Gutter Shoes
Guttering shoes turn the bottom of a downpipe away from the wall so water discharges over a gully or drain rather than soaking into brickwork. A gutter shoe is stocked for 65mm and 66mm square and 68mm round pipe. Fits any run built from downpipes.
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Choosing Gutter Shoes
Frequently Asked Questions
68mm round is the standard partner for half round and deep flow guttering, and 66mm square goes with square and ogee profiles. Cast iron effect systems use a narrower 65mm square to keep the period proportions. The pipe has to match the outlet on the gutter, so settle the gutter profile first.
Match the rest of the roofline rather than the wall. White suits white fascia and guttering on most housing, black disappears against a dark roofline or a cast iron effect scheme, and grey sits well with anthracite windows and modern render. Fittings and clips are stocked in the same finishes, so a run stays consistent.
Fix a clip within 150mm of every socket joint, then at roughly 1.8m to 2m centres down the run, with an extra clip either side of an offset bend. On a narrow passage or boundary wall, flush-fitting clips let the pipe sit tight against the brickwork.
Only where the property is on a combined sewer, which is common on older housing but not on newer estates. Where the system is separate, connecting a rainwater downpipe into a foul drain is not permitted and overloads the sewer in heavy rain. Check which system you are on before you connect anything new.