crossed for a better quote then Smile

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BoffinMum · 18/12/2013 07:54

Materials cost £1900 for cast iron effect and £1050 for normal black plastic from local builders' merchants. Getting another quote this morning.

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BoffinMum · 18/12/2013 08:20

Materials cost £1900 for cast iron effect and £1050 for normal black plastic from local builders' merchants. Getting another quote this morning.

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BoffinMum · 19/12/2013 18:27

Someone has quoted £995 for materials AND labour. Suspiciously cheap??

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TheOneWithTheNicestSmile · 19/12/2013 20:05

Not necessarily - first one could have been inflated. Is it same materials? Can you get a third?

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BoffinMum · 19/12/2013 20:17

Just waiting for third quote.

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