We are installing cast iron gutters on the new extension just as we did on the renovated cottages. The gutters here sit on an ashlar “shelf”. The ashlar shelf has a groove underneath to stop water running back towards the building.
As before, the gutters came from the Longbottom Foundry in Holmfirth. The gutters are pattern 46 (so called because it was the 46th pattern that the foundry made for gutters). We are using 6×4 on the front (where the elevation is high) and 5×4 on the back (where the elevation is lower).
The gutters have to be assmbled for the entire length and then slide onto the ashlar shelf. This is awkward, but doable. We have put plastic underneath the gutters to protect the ashlar while the gutters get a final coat of paint before being slid into postion. Holes are core drilled in the ashlar to accomodate the down pipes.
We are putting up cast iron gutters on the extension. We are using the same gutters as used previously, however, the lower gutter at the rear of the building is a smaller section – 5×4 rather than 6×4 – this is because the guttering is closer to the ground.
Lightweight plastic has been put underneath the gutters to protect the ashlar while the gutters are given their final coat of paint.
Here you can see the new cast iron gutters sat on the ashlar shelf. You can see the groove cut underneath the shelf to stop the water from running back towards the building.
The ashlar shelf has had to be core drilled to accomodate the rain water down pipe.