DJH
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As this job has progressed I'm not sure if it doesn't qualify as a grump and should be in that topic…everything has been has been a darned nuisance with this small section of guttering. :twisted:
The project began with clearing out some land behind the old cow stalls, a job that’s been on the long finger for nearly ten years
, and Mrs DJH has decided it needs to be done. I think she intends it to be a secret garden at some stage soon. Anyway after clearing debris, brambles and the earth that had fallen down the hedge we’re left with this…
The lack of guttering meant that everything was getting well-watered and growing madly. As there’s no facia and both the line of slates and the wall aren’t straight or in line, the new gutter is held up with drive in spikes and rise and fall brackets. I’m not really a great fan of these brackets as I think they look spindly and not strong enough but needs must. As it’s the rear of the building and not in general view I’ve used Marley 5” half round plastic gutter (which I bought over ten years ago ) forgetting that I could only get six inch brackets (this is Ireland of course!) so every bracket has had to be bent, the ends cut off and reformed to fit the gutter.
Has anyone seen this type of rise and fall bracket which allows you to use a fascia bracket?
The next problem is the lack of fittings to join the gutters together. The first length I picked up from a dark corner in a shed had an integral socket on one end…the other five were plain ended and need joiners so a 20 mile there and back to the only Marley stockist is coming soon. The next grump qualifying problem was that I’ve managed to lose my notching tool which is a must when fitting Marley gutter…grrr…you can cut a notch by hand but if it’s too shallow the clips are difficult to fix and too deep the clips won’t be tight enough and the joint will leak.
To be continued when it stops raining and dripping off the roof up my arms...
Doug
The project began with clearing out some land behind the old cow stalls, a job that’s been on the long finger for nearly ten years
, and Mrs DJH has decided it needs to be done. I think she intends it to be a secret garden at some stage soon. Anyway after clearing debris, brambles and the earth that had fallen down the hedge we’re left with this…The lack of guttering meant that everything was getting well-watered and growing madly. As there’s no facia and both the line of slates and the wall aren’t straight or in line, the new gutter is held up with drive in spikes and rise and fall brackets. I’m not really a great fan of these brackets as I think they look spindly and not strong enough but needs must. As it’s the rear of the building and not in general view I’ve used Marley 5” half round plastic gutter (which I bought over ten years ago
) forgetting that I could only get six inch brackets (this is Ireland of course!) so every bracket has had to be bent, the ends cut off and reformed to fit the gutter.Has anyone seen this type of rise and fall bracket which allows you to use a fascia bracket?
The next problem is the lack of fittings to join the gutters together. The first length I picked up from a dark corner in a shed had an integral socket on one end…the other five were plain ended and need joiners so a 20 mile there and back to the only Marley stockist is coming soon. The next grump qualifying problem was that I’ve managed to lose my notching tool which is a must when fitting Marley gutter…grrr…you can cut a notch by hand but if it’s too shallow the clips are difficult to fix and too deep the clips won’t be tight enough and the joint will leak.
To be continued when it stops raining and dripping off the roof up my arms...
Doug
