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Tricky site for Water Butt

  • 21-11-2012 6:49pm
    #1
    MisseyB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭


    I wasn't sure if to put the question in DIY or gardening as it straddles the two.

    I want to position a water butt so that it collects water which currently streams out of a pipe at roof level. The difficulty lies in attaching a downpipe to something. As you can see from the photo the roof overhangs the wall onto which we'd be fixing a downpipe. I know we could shape the downpipe back in towards the wall but it's be a tricky angle to achieve and i'd like to avoid doing that if i can. Any ideas?

    All the best
    E


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  • #2
    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    MisseyB wrote: »
    I wasn't sure if to put the question in DIY or gardening as it straddles the two.

    I want to position a water butt so that it collects water which currently streams out of a pipe at roof level. The difficulty lies in attaching a downpipe to something. As you can see from the photo the roof overhangs the wall onto which we'd be fixing a downpipe. I know we could shape the downpipe back in towards the wall but it's be a tricky angle to achieve and i'd like to avoid doing that if i can. Any ideas?

    All the best
    E



    Is that a school??


    Is there a shore/drain in the ground below that pipe???



    45 degree coupler off that pipe and run a small length of pipe down flush with the slope of the roof.
    Fit another 45 degree coupler at the bottom of the roof/soffit so that you can slot in a downpipe


    There should be some plywood under the soffit board.

    A 90 degree stainless bracket screwed up into the ply/soffit and a gutter pipe bracket will do the job there to hold a downpipe in place.
    Then another plastic downpipe bracket screwed into the wall below the window...job done.


    You will pick up a 210 litre water butt kit (barrell,stand and divertor kit) in most builders providers for 50 euro at the moment.


  • #3
    quietsailor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭quietsailor


    MisseyB wrote: »
    I wasn't sure if to put the question in DIY or gardening as it straddles the two.

    I want to position a water butt so that it collects water which currently streams out of a pipe at roof level. The difficulty lies in attaching a downpipe to something. As you can see from the photo the roof overhangs the wall onto which we'd be fixing a downpipe. I know we could shape the downpipe back in towards the wall but it's be a tricky angle to achieve and i'd like to avoid doing that if i can. Any ideas?

    All the best
    E

    One thing to think about is that the downpipe will be coming down in front of a window, you may not want to do that.

    Is it located in the front, back side of the building? Would you consider putting a (nearly) horizontal pipe onto the existing one to move the down pipe left or right? It will look strange though, you may ne able to send it left/right if you bring the initial pipe straight down under the overhang and then send it left right as well.

    Edit: Is the existing pipe vertically in line with the window frames? If so you can bring it straight down.


  • #4
    MisseyB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭MisseyB


    Thank you very much for your suggestions.

    I think the existing pipe does line up with the mullion of the window frame but i'll double check it on site.

    It is a school and i was sort of hoping to avoid having to trace the downpipe around the profile of the roof because i think the roofing guy - who'll have to do it - isn't keen on that solution. But if it's the best option i suppose i'll just have to be very persuasive.

    Thanks again
    E


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