Greenhouse gutter ID?

AdrianC

As the long wet winter from hell turns into the breakdown of civilisation as we know it, our thoughts have turned to self-sufficiency...

Yes, OK, maybe I'm exaggerating slightly, but we've been thinking about the greenhouse anyway.  No idea who manufactured it originally, but it's been in place for decades rather than years. It's the usual bolted-together ally extrusions, and the gutters are part of it. Ours is a double-length, and there's a 75mm gap between the two halves, which has led to water running down and eroding away the breezeblock base. So... we need to do something better than the bit of mildly bent tin that's there now.

But I can't figure out what to order. Nothing seems to look quite like what we've got. Anybody able to shed light? Ideally, we'd like to order four ends, two joiners, and some kind of a downpipe kit for each side. And staging. And... and... and...

-taff

How about this one?

https://www.speedwellstar.co.uk/2-x-greenhouse-rainwater-guttering-down-pipe-black-water-butt-shed-gutter-drain-universal-8-piece-kit-14-mm-fitting.html

Look at the second picture...

AdrianC

-taff said:

How about this one?

https://www.speedwellstar.co.uk/2-x-greenhouse-rainwater-guttering-down-pipe-black-water-butt-shed-gutter-drain-universal-8-piece-kit-14-mm-fitting.html

Look at the second picture...

Thanks - similar shape, but much smaller. Ours is about 35mm across the bottom flat, not 14.

-taff

Oops, I was readng inches as mm...my bad...Well, my brain was reading something that wasn't there...

Do you know the manufactuer of the greenhouse?

https://greenhouses.com/popular-dropstop-ends-25822583-grey/p/65388/102045

any good? Don't forget you can bend in the side profile part to square it off, it doesn't have to bend outwards.

AdrianC

No, no manufacturer label that I can see anywhere. But our greenhouse seems to look one heck of a lot like a Halls Popular 8x6 (or, rather, two of 'em end to end)
http://www.hallsgreenhouses.co.uk/Halls_Popular_8ft_x_6ft_Wide_Greenhouse.htm

So that looks like a very likely option! I'll double-check measurements tomorrow. Thanks!

AdrianC

-taff said:

Oops, I was readng inches as mm...my bad...Well, my brain was reading something that wasn't there...

Do you know the manufactuer of the greenhouse?

https://greenhouses.com/popular-dropstop-ends-25822583-grey/p/65388/102045

any good? Don't forget you can bend in the side profile part to square it off, it doesn't have to bend outwards.

They just got back to me - they don't recognise the profile and haven't got anything for it. Nuts...

-taff

!!!!!!. Well, you can cobble something together with silicone, or sugru and some piping if you can't find anything....SLice up some bendy but sturdy plastic, cut to fit your profile and silicone it on on one end.

Then cut one edge of the downpipe to fit the profile underneath and connect with rivets and a corner metal bracket, silicone over them to provide waterproofness and away you go

AdrianC

Yep, molishment it is.

...although...
I knew I needed a 3d printer, I just never knew why.

ahoulden

Hi, I was wondering did you solve this, As i have the same greenhouse as you and was hunting for a solution and found your picture,!!!!

droopsnoot

Ours is the same, too, and I'm looking for a combined cap and downpipe outlet. They must be (or have been) available as there's one on it now, but when I was trying to make it all fit together properly the downspout bit snapped off. I'm seeing lots on eBay, but the only one with dimensions is the one that @-taff linked to, and mine is also 32mm across the bottom. 

Hopefully soon I can go and wander around a garden centre and just pay over the odds for one there.

AdrianC

Never did find a solution. I might have another try this summer...