my cast iron gutters are leaking can anyone tell me how to fix them

caroline, March 2011

forget the smearing silcone all over it' up ladder tap tap on rusted bolt..snap remove if a little play in gutters then sracp the whole joint clean n clear apply a little slicone or no nails or gloss paint works well.replace bolt with new one ...all done if no play in gutters tap tap all bolts on lenght of gutter and remove the whole lenght two man lift very heavy.repeat the clean n clear n glue n replace new bolt

paul window cleaner, May 2011

They normally leak from the joints but if not it can still be remedied by making sure it is clean and dry and smearing some mastic over the offending hole. seems to cure a lot of problems.
I've done it myself.

cg, March 2011