Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Sep 18, 2013 9:55 pm Hi everyone, I have been lurking around on here for a little while now and we are in the process of getting our plans together to build soon. Hopefully we don't run into too many problems. Help please... How do I add a photo to this post? The builder has a down pipe on the front of my house and I really don't want it there! I'd really love some advice.. Number 1, on how to add a pic and once I have done that, advice on whether I can get out of having the dreaded down pipe on the front of the house.. Thank you Re: Down pipe on front of house? 2Sep 18, 2013 10:24 pm ----------------------------------------------- http://pab34newdigs.blogspot.com.au/ ----------------------------------------------- Re: Down pipe on front of house? 3Sep 18, 2013 10:34 pm joey1434 The builder has a down pipe on the front of my house and I really don't want it there! I'd really love some advice. It will be there because either compliance or best design requires it. There are numerous photos of houses on Homeone that show new homes with poorly designed or non compliant roof drainage. It sounds like you at least have a builder who puts function ahead of fashion and adheres to regulatory requirements. If you also post the roof plan with the measurements and the downpipe positions, I can give you an informative opinion. If you want to understand how roof drainage compliance is calculated, have a read of the thread below. viewtopic.php?f=35&t=60789 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Down pipe on front of house? 4Sep 19, 2013 8:29 pm Thanks for the info. I can't seem to upload a pic unfortunately. Either I'm not as computer savvy as I thought or its because I'm on an iPad! I will keep trying because I'd love to start a thread soon and what's a thread with no photos!! I have checked again with the builder and they seem to think it will be ok if we move it to the side. There are a few other things we are changing too so he will get back to us in a few days. I have come to terms that if it has to be there I will just need to suck it up! Re: Down pipe on front of house? 5Sep 19, 2013 9:17 pm I have seen houses where builders have moved a downpipe to another location but this is not a good idea for the following reasons... Eaves gutters are installed in a W pattern. The low(est) point is where the downpipe is fitted and the high points either side determine the roof area drained and the gutter's slope. If a downpipe is moved, the roof area drained does not alter as the high points do not change. HOWEVER, if the downpipe is moved away from the low point, the water will pool at the low point unless the gutter slope is changed. If the gutter slope is changed, one side of the downpipe's new location will have a greater slope and the other side will have a lesser slope. This can cause drainage and flow/flushing issues that can also result in ponding. Not good! 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Hi HomeOne, I'm in the midst of landscaping a cat run down the side of my house, and the recent rains have me wondering if I need to install some sort of drainage. I've… 0 12283 yep sounds good make the footing bigger to to allow for the pipe in the middle 3 7320 Plumbers 'can be' plumbers, made all the worse by self certification which the building surveyor invariably accepts as proof of compliance! The good thing is that you know know. 3 4860 |