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  1. C

    Lack of gutter drains on old shop fronts

    Hi, I have an old terrace shop front. The street is really old and there is no drain for the guttering. It is not an end of terrace. The front of the shop front faces north so there is a fair amount of green staining from the gutter. It is not dangerous but it is a nuisance. I understand there...
  2. T

    What is the purpose of fascia boards compared to cladding

    I'm rebuilding a flat roofed garage and am wondering what the point in fascia boards are here because the rafters don't overhang the wall, instead they finish flush with the edge of the wall. Is there any reason I shouldn't clad right up to the roof line? A rubber roof will be installed with a...
  3. robodelfy

    Down pipe, waste and drain confusion?

    Hi, I'm trying to sort out the back of my terracedhterraced Victorian houseahouse garden. As you can see in the photos, the soil stack ends up just going directly into the ground, where I imagine it bends away from the house and meets the sewage pipe that the neighbours say run horizontally...
  4. E

    Bird nesting problem

    So every year we have birds that nest in either the the corner (or thereabouts) of the gutter or the roof. Its starling birds that come every year without fail and nest. I think they must have started coming at some point after 2007 which was when the PVC guttering was installed as I do not...
  5. N

    NEIGHBOURS MOVED GUTTER DRAIN

    Hi, my neighbour is having an extension done. We have a semi detached property with shared guttering. The down pipe from the guttering used to go straight down in to my neighbours garden in to the gutter drain which was in their garden. They are now extending the house where the gutter drain is...
  6. B

    Mysterious Victorian Roof

    I’m trying to get to grips with a water damage problem on one side of a 4 storey late Victorian house in London. There’s a flat area - looks like a trough - in front of the sloping roof, so presumably when it rains, all the water goes into there. But from there, how does it drain? There’s no...
  7. C

    Gutter and Downpipe Responsibility

    Hi, Couple of questions.. about downpipe and gutter responsibility.. 1. Early Victorian terrace of 4 properties.. 1 downpipe to serve the whole front.. placed roughly in the middle.. whose responsibility? Is it shared? Or the responsibility of the property it goes down and into the land of...
  8. Joco

    Conservatory Gutter Leak - Easy Fix?

    Hi guys, Hoping someone will be able to help with a seemingly simple issue... I've recently moved into a house which has a conservatory that's well into it's teens (13-15 I think) and the gutter has developed quite a few leaks. All of the leaks are at the corner joints where I assume the seal...
  9. K

    Stop water running behind gutter, off a flat bitumen felt roof

    What's the best way to place some kind of flap on the roof edge that drops into the gutter to prevent water running down back of the gutter and down the side of the building? Picture shows what we've currently got.
  10. H

    Gutter leak above orangery

    Hi, We have a leak coming from the gutter above our orangery. From up close it appears that the gutter has a 1 inch gap and our side has also dropped about 1 inch. The gutter then leaks onto the orangery roof which is a pain as I also work in here ... The leak part can be reached from our...
  11. S

    Downpipe has disconnected from gutter

    Hi all just after a bit of advice. Our drain that was used for the guttering downpipe and waste from the washing machine has blocked, but to be able to clear the blockage we had to cut the bottom section of the downpipe (just above the shoe) as it was resting on the metal grid covering the...
  12. L

    sagging Gutter

    I have a metal gutter connecting the house roof tiles to a large veranda and indoor pool area. Rain falls into a zinc gutter in the valley between the two structures. Unfortunately, once in the gutter, the water does not exit properly into the downpipes. There a down pipe at each side of the...
  13. C

    Using wet/dry vacuum to clean gutters

    Hello. I need my gutters and downpipes cleaned and I saw that the pros use specialist gutter vacs, which are pretty pricey. However, the specs for the actual vacs don't look any different to the wet/dry vacs that you can get for under £100. Am I missing something? Thanks, Carl
  14. C

    Gutter draining onto neighbouring property

    Hi, I hope this is in the right place and someone can help Long story short I am having issues with my neighbour (nothing I started). He has now done something petty. On my out house the rainwater drains in to the gutter and the down pipe has always gone down the back of my outhouse and flows...
  15. T

    Guttering for shed into waterbutt

    Hi all, I would like to set up some guttering on my shed to fill a waterbutt. My garden is detached from my block of flats, so virtually an allotment. I was wondering what is the best way to channel the water into the water butt, and to deal with possible overflow. (i) Stick the downpipe...
  16. D

    Loft Tank Overflow pipes into horizontal gutter

    Hi, We've just had our soffits, facias and gutters replaced. Previously, the overflow/warning pipes for the central heating header tank and cold water tank for hot water in the loft came out of holes in the facia below the gutter. But for this installation, the installer decided it would look...
  17. Suppressionfitter

    PVC section on cast iron water down pipe.

    Guys I have just moved to a new place and was about to start painting and sealing the gutters and down pipes. The house has a cast rainwater/waste water down pipe (not soil pipe) that has had a section replaced for pvc. The section is one up from the ground. Is this alright? Should it all be...
  18. M

    Which type of guttering. Square Guttering Vs Deep Flow Guttering.

    Hi Guys, I just wanted your opinion on the type of guttering I should have on my old extension in the garden. My problem is as followed: Sadly the current guttering has not been fitted on properly and seems too small not holding the water in and falls out onto the garden. Also taking the...
  19. M

    Overflowing gutter corner

    My chalet bungalow suffers badly from overflowing gutter corners during cloud bursts, due to rain flowing down the valleys. The guttering is conventional semi-circular plastic which has been reasonably well laid and I see little chance of improving this. Is anyone aware of an easy solution to...
  20. Toad McTurd

    Can a clogged gutter cause an internal leak?

    Hello, Can anyone tell me if a clogged up gutter can cause an internal leak? The gutter between the roof tiles and brick Part of my house has been backed up with moss and other debris for a while, and today a leak has begun in the kitchen. I checked the area above the leak and found no sign of...
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