Gutter solution over boundary wall of new extension

Leinster1980

Just looking for some advice please, we've recently completed a ground floor extension to the rear of our property. We built inside the boundary wall. It looks like the builder has made a slight error in his meaurements and when the guttering was installed it was overhanging into the neighbours airspace. We instructed the builder to remove it and come up with another solution that will reside within our own property boundary.

His orginial solution was the move the tiles along that side of the building, and then install the guttering again. Luckily we were there while this was happening and again the guttering was overhanging. The guttering was removed and we are stilll awaiting a viable solution to the guttering issue.

Our neighbours have already been into us about another issue so we want to stay on good enough terms with them. Has anyone encountered this issue before with a solution that solved the issue?

Gumbo

Leinster1980 wrote: »

Just looking for some advice please, we've recently completed a ground floor extension to the rear of our property. We built inside the boundary wall. It looks like the builder has made a slight error in his meaurements and when the guttering was installed it was overhanging into the neighbours airspace. We instructed the builder to remove it and come up with another solution that will reside within our own property boundary.

His orginial solution was the move the tiles along that side of the building, and then install the guttering again. Luckily we were there while this was happening and again the guttering was overhanging. The guttering was removed and we are stilll awaiting a viable solution to the guttering issue.

Our neighbours have already been into us about another issue so we want to stay on good enough terms with them. Has anyone encountered this issue before with a solution that solved the issue?

To be honest, its a design mistake. The drawings should allow the building to be stepped back enough to allow for the facia/soffit and gutters.

Alternative approach would have been a parapet wall on the centre line that would have allowed your neighbor to build on at a later stage.

Are there any drawings prepared?
Do you still owe the builder money?

BryanF

How long are waiting for a solution from the builder on This?

Suggest you Work out the allowable gutter width and get a suitable PPC Aluminium gutter fabricated - won’t be cheap!

Calahonda52

BryanF wrote: »

How long are waiting for a solution from the builder on This?

Suggest you Work out the allowable gutter width and get a suitable PPC Aluminium gutter fabricated - won’t be cheap!

Failing that, depending on how much room you have, you will need to consider a vertical up-stand, coupled with a sloped half valley, similar to what the parapet wall approach would have required.

CECR_37

A flush verge, (so no eaves board) might help. You might still have the gutter on the boundary line tho.