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Balcony with down-pipe water on slab

  • 13-08-2010 1:51pm
    #1
    kev7329
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I hope i've described that right, my mums new house has a balcony but had reservations on the drain pipe as it does not connect directly with the drain pipe on the ground floor.

    She's asked the builder's assistant & she told me, as the slabs are elevated on rubber coasters & the water runs off the gaps on the slabs & down the pipe.

    Most/some of the time & also the lip isnt elevated as its just flat & has some water left over. I have to wait til there's more rain supposedly in the winter, but i want to know is this the norm for balconies with that design?

    Thanks for any help received.


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  • #2
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,547 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    It's very hard to work out what it looks like. Any chance of a Pic?


  • #3
    dan_d
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    I can't picture that, but if you want to see how it deals with a lot of water, can you get a hose, or else a few buckets of water and throw them repeatedly on to the balcony, so it's draining a heavy water load? It'll give you a good idea of how the drainage is working.

    Failing that a picture would help, as said above


  • #4
    kev7329
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭kev7329


    Sorry its a bit late in posting this, as i was off sick & when i tried to reply my pc was acting up & thats the last thing i wanted!

    During that i had enquired about this, the downpipes could be joined up but where would the water go? a vent or inlet could be joined to the downpipe?

    Here are the pics:

    Also the 2nd pic the slant at the door is also facing the wrong way, to make matters worse!


  • #5
    kev7329
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭kev7329


    Any ideas anyone?


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    The black stuff appears to be some form of tanking so assuming it's correctly installed and connected to a drain, there should be no problems.
    Having the downpipe just stop like that, just doesn't look good.
    Are you aware of any damp problems anywhere withn the house?


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  • #7
    kev7329
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭kev7329


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The black stuff appears to be some form of tanking so assuming it's correctly installed and connected to a drain, there should be no problems.
    Having the downpipe just stop like that, just doesn't look good.
    Are you aware of any damp problems anywhere withn the house?

    After consulting & took a while to get a hold of the builder, to cut a little hole in the slabs to accomodate the flowing water (especially before the winter sets in) & fit in an optional extra pipe on existing one so goes straight down also added more slant to the tanking you say, the water wont lie as you walk out & should drain away under slabs.

    Problem averted, til another one!
    Thanks for replying.


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