The Chimes

Extensive renovation work is being done on the roof systems of the Old Convent and Museum Art Gallery buildings. The box gutters, some parts of which are over a century old, require a sturdy maze of scaffolding to provide safe access for workers and contractors. In this case, the scaffolding was extensive and installed by QuickScaf.

Once the platform was installed, roof plumbers from Top Gun Roofing started working on the box gutter sections requiring replacement. Most residential homes have exposed guttering, but box guttering is different. As it implies, it is generally "boxed" in behind a façade and the roof sheets. These types of gutters are usually very large, which allows the gutter system to handle large amounts of water from the roof catchment.

The original box guttering on the south face of the Old Convent dates back 100 years. In those days, builders and roof plumbers were limited to shorter lengths of sheet metal products, compared to this replacement which uses gutter lengths of up to 8 metres. They also did not have access to modern-day sealants and fillers widely used in the building industry today. This resulted in some very problematic gutter joints that had failed over time and allowed water ingress issues into the building ceilings and walls, causing damage. In the replacement process, Top Gun Roofing tradesmen have been able to eliminate water penetrating into the building for another 100 years!