Guttering Tools & Accessories
Guttering tools and accessories cover the roofline installation tools that make a job easier rather than the run itself, including a 4m gutter brush for clearing leaves and moss from ground level without putting a ladder up. Fit or clear a run in half round guttering.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Twice a year is the usual advice — once after leaf fall and once in spring — and more often under trees. Standing water, plant growth in the gutter, or a stain running down the wall below a joint all mean it needs attention sooner. A gutter brush on a pole clears most domestic runs from the ground.
The joints and brackets are straightforward — the difficulty is working at height. A single-storey run off a low extension or garage is reasonable from a stable ladder or a tower. A two-storey elevation, or anything over a conservatory roof or a stairwell, is a job for a fitter with proper access.
Fascia brackets are normally fixed at 800mm to 1000mm centres, closer where snow load is likely, with a bracket within 150mm of every union, angle and outlet. Set a fall of roughly 1:600 towards the outlet, about 3mm per metre, so water runs off rather than standing in the bottom of the gutter.
Look at the front edge from the ground. A plain curve is half round, a flat face with a square shoulder is square, and a moulded, shaped front is ogee. Then measure across the top of the gutter: 112mm and 114mm are the common domestic sizes, with 125mm, 130mm and 170mm on deeper and commercial systems.