How to Restore Cast Iron Gutters

Put the roller on a pole and hold between two blocks then spin wash it from a distance

Hi Charlie, what a great video, really useful information. Could I ask, what colour of Johnstones gloss did you use? About to do this very same job and would like to have the gutters in that colour. Thanks, Allan

Fantastic job

Try finding a plumber that can oakum pack and lead pour those joints these days! Honest respect to those before me!

Would this be any use for a cast iron fire place Charlie?

I've always wondered about restoring cast iron waste pipes. Yes you can paint the outside but what about the inside?

This is a great video for DIY on your gutters. I was motivated by it to take all my 25 m aprox cast iron gutters down from my 150 year old house and renovate these following your advice. This saved me masses of money against getting this done by a roofer. Neutrarust 661 and the Hydrostrip rubber connecting strips are a great find. My tips are; ditch the battery powered angle grinder, you will rip through batteries in no time. I bought a corded Makita GA4530R off Amazon along with wire brushes which has performed really well. You don’t need big quantities for this job, a litre of Neutrarust ,a litre of metal paint and about the same of Bituminous paint are adequate. My local Jewsons helped me with some pieces of downpipes that I had to replace. New stuff is v expensive; an offset and downpipe coming in at £200 plus, showing the saving you can make renovating!

Great video, thank you. May I ask why the downpipes aren't treated on the inside the same as on the outside? Are you relying on the coat of rust to protect it?

Thanks for some top tips mate 👍

Hi Charlie, a silly question, for which I apologise! What paint mixers do you use when you use your drill to mix the gloss paint? Thanks in advance.

I wish I had kept the Old Cast Iron Guttering on My House is Terraced and Both sides had Their Gutters replaced with plastic so I thought that I would have to but ever since I have had water pouring from the Gutters in a down fall of Rain ,I have several People Who have tried to repair the Gutters but wasted Money with hindsight I would have left the original Gutters and My Neighbours would have been responsible fo9r the leaking Joints .

Trivial question, and sorry if you have answered it elsewhere, but where did you get that cool little drill paint stirrer?

Another good video thanks. My only comment is that the rise and fall adjustment brackets are now impossible to adjust as you have slapped a thick layer of paint all over them! Not that they were adjustable before with the rust but originally they were there to allow for adjustment. I wonder if there was any other way of treating them to preserve action of the threads and nuts?

Thanks for this video. We are buying a property at the moment which has cast iron guttering and it does need refurbishing. I would really like to keep them as it adds to the property's character, and i reckoned I could do it myself given good weather. With this video I'm sure I'll be fine. 👌

Professor of DIY.🎓

Don't suppose you have any experience making a front door or altering at least? I know you've done the windows before. Or would anyone in your discord possibly have information on this? How do I sign up for the membership? Thanks!

Hi Charlie - very off topic but some advice needed please, I'm fitting some new architrave to a door frame that isn't straight across the top, it drops down from left to right. (it's a 200 year old cottage so nothing is straight) I'm fitting a tall piece to the left hand side and and piece across the top (none to the right).
To the left of the architrave I'm fitting some wooden panelling to the wall. with a decorative piece of wood across the top running from the top of the architrave to the returning wall on the left hand side.
Am I better to have the architrave above the door fitting level and just bodging the underneath, so that the decorative piece of wood above the panelling doesn't look odd? First time doing architrave so just wanted some advice before I commit to it!

Well mate. Not sure how I can complain considering how many tasks you've helped me with. But the downfall of this channel will be if it becomes QVC, selling products with affiliate links, and paid access to a community which obviously want to help each other without paying you a load of cash.
Don't get me wrong, you have seriously helped me with a lot of tasks, but paid access to forum is only going to alienate community, and while I'm sure you truly believe in the products in your videos, it's worrying if it becomes a focus of the videos.
I'd give you a fiver through patron as a thanks, but preventing access to a discord community by paywall? I can't imagine the community in that discord are going to be good company.
I genuinely hope you make the discord free, and accept support elsewhere. The discord community will grow massively without a paywall. Or perhaps a subreddit?
Summary: I owe you beer money, but I won't give it to get access to the community that watch your videos; and I don't want your channel to gradually move into product placement.

Awesome video Charlie. This will be me next year on our gutters. What are your thoughts on linseed paint? Would that not work really well too

Hi Charlie
Off topic I know but any experience of using MDF sealer? I'm about to embark on a project to build built-in alcove cupboards and wondered whether to use.

For future reference, electrolysis is much safer for vintage metals. Less labor intensive too. The satisfaction of a job well done is priceless. You did a wonderful job.

What's wrong with wooden plugs , my house was built in the 30s and there still like brand-new, what's the cost of wood plugs compared to the way you did it, and how do you know how long your way will last ?, New way is not always the best way, we can learn a lot from the old builders. Good vid lad.

Brilliant as always. Thanks Charlie

Excellent video Charlie! I almost wished I had cast iron gutter pipes. ATB!

OMG! you must be psychic! I need to do this and other roof jobs before winter THANK YOU!

Excellent coverage of this subject Charlie and from a practical perspective you have done a very good job. Btw a good first exterior clean if you have taken a down pipe is putting a couple of turns of chain around the pipe and then doing a bit of push me pull you along the length, gets rid of all the loose stuff.😀👍

Needle gun is the BEST and easiest way to get the paint off. Combine with electrolysis and it takes all of the paint off

that's crazy. I don't think any contractor would come out for such a job. impressive.

Powerful job. Your attention to detail means the end result is top class.

Love the style and approach you continue to make material with. Thanks.
You mention chemical anchors almost in passing and I realised you would be the right guy so review some aspect of this space. I took a look over your videos and did not see one yet.
My particular problem involves cavity blocks in a gate post. I have electric gates that seem to have worked their bracket bolts loose. However, as many of the fixings are finding cavities I feel I need to tread carefully when fixing this.
Chemical anchors come up as a solution but which product ? And how do I get it right first time as there is likely no attractive second try with this technology. ?
Thanks in advance.
Keep doing what your do.
Fred.

Awesome video!!!

Simply listing the products required already convinced me ripping off and replacing with PVC is better.

Great vid, thanks! Was it difficult to get in to the back of the pipes that remained on the wall? For the seals, you can still use rope and a bitumen sealant (used to be lead); the rope makes the whole thing a bit more solid. Hargreaves sell the rope and sealant, I made a tool from 22mm copper pipe to fit it :)

Very useful video. Thank you Charlie.

Such an excellent and informative vid. Makes me wish i had some cast iron pipes to refurb my self 😂 The timba glaze tip is priceless

Oh thank you Charlie for this info…..our gutters seriously need sorting so this has been a big help….have a good weekend….

Very nice. Good for another 60 years.

This is a job for next year on our 1930s semi. We have a section of downpipe with a chunk missing from the joint. I've seen you old video on how to glue these bits but you had the little chunk I think. Any tips on what to do if that bit is missing? Is there a way to patch it somehow?

👍👍 Chas 💯💯💯

Wrong video I know, but your "how to change a toilet fill valve and flush valve" video was a great help, so thank you 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻

Do these pipes not rust inside?.

Love the authentic gutters.
Job well done !

Nice video thanks for sharing.

Great video Charlie, thanks for this. Currently contemplating doing this myself or else replacing them. I also have to dig out a soakaway around the house too, don't suppose you have a video on this or could recommend one? Thanks!

That explains why I was booted out of the discord on my first day in.... Didn't realise it was every month. Again another cracking video Charlie. Keep up the great work.

Nice one Charlie 👍

So much better than plastic!