Gutters and Roof Plumbing Hampton Park

Gutters past their best

Many Hampton Park homes still have the original quad gutters from the 1970s and 1980s. After forty years they rust along the back edge, sag between brackets and leak at joints, sending water down the walls and into the foundations. Replacing them with new steel gutters and downpipes in a colour that suits the house protects the brickwork and the clay soil around it.

Roof leaks

Water stains on ceilings usually come from cracked or slipped tiles, perished valley irons, failed flashings around chimneys, flues and skylights, or blocked gutters overflowing back under the roof. We find where the water is getting in, which is often not directly above the stain, and repair it properly.

What we do

We replace gutters, fascia covers and downpipes, install gutter guard, repair and replace valley irons and flashings, reseal roof penetrations, and fix box gutters on extensions. Roof plumbing is licensed work in Victoria, and we provide a compliance certificate where required.

Valleys and flashings

On tiled roofs, valley irons carry water where two roof slopes meet. Old galvanised valleys rust through, and leaves build up in them. We replace them with new Colorbond valleys and rebed tiles as needed.

Downpipe sizing

If gutters overflow in heavy rain even when clean, there may not be enough downpipes. Adding one or two can solve it, connected properly to the stormwater system.

Box gutters on extensions

Box gutters sit inside the roof line and overflow into the house when they block or rust. We clean, reseal and replace box gutters and add overflow outlets so water has a safe path out if they block again.

Gutter cleaning and inspection

When we clean gutters we also check joints, brackets and downpipe outlets, and photograph any problems so you can see what we found.

We use quality steel products and fixings rated for Melbourne conditions.

Old gutters and offcuts are taken away when we finish.

Hampton Park soil and pipes

Hampton Park sits on heavy grey clay over sandier ground towards Lyndhurst, and that clay swells in a wet winter and shrinks and cracks in a dry summer. The older homes west of Hallam Road were mostly connected with earthenware sewer pipe in short lengths, and every joint is a place for roots to get in once the ground moves. Galvanised steel water pipe from the same era rusts from the inside, narrowing the bore and eventually leaking. On the newer estates, PVC drains are tougher, but trenches that were not compacted properly can settle and leave dips that hold grease and paper. We use a drain camera and pressure testing to see what is actually happening rather than guessing.

From your call to the finished job