Replacing Wooden Guttering With Plastic

Adapters and couplings can be used to join it to existing cast iron gutters.

Replacing wooden guttering with plastic.

Bikerm4 5 mar 2006. It was very easy. You can install a new fascia board in a couple of hours with the right tools to d. Wood gutters need to be fixed and protected to ensure the value of a home and prevent costly repairs down the line.

Wear old clothes plastic disposable gloves and sunglasses or protective eye goggles. Lean a ladder against a safe part of the home on steady ground with gutters in reach. Timber packers or lengths of baton can be used to close any gaps between the soffit and the rafter i use 28mm thick timber baton but i also keep several other sizes quantities in the van as they are frequently needed. The new upvc soffit boards are fixed to the underside of the timber rafter ends with stainless steel plastic capped nails.

Mitre 10 brings you this step by step diy guide on replacing damaged guttering and downpipes. Change a rotten or damaged fascia board. I worked in cumbria a couple of years ago and they couldnt believe it when i went to the timber yard looking for wood gutterings all the guttering there was plastic on adjustable threaded brackets. Plastic guttering is so versatile these days it can be installed to look exactly the same as cast iron guttering.