Price range: £17.28 through £24.77 +VAT
This drive-in rise and fall bracket for cast iron guttering is a British-manufactured mild steel bracket for cast iron rainwater goods. Supplied in silver zinc plated finish as standard.
Sizes Available:
100mm (4″) cast iron guttering
115mm (4.5″) cast iron guttering
125mm (5″) cast iron guttering
150mm (6″) cast iron guttering
Tuscan Foundry Products offer one of the UK’s widest ranges of brackets and can also manufacture bespoke products to match your existing brackets if required.
Our range includes top fix, side fix, rise and fall, fascia, repair and drive brackets as well as pipe clips for cast iron rain and soil pipe. Brackets are available in a range of profiles including Half Round, Ogee (OG), Deep Half Round, Notts Ogee, Moulded (G46), Beaded and Box gutter profiles.
Steel bracket for cast iron rainwater goods available to fit either the 4″, 4.5″ or 5″ half round profile.
This product consists of a rise and fall cup and a standard 12″ (305mm) drive spike. It can be used with a separate understay if required.
The cup is manufactured from 20mm x 3mm steel and has an 10mm threaded bar on the underside. The length of the threaded piece is approx 130mm. The drive bracket is manufactured from 20mm x 5mm steel and has a hole approx 15mm from the end to accept the threaded bar of the cup piece. If required the understay piece fixes below the drive spike. The understay is produced in 20mm x 3mm steel. There is a 6mm hole in the flat end of the understay to allow fixing to the wall and an 10mm hole at the other end to accept the threaded bar of the cup.
Brackets are supplied zinc plated in silver for on site painting by others.
| Size | 100mm, 115mm, 125mm, 150mm |
|---|---|
| Understay | No – Understay, Understay |
We do offer a range of Ogee patterned gutters in both straight and radius profiles. The straight profiles are much more common and as such cost less.
We manufacture a wide variety of brackets for many different cast iron gutter and pipe profiles. More common types are the rise and fall, top fix and side fix rafter and the holderbat or pipe clip.
We can also offer traditional drive brackets, repair brackets and fascia brackets in both steel and cast iron.
It is always advisable to replace like with like because quite often the brackets form and important part of the buildings architecture. Occasionally buildings have special decorative brackets and our UK manufacturing allows us to produce small quantities of bespoke brackets when required.
Cast iron radiators cost no more to run than modern steel or aluminium radiators. Cast iron is a very efficient material at emitting heat, thus you have items like le creuset cast iron pans. Cast iron holds it’s heat extremly well, which means that the radiators stay warm for longer.
It is possible for us to supply towel warmers with an electric heating element in them. The Electrad system is a unique system available to us, that enables independent heating of towel rails and radiators via the properties electrical system.
Most old buildings have cast iron rainwater systems that should be maintained and preserved however; these inherent benefits make cast iron an ideal choice for both traditional and modern installations. It is not uncommon to see modern alternative products marketed with terms like low maintenance or easy to install and cost effective. It has even been said that ‘plastic guttering systems provide a way of achieving a traditional look with modern convenience
As well as being easier to produce, the material enabled eaves gutters to be installed more simply, since lead could only be used in this location as a lining for timber gutters. Many modern materials focus on replicating the appearance of cast iron but those materials can vary rarely offer any of the benefits. Cast iron gutters and pipes offer great strength and durability, a proven history of long life, low noise operation and fire resistance.
Most old buildings have cast iron rainwater systems that should be maintained and preserved however; these inherent benefits make cast iron an ideal choice for both traditional and modern installations. It is not uncommon to see modern alternative products marketed with terms like low maintenance or easy to install and cost effective. It has even been said that ‘plastic guttering systems provide a way of achieving a traditional look with modern convenience’.
These terms tend to refer to possible cost savings rather than any real product benefits. It is also difficult to quantify the benefits of modern convenience over traditional build quality. It is worth remembering that all rainwater goods will require some element of maintaining to ensure they are unblocked by debris and remain functional. No rainwater system cleans itself.
Today most suppliers of cast iron rainwater systems offer products in both primer or pre-painted with a 10 year protective coating. When describing modern materials, the term ‘cost effective’ is used rather than simply saying cheap. There is no doubt that the initial cost of many modern materials is less than cast iron but you might be surprised to know that over its lifespan, cast iron will cost around a third of plastic.
The standards for our cast iron gutters and pipes have remained remarkably constant for many years. The physical properties of cast iron are sustained throughout its lifetime thus maintaining its effectiveness. Coupled with is durability and proper maintenance, we would expect our traditional cast iron rainwater products to last for over 50 years under normal conditions.
Yes. All our mild steel brackets are supplied in either silver or black zinc plate. This coating protects the metal however, both will need painting prior to installation.
We have chosen to use zinc plating for two reasons; firstly that it is a more environmentally friendly than galvanising and secondly that it does not block up the threaded part of the rise and fall cups in the way that galvanising does.
All of our cast iron radiators are availbale as standard with a 1/2″ BSP (15mm) connection. We are though also able to supply many of our radiators and valves with 3/4″ BSP connections. Due to the size proportions of some radiators and valves 3/4″ connections may be more suitable.
Casting of iron is an imperfect processs. It is possible with some cast iron radiators that you will get minor imperfections in the surface finish. When radiators are painted this will reduce and over the years every additional coat of paint applied will provide a smoother more equal finish.
Our brackets are more commonly used on cast iron rainwater systems. Unlike plastic, cast iron is heavy and the weight keeps the gutter in position. As such our brackets do not normally have retaining clips which could lead to plastic or lightweight gutters blowing out of the bracket. The profile of your gutter should match that of our bracket but without the weight to keep it in place you may well encounter problems in bad weather.
