Recommendations - Guttering

[SirLancelot]

Which guttering solutions/ manufacturer do you prefer + why?

Floplast seemed to be the darling of many on the forum in the past - but I see them being mentioned less & less.

So - what off the shelf system would you choose/recommend (off-the-shelf plastic type) & why?

 

[SirLancelot]

No one???

 

[foxhole]

I wouldn't recommend Brett Martin, joints fail very quickly and have loose easily damaged parts.[seals]

 

[SirLancelot]

The seals are a big tell. There's clearly a marked difference in the mass and quality of the seals used.

Problem is that there's so many manufacturers out there - how to select a decent quality solution is getting harder and harder to do?

 

[Exedon]

Can only say back in the days when plumbing and heating contractors used to do guttering and fallpipes we did well over a thousand dwellings with polypipe guttering and had no problems apart fromm odd clip knocked by scaffolders.

 

[SirLancelot]

Polypipe does seem to be mentioned more frequently in posts on the forum.

For me - The thickness & finish of the plastic components, the strength of any brackets & very importantly - the quality of the seals, are what its all about.

Floplast seem to be having supply issues at the moment due to raw material availability.

Asking for some recommendations from fellow community members of HQ alternatives?

 

[Mw Roofline]

We use freeflow on a daily basis. The seals are like a pink neoprene silicone rather than black rubber. We use fix all in the joints too so we never have to go back….ever.

 

[mrrusty]

Personally I prefer metal guttering. The half round galvanised and colour-finished options are not so much more expensive than plastic and don't suffer from expansion/contraction creep. e.g. https://www.guttersupplies.co.uk/steel-gutter-c-34/

I've used this on recent projects and it's really good.