In operation over the life of a building it will outperform and outlast other gutter and pipe materials. Also cast iron is 100% recyclable, losing none of its original properties in the manufacturing process. This makes cast iron a more sustainable material than others used for rainwater drainage. Cast iron products will last the life of your building meaning that the whole life cost can actually work out less than materials such as plastic. There is no need for iron rainwater goods to go to landfill and it will not degrade into micro particles like plastics and enter our waterways and oceans.
Cast iron rainwater products offer a wide choice of designs for both historic and modern contemporary buildings. Rainwater pipes can be round, square or rectangular and Tuscan offer eight standard gutter profiles and five standard hopper heads in different sizes. We also have patterns for a further 48 different styles of ornamental cast iron hopper heads and 28 special gutter profiles including wider and deeper half round and traditional Ogee designs.