Suggestions how to get guttering up? (much harder than it sounds!)

Bexm

Hi

I need suggestions so this doesn't cost me a fortune!

I have a 3 storey terrace house, there are bay windows on the middle and top floor to the front and back.
At the back the top floor bay window on our bedroom needs guttering round it because water keeps dripping off it onto out kitchen roof and it sounds like a drum so when it rains it's difficult to sleep.

The problem is we can't work out how to get up there! We have an extension with a sloped roof below the back bay windows so we can't put a ladder up and scafolding with cost us about £500 which is ridiculous for a bit of guttering!

We have thought of coming over the roof from the front but our bedroom bay window is quite a way below the roof line so don't think it would work?

Anyone got any ideas?

Bex

richardw

What is the kitchen roof finish made of?

Bexm

The kitchen roof is tiled if that's what you mean?

keyfob

Could you hire a cherry picker. Do they rent them by the hour, cos that might work?

Bexm

Have thought of this, but don't think we'd get it down to the back of our house, have considered one if we can get one big enough to go over the roof but not even sure they exist!

SailorSam

These people who come around putting leaflets through the doors for Upvc fascias do guttering. It makes it a bit more difficult that your house is 3 story, the average ladder wouldn't reach. If you went to hire a ladder (you may need 2, so you and a mate could hold the gutter) but i think you'd need to get them with pulleys to get that high.

iamcornholio

There are narrow cherry pickers designed to fit down side alleys and through gates. But trying to fit long gutters while bouncing around in a basket is not the easiest thing to do

This can be scaffolded. And I think that this type of job is better done off scaffold, and you can check the roof felt and fascia and repair that as needed at the same time

maninthestreet

A picture may help us.

tony6403

Below is the type of platform which was used to install my replacement soffit + guttering. Apparently these platforms can go up to 24 feet. Without seeing your property don't know if it could be set up or if it would reach.

ormus

cherry pickers are great tools, but very expensive.
250-500 quid per day/weekend.
not much different from proper scaffolding.

mart.vader

Bexm wrote: »

Hi

I need suggestions so this doesn't cost me a fortune!

I have a 3 storey terrace house, there are bay windows on the middle and top floor to the front and back.
At the back the top floor bay window on our bedroom needs guttering round it because water keeps dripping off it onto out kitchen roof and it sounds like a drum so when it rains it's difficult to sleep.

The problem is we can't work out how to get up there! We have an extension with a sloped roof below the back bay windows so we can't put a ladder up and scafolding with cost us about £500 which is ridiculous for a bit of guttering!

We have thought of coming over the roof from the front but our bedroom bay window is quite a way below the roof line so don't think it would work?

Anyone got any ideas?

Bex

I think you're saying that you can't put a ladder up because the extension has been built in the way. Is this right?

The only solution, I can think of, is to temporarily fix a support over the roof of the kitchen, to support the ladder. A scaffolding co should be able to give you an idea of what's possible. (I know you said scaffolding would cost £500 or so, but maybe, just the scaffolding base to support the ladders, for maybe half a day, wouldn't cost too much?)

Perhaps, (and I stress that I am no expert) scaffolding boards laid over the roof, to spread the weight, judiciously stacked to give a level surface, would not damage the roof and could provide a base for the ladder?