I has a new roof and wooden gutters fitted in August 2007. By 2010 the rear one had split and was dripping. Eventually the tradesman came found and had a go and sealing it and for a while this worked. However now it is worse than ever and a real nuisance. I assume that gutters should be lasting a lot longer than that?
My question really is where do I stand in terms of asking the tradesman to repair - replace and who should cover costs? I think it may be an issue of a poor gutter that he got from his suppliers, should he chase it up with them? I really don't want to cover the cost of replacing again so soon.
Thanks for any advice!
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Did you have a specification, or was it clear what you had asked for or what the builder offered, ie hardwood, tanalised, what site treatment did you request, was a manufacturer specified?
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When wooden gutter is bought from merchants 50 percent has cracks or splits in it. Unless the person fitting fetched it himself and was a bit selective you could have got some with cracks in. Fitter may have just filled cracks in with mastic possibly. Next tlme inspect it yourself before its fitted. Would have thaught it would last at least 10 years if. Unfortunately after 12 months the original fitter would be very unlikely to come back. but you can always ask and he may be a bit sypathetic if a reputable roofer.
Most wooden gutters are tanalised against rot but it sounds as though this is not rot but a split in the wood. Some gutter do come with small splits in them but this could be un-seasoned wood which has split on drying out after it was fitted.
I think this is really down to bad luck and the fitter would not know that it was un-seasoned and still drying out. It is very unlikely he could take it up with the supplier, who is to say that your gutter is the actual gutter on the suppliers invoice?
It looks like you are going to have to shell out for a new gutter but if you do then why not go with the fitter and pick it out your self? I go to Lavers and Hillsborough timber. You will find the ones on the top of the pile are the warped ones and those further down although straight could be wet just waiting to dry in the sun and warp/split.
Consider twinplas, looks the same but plastic, no painting and a good deep trough. Joins up to next doors wooden gutter ok and it comes in long lengths so no joints.
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it is quite possible that its the next door neighbours fault if theres is old that yours was joined to.cp1 mastic would cure the problem,thats why its a new product at £13 per tube(can be used under water and applied even in rain)
where theres a tradesman theres a way!!!
Treated wooden gutters should last over 20 years. The joints will need repairing ever so often.
We line Wooden gutters with a good layer of acrypol and lead the joints, we have been doing this for years and never had a problem.
The best gutters are made of slow grown pine(Canadian) with closely spaced growth rings.I buy my own gutters and get a roofer to fit if very high.Do not paint the gully as it seals in any moisture-let it breath.Keep clean and avoid standing water.Some builders use cheap pine gutters and they will not last for long.
