Custom Box Gutters
We have helped over 50,500 Melbourne homeowners over 48 years.
Custom Box Gutters IN MELBOURNE, Supply and installation
Box gutters are one of those jobs that looks straightforward from the outside but requires a fair bit of experience to get right. The sizing, the fall, the drainage capacity, the way everything ties into the surrounding roof structure – it all needs to work together, and small errors tend to show up quickly, usually as a leak inside the building.
O’Shea Trades has been working on Melbourne roofs since 1978. We design, fabricate, and install custom box gutters for residential and commercial properties across Melbourne, and we handle repairs on existing box gutters that are leaking or underperforming.
A box gutter sits within the roof plane rather than hanging off the fascia on the outside edge. You’ll find them on older Melbourne homes with parapet walls, on low-pitched roofs, and where two roof sections meet in a valley. They’re also common on commercial and industrial buildings with internal drainage.
Because they’re built into the roofline, they’re not always easy to inspect, and when something goes wrong, the signs often don’t show up until water has already been getting in for a while.
Because they’re built into the roofline, they’re not always easy to inspect, and when something goes wrong, the signs often don’t show up until water has already been getting in for a while. Where box gutters are commonly used:
- Between two roof sections on double-storey homes
- Behind parapet walls on older period properties
- On low-pitched or flat roof sections
- Commercial and industrial buildings
Custom Fabrication
Every box gutter we install is made to measure. The dimensions are calculated for the specific roof area being drained, the fall is set so water moves consistently toward the outlets, and the profile is chosen to suit the existing roof structure.
Most of our box gutters are fabricated in Colorbond or zincalume. Both materials hold up well in Melbourne’s climate and have a long service life when they’re properly installed and detailed. If you’re not sure what material suits your property, we’ll talk you through the options when we come out to measure up.
Repairs
A lot of box gutter problems don’t need a full replacement. Failed joins, poor fall, blocked outlets, and corrosion on older steel gutters are all things we repair regularly – and if a targeted fix will do the job properly, that’s what we’ll recommend.
Common repairs we handle:
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Leaking joints and end laps -
Sections with insufficient fall causing water to pond
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Blocked or undersized downpipe outlets
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Corroded or rusted-through sections on older steel gutters
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Flashing failures at wall junctions
If the gutter has deteriorated past the point of a reliable repair, we’ll tell you that and give you a straight price on replacement. We won’t patch something that’s going to keep causing problems.
Fixed Pricing
We always offer a fixed quote before we start. If we open things up and find something unexpected – rotted timber, deteriorated sarking – we’ll talk to you about it before we do anything, not after.
That’s how we’ve operated since 1978.
Licensed, Insured, and Backed by a 10-Year Warranty
All box gutter work is carried out by licenced tradespeople. O’Shea Trades holds the relevant building licences and registrations, and every job is fully insured.
Every installation is backed by our 10-year workmanship warranty. If something we’ve installed isn’t performing the way it should, we’ll come back and fix it.
SERVICE LOCATOR
Find out if we service your area
If your box gutter is leaking, overflowing, or hasn’t been looked at in a while, give our team a call and we’ll come out and take a look.
Contact us on 03 9937 0404. We’re available seven days a week across Melbourne.
If your box gutter is leaking, overflowing, or hasn’t been looked at in a while, give our team a call and we’ll come out and take a look.
Contact us on 03 9937 0404. We’re available seven days a week across Melbourne.
