Today We finished up working on three semi detached houses in portmarnock, We first started on one house for our original customer and the neighbours were impressed with out work and our prices so we continued on to the remaining two.
All of them wanted white vented soffit, white ogee 10mm fascia with a white eavemaster supreme gutter.
Speaking to one of my customers he pointed out something that i should have remarked upon myself as I have also come across it on several occasions, That is the habit of some of these gutter installers to put screws through the downpipe to secure it to the gutter, This causes the build up of debris in the outlet leading to blocage and overflow. We at Gutterman.ie use pop rivets for this task. Its just another one of those unseen differances between proffessionals and cowboys.
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Showing posts with label problems with gutters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label problems with gutters. Show all posts
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
problems with gutters
Here is a problem we encountered today with gutters, It is not the first time and it's one to be aware of.
A block of houses say six in a row, there are two downpipes; one at each end of the block.
When they were first built there was no problem because the gutters were fitted to the whole block and so were fitted ( or should have been ) with the highest point in the middle and the fall going towards each downpipe.
this would allow the rainwater to flow towards the downpipes at both ends therefore keeping the gutters dry and free from dirt and weeds.
Now along comes a man offering to fit new gutters to the houses at the end of the block, They get new gutters of a different depth and profile and upset the level not caring or Knowing what problems are left for the neighbours in the middle of the block!
Suddenly their rainwater has nowhere to go?.
this happens all over the city and is destroying the appearance and effectiveness of the rainwater disposal systems of houses in estate's in the city.
the only solution "apart from removing and refitting the neighbours gutters is to put extra downpipes into the middle of the block and allow the rainwater to run into the garden or out onto the road if the driveway is sloping away from the house.
A block of houses say six in a row, there are two downpipes; one at each end of the block.
When they were first built there was no problem because the gutters were fitted to the whole block and so were fitted ( or should have been ) with the highest point in the middle and the fall going towards each downpipe.
this would allow the rainwater to flow towards the downpipes at both ends therefore keeping the gutters dry and free from dirt and weeds.
Now along comes a man offering to fit new gutters to the houses at the end of the block, They get new gutters of a different depth and profile and upset the level not caring or Knowing what problems are left for the neighbours in the middle of the block!
Suddenly their rainwater has nowhere to go?.
this happens all over the city and is destroying the appearance and effectiveness of the rainwater disposal systems of houses in estate's in the city.
the only solution "apart from removing and refitting the neighbours gutters is to put extra downpipes into the middle of the block and allow the rainwater to run into the garden or out onto the road if the driveway is sloping away from the house.
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