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Gutters overflowing

  • 04-04-2014 4:13pm
    #1
    Jellybaby1
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    Every time it rains there is more water pouring over the end of the gutter than actually coming down the downpipe. I have had the gutters cleaned twice by two different guys over the last year but still the overflowing occurs. Any ideas what the problem is, or how much to fix? The guys here are not into DIY at all so will have to 'get a man in'.


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  • #2
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,451 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    Did you check if there was any sort of blockage in the downpipes? Build up of leaves (in the downpipes) or even a tennis ball! :)


  • #3
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    No idea how to do that at the top from the ground level but I have pushed long bamboo canes up from the bottom and nothing found but that's not going up very far. This is happening on both the back and front of the house so it might be more of an installation problem maybe?


  • #4
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,903 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Are the gutters falling towards the downpipe?

    Water flows downhill and if the gutters are slightly angled towards the capped ends then when it rains....


  • #5
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Are the gutters falling towards the downpipe?

    Water flows downhill and if the gutters are slightly angled towards the capped ends then when it rains....

    Can't say if they slant or not by looking up at them, but if they should be slanting, and are not, then that sounds like the answer all right.


  • #6
    Okeydoky
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10 ✭Okeydoky


    If this only happened recently, it sounds like a blocked downpipe, possibly a tennis ball, debris etc. If it was wrong levels, it would have always being overflowing at the wrong end. I seen a new gutter at a trade show in Belfast recently, it's called <SNIP>, looks a good job. It's almost fully closed in. No tennis balls, leaves, twigs, birds and furry fellas can't get in either.


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  • #7
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    Okeydoky wrote: »
    If this only happened recently, it sounds like a blocked downpipe, possibly a tennis ball, debris etc. If it was wrong levels, it would have always being overflowing at the wrong end. I seen a new gutter at a trade show in Belfast recently, it's called <SNIP>, looks a good job. It's almost fully closed in. No tennis balls, leaves, twigs, birds and furry fellas can't get in either.

    Naw, its like that for ages. Just perplexed about what to do! I will look into the <SNIP>.


  • #8
    Okeydoky
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10 ✭Okeydoky


    I'd say it must have been fitted with wrong falls originally so.


  • #9
    Jellybaby1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,108 ✭✭✭Jellybaby1


    You are most probably right. Got to get me a man to sort it out at some stage. Its on my lengthy 'to do' list.


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