Hi,
Now that the weather has taken a turn for the worse I have noticed that my guttering is leaking into the wooden facias/soffits and causing damp in the walls behind (and probably rotting the wood). So I've decided to have the fascias, soffits and guttering replaced with uPVC. I've had a few quotes, and one of them has mentioned leaving the guttering (which he tells me is cast iron) and just replacing the fascias and soffits - because the guttering will just need resealing rather than replacing - because cast iron guttering lasts a lifetime.
Is this right? I'm not sure if he is being helpful, or just trying to avoid doing a job he doesn't want to do!?
Now that the weather has taken a turn for the worse I have noticed that my guttering is leaking into the wooden facias/soffits and causing damp in the walls behind (and probably rotting the wood). So I've decided to have the fascias, soffits and guttering replaced with uPVC. I've had a few quotes, and one of them has mentioned leaving the guttering (which he tells me is cast iron) and just replacing the fascias and soffits - because the guttering will just need resealing rather than replacing - because cast iron guttering lasts a lifetime.
Is this right? I'm not sure if he is being helpful, or just trying to avoid doing a job he doesn't want to do!?