Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Oct 26, 2011 11:23 am Our contract showed that we were to receive an upgrade to the square shaped colourbond downpipes but they have put on the round plastic ones. When I queried the builder he said plastic ones are better. When I queried again they said we need plastic ones for our storm water system a the metal ones don't seal.. or something along this lines.. And then offered us about $500 refund. Now, i don't know much about downpipes but I guess I just want to make sure we are not being taken for a ride as we really prefer the colourbond downpipes. Thanks! Re: Downpipes - plastic or colorbond? 2Oct 26, 2011 11:29 am not so sure about the brand but material wise, plastic hardened over time especially those exposed under weather. i assume the downpipe you mentioned connect from gutter to drainage coming down along the house wall? nothing will go wrong but i think the metal one looks better with square pipe, the plastic one is round shape i assume? Re: Downpipes - plastic or colorbond? 3Oct 26, 2011 11:31 am If you have a rain water tank or its a charged stormwater system then it needs to be plastic PVC. Our Build Thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50638 Re: Downpipes - plastic or colorbond? 5Oct 26, 2011 1:03 pm if the tanks are in the ground then not sure why you need plastic pipes as water wont be sitting in the pipes. Plastic is necessary when the downpipes connect to an above ground tank and the pipe to the height to the tank will always retain water thus needing to be plastic Building NBG Buckingham 46 on Property in rural Victoria my Building Thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=46837 Re: Downpipes - plastic or colorbond? 6Oct 26, 2011 1:16 pm Kinda depends where the position of the underground tank is, if the tank is placed under the driveway at the front of the house (higher side) and the land slopes towards the back and depending on the amount of fall PVC round pipes might be required as the pipes collecting water from the roof would need to go back uphill to the underground rainwater tank (charged system). Without looking at your Hydraulic stormwater plan a definate answer can't really be given cause Equineaffair comments are also true if the underground water tank was positoned in way that didn't require a charged system but was gravity fed. Our Build Thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=50638 Devkop The good news it is super easy to fix. Just get your plumber to divert it to the other side of the window. But for those people who are wondering what the… 2 1709 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 6330 Your house roof does not show rusting other than some surface rust on the flashings. In my opinion you dont need to replace or paint the roof other than treat surface rust… 1 10206 |