best type of gutters for farm sheds

f140

need to replace a few gutters around the farm. what are the best type nowadays to go for. Metal ones or plastic ones? Is there any decent backets which can be got for the plastic ones. The ones that are actually on the shed and need to be pulled down are twisted because the brackets bent down (they are fierce light brackets made of tin )

Nekarsulm

Twenty foot lenght of 9 inch Orange Wavin sewer pipe. Split in half and make your own brackets. Big enough to take any downpour or from two roofs meeting in a valley. Don't block up either. Have some up twenty years and no problems.

Fuxake

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Twenty foot lenght of 9 inch Orange Wavin sewer pipe. Split in half and make your own brackets. Big enough to take any downpour or from two roofs meeting in a valley. Don't block up either. Have some up twenty years and no problems.

Did you split them with an angle grinder?

Nekarsulm

Fuxake wrote: »

Did you split them with an angle grinder?

Yep. Stretched a lenght of baler twine tight along from one end to the other and drew a line with a black marker. Then did the same 180 degrees around.

Make great sheep through's also.

gctest50

Fuxake wrote: »

Did you split them with an angle grinder?

moll3

you want a big blade to cut 4"pipe like that

epfff

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yep. Stretched a lenght of baler twine tight along from one end to the other and drew a line with a black marker. Then did the same 180 degrees around.


How you join them when they split

f140

any picture of the brackets?

Nekarsulm

epfff wrote: »

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yep. Stretched a lenght of baler twine tight along from one end to the other and drew a line with a black marker. Then did the same 180 degrees around.


How you join them when they split

Three gutter bolts and a bead of silicone.

mikefoxo

How much would a length cost??

Nekarsulm

Twenty foot is about 100 Euro. So about 2.50 per foot of gutter.

Sam Kade

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Twenty foot is about 100 Euro. So about 2.50 per foot of gutter.

That has to be wrong I got 6" orange sewer pipe 20' length for €35.

Nekarsulm

Eighty euro plus the vat, if i remember right fir 9inch.

Sam Kade

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Eighty euro plus the vat, if i remember right fir 9inch.

That's day light robbery.

f140

just to update since this tread was opened up again, I did this job. went with 6 inch orange waven pipe. cut down the centre with a jigsaw. bought strong brackets off duggan steel for about €5 each. 6 inch seems to be grand for this shed anyway. I think you have to draw a line as well as to how much you spend on items. the 9 inch pipes are big money when a 6 inch will probably still do a job perfectly. Sure the gutters in a house are only about 4 or 5 inch things. ( I may eat my words when heavy rain comes)

Omallep2

How do you joint them without causing a bump at joint?

Grueller

Omallep2 wrote: »

How do you joint them without causing a bump at joint?

There is a collar and leave that on which gives an even joint.

Sam Kade

f140 wrote: »

just to update since this tread was opened up again, I did this job. went with 6 inch orange waven pipe. cut down the centre with a jigsaw. bought strong brackets off duggan steel for about €5 each. 6 inch seems to be grand for this shed anyway. I think you have to draw a line as well as to how much you spend on items. the 9 inch pipes are big money when a 6 inch will probably still do a job perfectly. Sure the gutters in a house are only about 4 or 5 inch things. ( I may eat my words when heavy rain comes)

6" should be plenty even for a double shed.

Sam Kade

Grueller wrote: »

There is a collar and leave that on which gives an even joint.

And use silicone with 3 bolts.