There are often times when we are asked for something by a customer and there is a moment of confusion until we match the name a customer uses for an item with the way we refer to our products.
Neither name is more correct, but we've put together this 'glossary of terms' of the names and descriptions we use for our products alongside those we've come across that are equally valid, but will make us pause for thought!
as a helpful guide to hopefully avoid getting the wrong product delivered or, worst still, bespoke fabricated!

Cast Iron Half Round Guttering
Alternatives: Gutters, Troughs, Channel
Guttering is the horizontal element of a rainwater system.
We offer metal guttering in Cast Iron, Aluminium, Galvanised Steel and Copper.
The traditional Cast Iron & Cast Aluminium guttering comes in 1.83m (6ft) lengths
The contemporary Extruded Aluminium (SnapIT range) Galvanised Steel & Copper guttering comes in 3m lengths (9ft 10in)

Galvanised Steel Half Round Guttering

Pearl White Half Round Cast Aluminium Guttering

Cast Iron Eared Downpipe
Alternatives: Drainpipe, Rhones

SnapIT Aluminium Swaged Downpipe

Square Pearl White Cast Aluminium Downpipe

Gutter Guard Brush
Alternatives: Guttering Leaf Guard=Gutter Brush or metal mesh/tray Downpipe leaf guard=Wire Basket/Balloon


Galvanised Steel leaf guard 'Basket'

Galvanised Steel gutter guard 'tray'

Fluted, flat backed hopper
Alternatives: Hoppers, Rainwater Head, Gutter hopper box

Bespoke decorative hopper

Modern SimpleFIT Cast Iron Soil Pipes
Alternatives: Cast Iron LCC waste & grey water drainage pipes

Universal PVC Diverter with Filter in Grey
Alternatives: with or without a filter, in cast iron or plastic, with or without an on/off tap

Cast Iron Eared Diverter

70 Degree Bend (x 2 make a swan neck)
Alternatives: Can also simply be called an 'Offset' - Not to be confused with the single piece 'Fixed Offset' (see next item)
Steel 2 part offset illustrated

Cast Aluminium two part offset

SnapIT two part, swaged Offset with swept bends

Galvansied Steel 60mm Fixed offset
Alternatives: Can also simply be called an 'Offset' - Not to be confused with the single piece 'Fixed Offset' (see next item)

Cast Iron Fixed Offset

Traditional LCC Cast Iron Soil Uneared Access Pipe
Alternatives: Rodding Eyes
Spigot= the plain end of a section of a pipe fitting into the 'socket' of the next one
The downpipe shoe Alternative: A downpipe cover & rubber seal

Alternative: Wrap-around Outlet, Swiss Outlet, Prefabricated Outlet

An outlet sitting here, at the end of a run, could include the stop-end if the system comes with ‘spigot’ or ‘socket’ outlets
