diff --git "a/\030@s" "b/\030@s" new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2acd4f8 --- /dev/null +++ "b/\030@s" @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +title: "Replacing garage guttering" +slug: /replacing-garage-guttering/ +date: 2025-12-06 +tags: ["projects", "DIY"] +--- + +I faced the following problems with the guttering on my garage: + +- It had been bent out of shape by the wind +- The seals on the joins had worn away causing leaks +- There was sitting water that wasn't making it to the downpipe +- It was old and gross + +Whenever it rained heavily, these problems would compound and lead to water +pouring over onto the garage brickwork. + +The sitting water was caused by the lack of a sufficient drop from the union +join with my neighbour's gutter to the downpipe. A further impediment was that +the water had to turn a 90 degree angle, around the side of the garabe, before +reaching the downpipe. As a result, water was only making it to the downpipe +when there was very heavy rain and/or high winds. During normal drip-drainage of +the daily dew condensation on the roof, the water was just pooling in the +gutter. + +I decided to redesign the passage to the downpipe. Instead of trying to make the +water turn a bend I thought it would be better to work _with_ gravity and have +the drop start at the end of the guttering, not around the corner. This way, the +water would have increased velocity at the beginning of its descent into the +downpipe. + +By fashioning a "swans neck" sequence of joins, the downpipe now turns the +corner _during_ descent and is fed downwards along the wall to the water butt. + +This has been working very well and the water no longer pools. I've noticed +however that condensation forms on the underside of the downpipe. This doesn't +look great and I worry about it wearing away the sealant I have applied at the +joins. + +Overall, however I think it looks much neater as well as being more satisfying +from an engineering perspective. The white half-round gutters blend in nicely +with the neighbours' and look a lot cleaner. + +I didn't keep track of costs for this project. I think in total it cost around +£80. This included the cost of the Floplast guttering and fixtures, the downpipe +and the protective mesh I applied to the top of the gutters to prevent blockages +from leaves and roof moss. + +In order to drill the fixtures into the garage masonry I needed a more powerful +drill than my 18V battery-powered Erbauer. I bought this a few years ago before +I knew much about brands and power-tool quality. So I bought a wired Makita +hammer-drill for around £90. I think when I buy new power-tools in future I will +stick to Makita. The build quality and performance is excellent. diff --git a/posts/img/closeup-of-new-main-guttering.jpg b/posts/img/closeup-of-new-main-guttering.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b97f03a Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/img/closeup-of-new-main-guttering.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/img/new-downpipe-rotate.jpg b/posts/img/new-downpipe-rotate.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ecfc0d Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/img/new-downpipe-rotate.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/img/new-main-guttering.jpg b/posts/img/new-main-guttering.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..90f9cc2 Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/img/new-main-guttering.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/img/old-corner-bend.jpg b/posts/img/old-corner-bend.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..28416f1 Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/img/old-corner-bend.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/img/old-down-pipe.jpg b/posts/img/old-down-pipe.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c968e4 Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/img/old-down-pipe.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/img/old-main-guttering.jpg b/posts/img/old-main-guttering.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f65201f Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/img/old-main-guttering.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/img/swans-neck-downpipe-rotate.jpg b/posts/img/swans-neck-downpipe-rotate.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5404be0 Binary files /dev/null and b/posts/img/swans-neck-downpipe-rotate.jpg differ diff --git a/posts/installing-loft-ladder-and-hatch.md b/posts/installing-loft-ladder-and-hatch.md index e0aa38a..320edfe 100644 --- a/posts/installing-loft-ladder-and-hatch.md +++ b/posts/installing-loft-ladder-and-hatch.md @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ have plenty spare) and B.I.N which seems to be the gold standard of primers. I also now have an intimate and god-like knowledge of my loft hatch and how many people can say that these days? -![Not extended, coy.](./img/ll-loft-collapsed-rotated.jpg) +![Folded](./img/ll-loft-collapsed-rotated.jpg) | Product | Cost | | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | diff --git a/posts/replacing-garage-guttering.md b/posts/replacing-garage-guttering.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9d5684a --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/replacing-garage-guttering.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +--- +title: "Replacing garage guttering" +slug: /replacing-garage-guttering/ +date: 2025-12-06 +tags: ["projects", "DIY"] +--- + +![](./img/new-main-guttering.jpg) + +I faced the following problems with the guttering on my garage: + +- It had been bent out of shape by the wind +- The seals on the joins had worn away causing leaks +- There was sitting water that wasn't making it to the downpipe +- It was old and gross + +Whenever it rained heavily, these problems would compound and lead to water +pouring over onto the garage brickwork. + +![The old guttering. I didn't save any un-annotated pics +unfortunately](./img/old-main-guttering.jpg) + +The sitting water was caused by the lack of a sufficient drop from the union +join with my neighbour's gutter to the downpipe. A further impediment was that +the water had to turn a 90 degree angle, around the side of the garage, before +reaching the downpipe. As a result, water was only making it to the downpipe +when there was very heavy rain and/or high winds. During normal drip-drainage of +the daily dew condensation on the roof, the water was just pooling in the +gutter. + +![The old corner bend](./img/old-corner-bend.jpg) + +![The old downpipe](./img/old-down-pipe.jpg) + +I decided to redesign the passage to the downpipe. Instead of trying to make the +water turn a bend I thought it would be better to work _with_ gravity and have +the drop start at the end of the guttering, not around the corner. This way, the +water would have increased velocity at the beginning of its descent into the +downpipe. + +![The new downpipe design](./img/new-downpipe-rotate.jpg) + +By fashioning a "swans neck" sequence of joins, the downpipe now turns the +corner _during_ descent and is fed downwards along the wall to the water butt. + +![The "swans neck" joini to get arong the corner](./img/swans-neck-downpipe-rotate.jpg) + +This has been working very well and the water no longer pools. I've noticed +however that condensation forms on the underside of the downpipe. This doesn't +look great and I worry about it wearing away the sealant I have applied at the +joins. + +![The new guttering](./img/closeup-of-new-main-guttering.jpg) + +Overall, however I think it looks much neater as well as being more satisfying +from an engineering perspective. The white half-round gutters blend in nicely +with the neighbours' and look a lot cleaner. + +I didn't keep track of costs for this project. I think in total it cost around +£80. This included the cost of the Floplast guttering and fixtures, the downpipe +and the protective mesh I applied to the top of the gutters to prevent blockages +from leaves and roof moss.