Looks nasty. I'd report it to the client as you'll save them money for when it crumbles and falls down
Yeah client is very active in the keeping busy department ? i have explained the problem and passed on the pictures. Annoying to have to pass up on the high hourly of these small places GFS cleans though
I always thought that bolting was quite an old method? The OP suggested that this was a fairly new build.
They are building a lot of new homes down hear and using old fashioned looking fittings rather than plastic gutters etc it’s a common problem with this corrosion I have a few customers living in houses with this that have had them replaced under warranty twice in less than 3 years .
I assumed that the new stuff that looked like the old cast iron was just posh plastic. Twice in 3 years, sounds like same environment as round here with all the salt in the air causing so much corrosion.
Yes it’s made to look like cast iron , theses new houses are using the aluminium guttering and wooden windows due to planning laws they have to be environmentally friendly houses plastic is a big no no , some areas are however using plastic versions to look like cast iron it depends on the local planning department what they will and won’t accept .
I doubt they have any idea how much extra it's going to cost them to maintain their environmental house ? With those wooden window frames, facia boards, soffits, gutters, downpipes etc to repaint every few years plus access tower /scaffolding costs. I bet most of them haven't got a clue ?
