Hi, I'm also an handyman and it's great you put these video's on for people to watch and learn, I even find the tips great, as I don't know everything, so a great reference for me, keep up the good work.
sorry to sound like a killjoy but I clean and repair gutters for a living and the problem isn't really the joints. it's that the gutters are often badly fitted and hold way too much water causing leaks at unions etc. I've bought brand new gaskets for the joints and they still leak due to the weight of the water. a gutter should be dry within minutes of rain stopping. Just like when you pull plug from a bath or sink. it empties. guttering should do the same but you will find section with inches of water in them. this means another part of the gutter is inches higher. I had to drop a downpipe/running outlet 3" on some flats which were only 10 years old. the gutters were full to brim despite numerous new gaskets and plenty silicon being applied. as soon as the run is sorted the leaks aren't an issue
Informative video. I have 20 year old pvc guttering which is made by Hepworth but the joints , downpipes and stipends are made by Marley. Quite a few joints are leaking. Would this be due to mixing and matching or age?
I am self building next house - current house has PVC fittings from Osma, at least 12 years old - the 7T range hence Osma / Wavin do not sell spares. Only had the house for a couple of years, previous owner built it - they did not leave any spares at all. Worse still our roof is sloped on all four sides which means the guttering system is a closed loop around the whole house - not so easy to change one side to a different system. I could not have made the situation better for myself because spares were not available when we bought the house. Lessons learnt. 1. What an environmental disaster! how much PVC guttering ends up in landfill for the sake of one failed component that could not be sourced due to end of product range lifetime ( PVC is toxic when burnt as it contains chlorine so not environmentally friendly to dispose of ). 2. Why do manufacturers keep on changing profile - they probably have a reason but the cynic might say that its because we can carry on repairing with spares until they end a product line in which case we might have to replace the entire guttering for the sake of one failed part. 3. Buy plenty of spares for a new build or a renovation. 4. I for one will now research product lines before I commit - ask the manufacturer how long they have been making that design and how long they intend to keep on supplying spares, if enough people asked manufacturers for assurances before buying they would soon change. 5. Are there standard shapes that you stand a chance of working across product ranges? Unlikely with squarish profiles unless its really a square profile but perhaps half round might be worth a try. Personally I feel very negative towards Osma, they could stick to a number of profile shapes and keep them static over time so that we can always buy spares - built in redundancy? I know they will say their R&D department have come up with a better shape or customer tastes are changing - usual corporate speak but personally I am going with the built in redundancy explanation - they know that every year entire guttering systems will end up in land fill for the sake of one missing / failed / broken component that can no longer be purchased. Perhaps an opportunity for a budding entrepreneur with a large outbuilding? Take PVC guttering from demolition and rebuild projects for free and sell rare spares at inflated prices - people would happily pay five or ten times original cost for one component rather than junk the entire lot. It would be good if government environmental units, the EU ( right to repair initiative ) and similar could take a good look at the PVC guttering sector and decide whether manufacturers should be forced to supply spares for guttering ranges for much longer periods of time. Interested to hear comments on guttering systems with built in long term repairability - ie availability of parts or alternatively metal systems since I fabricate, weld and so on. Thanks ultimate handyman - you cleared up a few points for me :-)
I agree with everything you have said, I'm sure they change profiles so that you have to replace the whole lot. It is very annoying! Thanks for the comment
You can do it from a ladder, just make sure you have someone to foot the ladder. Make sure you use a lubricant, such as spray silicone. It will make it easier to get the gutter back in. Best of luck with it 👍
@@ultimatehandyman I tried it yesterday but our long ladder doesn't quite go up to the roof. Although I could reach the gutter I thought it was too risky taking both hands off to try and unclip the old joint as I was near the top of the ladder and had nothing to hold on to. I just bodged the joint with Gorilla tape in the end so hopefully that will stop the drip for a while at least. Not sure how to tackle it properly as we have a standard long extendable ladder and it's not long enough. Also when I tried to unclip the brackets on either side as you suggest the clips snapped off as they're pretty old and brittle, still holding the gutter though.
Have you ever super glued them into union as a permanent seal I got a cut mine and connect into a shared gutter gonna cut it on my side they will have to have there's done at a later stage I don't want then nocking seal out when they connect because next door allways gets wan...rs to do jobs just your view on glueing and replace full union if seals ever go
I have a question, my shower head is dripping and I have to get it real tight only to leave it with a little drip.. Do you have video for this? Or what do you suggest.. It is a shower stall with 2handle Thx..
There are not that many different types to choose from, often you will find the makers name on the fittings (somewhere) fave.co/2PYJBeM Thanks for the comment
Not sure if you can get a gasket for that, it would also depend on the makes of the gutters. You might be better off using a gutter sealer, in this video I used Plumbers Gold- Fixing a leaking gutter
r you anywhere near peterborough ... cos that's exactly the problem i have and the first quote has come in at around £700 ... there was talk of removing the first 2 rows of roof tiles and replacing the whole guttering etc etc etc .... i don't know who to ask and my bank account is getting fearful! haha
No, sorry. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the first two rows of tiles and renew the felt, if it has perished. Always best to get a couple of quotes from reliable people, if possible 👍
@@ultimatehandyman a handyman came round this morning ... i showed him your video ... he agreed with you ... he came outside ... unclipped the joint ... the gaskets were all gritty and dusty etc ... but not perished ... he just washed them in a jug of water ... popped them back and they work perfectly!!! i am very grateful to you and to him ... so thank you to you both!!! : )))
Not sure, as far as I am aware there are only a couple of manufacturers in the UK. I normally pop one out (if I don't know the make) and then check ebay for gutter gaskets and then find the one that looks most like the one I removed- fave.co/3rvB04M Good luck with it 👍
My gutters are giving me a headache. As it is a terraced middle the joint was not done properly neighbours is four corner and mine round it leaks a lot from there. Now it's behind the gutters it pours frighteningly. Every time when it rains l become very afraid that it's going to come in the house. Three times l have paid people to come and fix it but to no avail. Very worried lady. Can you please help. I have been watching your videos. Thanks in advance.
@@reginamaruta8276 Terraced houses are a nightmare. I paid to have the gutters replaced at the back of a rental property once, the guys did a really good job of fitting Ogee plastic guttering. A month later the tenant rings to complain about water dripping on the bay window. I go out, only to find that next door had replaced their gutters with round plastic and just butted their gutter up to mine- no connector was used!! I'd give the last person that "fixed" it a call and tell them that the repair has not worked, there is not much else you can do, I'm afraid!
