Browse Forums Building A New House Re: What Was Missed In Final Inspection? 26Mar 24, 2013 10:03 am SaveH2O I can PM you a few threads to look at if you like. You will be shocked when I indicate what to look at. People remain oblivious. That info and examples you sent me were great and after reading it I think we are fine. We have a skillion colourbond roof and have two expanses. The larger expanse is 22200 x 12400 (275m2) on a 10 degree pitch. There are 5 downpipes along the guttering so that is a downpipe at each end of the span and then one downpipe every 5.5m so that seems ok as it is well within the 12m span between downpipes recommended by BCA. The smaller roof span is 13670 x 4420 (60.4m2). There are 3 downpipes along the guttering on that side, a downpipe at each end then one in the middle so that one would be at 6.8m from the other two. The gutters are the square style high sided ones that are indicated for QLD as per the guttering diagram. All pipes are plumbed into the storm water drains - (we actually removed the water tank when the council rules changed last month as we didn't like the position of it and will put in tanks once we are in and work out how we want to use the garden space). I see what you mean from the examples about issues of sacrificing effective drainage for the purposes of aesthetics. We intentionally went with the simple roofline at our new house to do away with valley's and hips - our current house has both and we do get some gutter overflow on one side in particular even though we have compliant gutters and gutter guard. This area is a 10m span with two downpipes. I think the key problem is that the downpipes are set in from the ends by about half a metre. The one in the bottom LH (SE) corner as shown on the image below is supposed to service both half the eastern roof span and also a proportion of the water that comes down the valley to the southern gutter and its just too much even though arguably it is 12m (5m + 7m). It just goes to show it is not just about the distance between the pipes it is also about the roof design. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Old House Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ New House I have been out to the new house during heavy rain both before and after the downpipes were fitted. Before the downpipes were fitted we had the rain causing an erosion problem around near the front door where the block sloped down and the water had eroded back around the drainage pipe in the ground. The builder put up temporary pipes which made a huge difference and since they put the permanent pipes in the erosion has stopped. There is a little bit of a problem with water pooling outside the laundry but we plan on concreting the area so will put a slight slope on the concrete and run it down to a drain which is at the bottom of the retaining wall on that side. Thanks for letting me know about this issue or I would never have realised how big an issue non-compliance in roofing design can be despite my own experiences. i would suggest nothing is unreasonable for PCI. we did all sorts, including checking the hot water, checking all the GPO's had power, testing that the showers were… 9 79852 Hi, I am approaching end of the build. My final invoice will be given to me soon to pay. Some context before I ask my question. 1. My builder wont do the landscaping or… 0 3042 regardless, your contract stipulates a payments schedule and SOPA doesn't give provision to that scenario. Your contractual terms appear to stand. Hence get a lawyer, it… 4 8962 |