Only a few rainwater system retailers in the UK can offer a colour match service, but WE are one of those few! Whether you want a BS, RAL, Dulux, Farrow & Ball or Little Greene shade, we can supply metal gutters and downpipes to match. Image 1. Sage Green...
Cast Iron Rainwater
NEW to Rainclear – Greater choice of Cast Iron Rainwater from Hargreaves Foundry
In the Victorian era guttering went from troughs made from wood and lead to being mass produced from cast iron, but like Beta max vs VHS and the current variety of electric car charging sockets, every foundry made their own version of the gutter profiles. The result...
Cutting Metal Guttering Methods
We often get asked what the right equipment or method is for cutting metal guttering and downpipes. The answer depends on the metal that you intend cutting or drilling into.
How many brackets will I need?
We often get asked how many brackets will be needed per length of metal guttering. The answer depends on the metal guttering range that you have bought. Galvanised Steel /Copper/ Zinc /Stainless Steel guttering ranges Image1: Steel, copper, zinc Position Fascia...
The Galvanic Scale – How different metals can be incompatible
Two dissimilar metals, used together, can cause galvanic corrosion. The further apart the materials are in the galvanic ‘scale’ or ‘series’, the higher the risk of corrosion is.
Ratchet Spanner: A requirement for Rise and Fall Brackets?
We asked around our regular customers who told us that they use a ratchet spanner when fitting these Rise and Fall brackets, so that they don’t lose any time when fitting – just in case the bolts do occasionally not ‘thread’ that well by hand.
8 Tips For How to Clean Metal Guttering
8 Tips For How to Clean Cast Iron Guttering, Aluminium Guttering, Steel Guttering, Copper Guttering, Zinc Guttering from Metal Guttering experts Rainclear Systems – the home of metal guttering
Rainclear and the Restoration Couple Case Study Video
The Restoration Couple you tube channel, on which the couple share all sorts of projects and content based around the renovation of their North Somerset home, gets around 1 million views a month and is one of the biggest DIY/renovation channels in the UK. They...
Rainclear’s Bespoke Hopper now in Hargreaves 2020 Price List
Bespoke products need to first have a ‘pattern’ made and then be ‘cast’ ‘to order’ so you should speak to Rainclear as early as possible when you know, or think, you are going to be looking for something bespoke.
Non-Standard Cast Iron Products from Hargreaves Foundry & Rainclear
Rainclear Systems will work with Hargreaves, a working foundry with its own pattern making shop and dedicated design team, on your behalf to produce non-standard cast iron rainwater components to replicate existing perished components to replace like-for-like but brand new to last another 100 years +.
Deep Half-Round Cast Iron Gutter
We now have a Deep Half-round Cast Iron Gutter profile from Hargreaves Foundry, available in transit primed and pre-painted black, for delivery in 5 days, with 30%OFF on the website. Image 1. HGC Builders' Black Half Round Cast Iron case study Image Traditional...
‘Made To Order’ Radius Gutter from Rainclear – True Cast or Mitred
Image 1. A ‘Made-To-Order’, True Cast, Cast Iron Radius Gutter Sometimes you need to replace a radius gutter (guttering that follows the shape of a circular roofline) on a conservation or renovation project and it needs to be ‘like for like’. The original pattern for...