Guttering

dexterwolf

My guttering is dripping at the end and about 5ft further on. At the other end where the down pipe is it seems ok. A friend of mine had a look and said its not blocked but not correctly installed. Anyone know how much it will cost me to get a roofer in to replace and fix a couple of sections of the guttering?

stator

It'll depend on the type of trader you want. A company will want to put up scaffolding, costing hundreds. A handyman/one man band will probably do it up a ladder. I'm not sure I would like someone doing it on a ladder, quite dangerous.
Just because the guttering is leaking doesn't mean it needs replacing. You could just get the joins/end caps replaced, will cost a lot less and easier to do it from a ladder. It's probably the seals that have gone.
But if you're getting scaffolding put up, definitely have it all replaced as the materials should cost about £100, much less than the scaffolding

Mr.Generous

As a DIY'er you can do what you like, as a professional you are allowed to work from a ladder for a job not expected to take more than 30 minutes if it is a safe way to access the job, I'd say a leaking gutter falls easily into that category. It is probably a broken clip or failed / missing gutter seal. I am assuming its plastic guttering, If the the old cast iron stuff I'd change it! Id say £50 tops - I'd happily do it for that.

Forgot to say - when I say allowed I mean for insurance purposes, you have to follow HSE guide to working at heights for your cover. 30 mins is approved in the guide.

FreeBear

stator wrote: »

It'll depend on the type of trader you want. A company will want to put up scaffolding, costing hundreds. A handyman/one man band will probably do it up a ladder. I'm not sure I would like someone doing it on a ladder, quite dangerous.

A scaffold tower is quite cheap (depending on the working height), and is access is easy, a good option. If there are structures such as conservatories or projecting roofs at a lower level (bay windows on the ground floor), then a cherry picker is an alternative.

Full blown scaffolding is not always necessary for many smaller jobs - Thats not to say cherry pickers & scaffold towers are cheap to hire (£200 per day for a CP, £100 per week for a tower).

If there's lots of small jobs that need doing around a house, and a cheap DIY scaffold tower is handy to have (if you're in to DIY).

southcoastrgi

Can't really add much more than others have said apart from guttering isn't a roofers job, It has always been a plumbers job & on a new build house it still is done by a plumber but in your case you would prob use a handyman

Grenage

I recently did my gutters and painted the trim, although due to narrow side access and it being nearly 9 metres to the top of the front, I needed scaffolding.

Most handymen should be fine with a gutter; it's a very simple job.