Only a few rainwater system retailers in the UK can offer a colour match service, but WE are one of those few! Whether you want a BS, RAL, Dulux, Farrow & Ball or Little Greene shade, we can supply metal gutters and downpipes to match. Image 1. Sage Green...
In the Victorian era guttering went from troughs made from wood and lead to being mass produced from cast iron, but like Beta max vs VHS and the current variety of electric car charging sockets, every foundry made their own version of the gutter profiles. The result...
We often get asked what the right equipment or method is for cutting metal guttering and downpipes. The answer depends on the metal that you intend cutting or drilling into.
We often get asked how many brackets will be needed per length of metal guttering. The answer depends on the metal guttering range that you have bought. Galvanised Steel /Copper/ Zinc /Stainless Steel guttering ranges Image1: Steel, copper, zinc Position Fascia...
Two dissimilar metals, used together, can cause galvanic corrosion. The further apart the materials are in the galvanic ‘scale’ or ‘series’, the higher the risk of corrosion is.
We asked around our regular customers who told us that they use a ratchet spanner when fitting these Rise and Fall brackets, so that they don’t lose any time when fitting – just in case the bolts do occasionally not ‘thread’ that well by hand.
8 Tips For How to Clean Cast Iron Guttering, Aluminium Guttering, Steel Guttering, Copper Guttering, Zinc Guttering from Metal Guttering experts Rainclear Systems – the home of metal guttering
The Restoration Couple you tube channel, on which the couple share all sorts of projects and content based around the renovation of their North Somerset home, gets around 1 million views a month and is one of the biggest DIY/renovation channels in the UK. They...
Bespoke products need to first have a ‘pattern’ made and then be ‘cast’ ‘to order’ so you should speak to Rainclear as early as possible when you know, or think, you are going to be looking for something bespoke.
Rainclear Systems will work with Hargreaves, a working foundry with its own pattern making shop and dedicated design team, on your behalf to produce non-standard cast iron rainwater components to replicate existing perished components to replace like-for-like but brand new to last another 100 years +.
We now have a Deep Half-round Cast Iron Gutter profile from Hargreaves Foundry, available in transit primed and pre-painted black, for delivery in 5 days, with 30%OFF on the website. Image 1. HGC Builders' Black Half Round Cast Iron case study Image Traditional cast...
Image 1. A ‘Made-To-Order’, True Cast, Cast Iron Radius Gutter Sometimes you need to replace a radius gutter (guttering that follows the shape of a circular roofline) on a conservation or renovation project and it needs to be ‘like for like’. The original pattern for...