Current Rise & Fall Bracket
Current Rise & Fall Bracket
New Surefix Rise & Fall Bracket
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See the table below for time & cost savings tested on site by plumbers
Current Rise & Fall Bracket
Method
Method of installation 2: Drill hole, knock in stake and use additional resin to support loose brackets
Method of installation: Controlled mechanical fixing
47 minutes
N/A
£2.17
£72.00
N/A
£35.00
£35.00
N/A
Total cost per plot
£111.25
£187.50
£27.41
Every hour lost to outdated tools or old processes hits your programme, your budget and your patience. And nothing wastes more time than a century-old rise and fall bracket system that no longer fits the way sites actually run.
Hammered stakes crack mortar. Legacy built-in methods rely on perfect sequencing that rarely happens. Post-brickwork fixes are rushed, misaligned or patched up with resin just to get the job over the line. However it’s installed, the old system drags time out of every plot.
Surefix was engineered to remove those delays entirely.
A four-bed plot that typically pushes past the two-hour mark drops to around 45 minutes. Same workforce. Same site conditions. Different system. Whether the bracket is built in cleanly during bricklaying or installed post-brickwork using controlled mechanical fixing, the wasted steps disappear.
Speed stops being a firefight and becomes part of the process.
Impact-driven stake systems are slow and unforgiving, regardless of when they’re installed. If fitted during bricklaying, they demand perfect alignment and timing. If fitted later, they risk cracked mortar, misalignment and rework. On live sites, either route creates delays.
Surefix removes that uncertainty. The system is designed to work at the right stage of the build. The built-in bracket is placed on the mortar bed and built over as brickwork progresses. The adjustable bracket allows fast, accurate installation post-brickwork without hammering, resin or compromise.
One system. Two clear routes. The same result: speed without rework.
For post-brickwork installations, the Surefix Adjustable Rise & Fall Gutter Bracket uses a dedicated setting tool designed to remove unnecessary steps from the process. It’s engineered to remove the faff the trade has learnt to tolerate. It drops straight into a standard drill chuck, so no adapters or improvisation are required. The custom slot wraps neatly over the head of the bracket stake so you can power it straight into the masonry plug without wrestling for grip or alignment.
Drill the hole. Insert the plug. Drive the bracket home. Done.
Because the system doesn’t rely on hammering or brute force at any stage of installation, it doesn’t punish your brickwork. No microfractures. No blown joints. No emergency patch-ups. When you don’t have to stop and fix the damage your tools cause, you move faster by default.
And that’s the trick: Surefix doesn’t just speed up the install. It speeds up everything that happens after.
Surefix doesn’t leave the most critical step to guesswork.
The SDS depth stop drill bit is designed to do one job properly: drill to the exact depth required for the Surefix fixing, every single time. No tape wrapped around a bit. No eyeballing. No over-drilling that weakens the substrate before the bracket even goes in.
The integrated depth stop physically limits the drill travel, so once you hit depth, the drill stops. The hole is clean, consistent, and ready for the plug without adjustment or correction.
That precision matters.
Over-drilled holes reduce grip, compromise load performance, and introduce failure before the bracket is even installed. The Surefix system removes that risk at the very first step.
Drill once. Correct depth. Correct fit. Done.
Paired with the Surefix setting tool, the process becomes controlled from start to finish:
• Drill to depth
• Insert the plug
• Drive the bracket home
No correction work. No brick damage. No loss of fixing integrity.
And because accuracy is built in, speed follows naturally.
Whether installed during construction or fitted later, each Surefix bracket includes a 70mm adjustable slot, giving installers the freedom to set the perfect run without fighting against site quirks. Deviations in brickwork? Uneven bed joints? Awkward detailing around corners or returns? The adjustment range absorbs all of it. Instead of pulling stakes, bending metal or starting again, installers fine-tune the fall in seconds. It’s accuracy without effort, and once you’ve used it, the old method feels prehistoric.
Many traditional stake-style brackets rely on being installed earlier in the build, often days or weeks before the guttering team arrives. If it’s wrong, and it usually is, the installer inherits a mess they didn’t create. That means rework, delays and a growing list of minor annoyances that steal hours from already tight schedules.
With Surefix, responsibility is clear. The bracket is installed by the right trade at the right stage of the build. On new builds, the built-in bracket is integrated during bricklaying. For post-brickwork installations, the gutter installer fixes the adjustable bracket themselves. Either way, alignment is set once and stays set, with fine adjustment made through the slot rather than by moving or disturbing the bracket itself. No guesswork from previous trades. No mysteries hidden in the mortar. No crossed fingers hoping the centres match. It’s clean, logical and fast.
Fast work means nothing if the system can’t keep up with real site conditions. Surefix delivers both. Faster installation, fewer trades involved, no damage to brickwork, no hidden snags and no wasted time correcting mistakes. Surefix isn’t marginally quicker. It removes delay at the root — whether the bracket is built in during construction or installed later with the same engineered precision. That’s speed with purpose. And that’s the Surefix advantage.
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