garden shed gutter detail

[HawkEye244]

Hi all,
I want to build a water catchment system.
The idea would be to fit some guttering (preferably timber) e.g. bamboo around the shed roof and feed it into a down pipe into a water butt.
The reason I'm picking wood is because I want to be more environmental and not buy plastic.
Rather than use plastic fittings, and I wanted to make some supports from off-cuts of timber.
Can anyone suggest an ingenious simple design that I could use to fit the guttering to the roof?

 

[big-all]

just look up metal gutter brackets
maybe 2x2x1" treated in a "V" form ??
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=metal+gutter+brackets&t=ffsb&iax=images&ia=images

 

[HawkEye244]

Would you kindly draw a diagram? It would help me a bunch

 

[big-all]

cant do any drawing or even pictures lol
would it help if i described an "L" made from 2x1" laid on top off 2x1" screwed or nailed together that will give you a channel 1" by 2 "
or if you but up 2x1" on to 3x1" will give you a 2x2" channel ??

 

[scbk]

What about recycled (repurposed) plastic of some description? Have a look round skips, industrial units, building sites. A decent diameter pipe cut length ways would make a gutter. You may even get lucky and find some actual guttering!
I've was lucky in the past and been in the right place at the right time to claim a whole house worth of gutters. Saved from landfill, ideal for a shed, usually just need to buy some clips.
Stick a wanted ad up on gumtree etc.


Or if you want, you can buy metal guttering - cast iron, aluminium, copper etc. Will last a lifetime and be recyclable too when the time comes.

 

[HawkEye244]

Found some plastic guttering but struggling to find clips that work with the profile of the roof .. help still needed here.. ??

 

[HawkEye244]

cant do any drawing or even pictures lol
would it help if i described an "L" made from 2x1" laid on top off 2x1" screwed or nailed together that will give you a channel 1" by 2 "
or if you but up 2x1" on to 3x1" will give you a 2x2" channel ??

I'm not understanding at all mate sorry ..

 

[HawkEye244]

What about recycled (repurposed) plastic of some description? Have a look round skips, industrial units, building sites. A decent diameter pipe cut length ways would make a gutter. You may even get lucky and find some actual guttering!
I've was lucky in the past and been in the right place at the right time to claim a whole house worth of gutters. Saved from landfill, ideal for a shed, usually just need to buy some clips.
Stick a wanted ad up on gumtree etc.


Or if you want, you can buy metal guttering - cast iron, aluminium, copper etc. Will last a lifetime and be recyclable too when the time comes.

Any tips for fittings for this roof profile mate ?

 

[scbk]

Post up some photos, maybe you can make some little timber "hangers" for normal gutter clips using some scraps of 3x2 or whatever, or fit a fascia board

 

[HawkEye244]

Post up some photos, maybe you can make some little timber "hangers" for normal gutter clips using some scraps of 3x2 or whatever, or fit a fascia board

Diagram in my first post. It's basic half round guttering I've managed to scrounge. But how to fit it to the roof profile ?

 

[HawkEye244]

I guess maybe just this https://www.toolstation.com/square-line-fascia-bracket/p31039 screwed to a timber offcut screwed to the roof.
I was hoping for something that wouldn't require an offcut
How many fittings, one every meter ?

 

[lostinthelight]

Your happy fitting half round guttering in square brackets cos thats what your link points to?

 

[HawkEye244]

Your happy fitting half round guttering in square brackets cos thats what your link points to?

You're right yes. I haven't looked at the actual product just so far as the profile. What I was really hoping for was something that's more of a hammock profile that the guttering can sit in, like a sling, but rigid obviously

 

[scbk]

You could probably make something up from some multi fix metal banding, if that's what you're after

https://www.toolstation.com/galvanised-banding/p17510


I think the recommended bracket spacing for 4 1/2" half round is about a metre, but I usually go for more like 2ft for snow!

 

[big-all]

are you looking for a well finished neat and tidy finish or a cheap practical rustic finish ??