Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 17, 2015 4:57 pm Would i be able to take them down block the holes in the gutter.. and just cap the holes in the concrete thus keeping the floor drainage.. or would that cause water to overflow in the gutter at the entrance? Re: Issue with downpipes 2May 17, 2015 5:01 pm No you wouldn't be able to do that. It is a correct formula to be followed regarding downpipes, their location and how many required. It is not guess work and needs to be done by experts in that field of calculations and compliance. Re: Issue with downpipes 3May 17, 2015 5:04 pm hmm.. i cant see the builder being willing to rip up that concrete slab and moving the drain pipe to behind the wooden post Would a galvanised down pipe maybe looked better? Re: Issue with downpipes 4May 17, 2015 6:00 pm Its all well and good to not like them but there has to be an alternative. Fact is you would have driven past the majority of the houses in your estate and they have downpipes on the front of the house and you probably didnt even notice. Re: Issue with downpipes 5May 17, 2015 7:52 pm mgilla Its all well and good to not like them but there has to be an alternative. Fact is you would have driven past the majority of the houses in your estate and they have downpipes on the front of the house and you probably didnt even notice. I actually agree completely with mgilla... you generally don't notice until you do a closer look and it sticks out. You need each downpipe no more than X metres apart, not sure if it is the same Australia wide, or if it varies by council or state regulations. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Issue with downpipes 6May 17, 2015 8:05 pm If the gutters are installed properly, they will fall towards the downpipes, and so you can't block them up, as water will pond in there. Bear in mind those two valleys drain a lot of roof area, so will need a fair bit of downpipe in that area. Perhaps the right hand one you could replace with a chain down to a yard drain. Just breaking the symmetry of it back to just one may help restore the look you were after back into dominance. You could box the pipe in to make larger posts, but I don't know that would end up looking so great. I think the aesthetic problem may be more with the horizontal run of the pipe than the vertical, so I'm not sure that running it behind the posts will really fix it so much. Planting a tree in front might be the best bet. Those downpipes do affect the look quite a bit, but you probably wouldn't notice them yourself after a while. Re: Issue with downpipes 7May 17, 2015 8:15 pm Thanks for the replies guys! Going to speak to the supervisor in the morning. The downpipes are on the plans, just didnt expect them to look this way i guess (first time building.) I just feel really disappointed, i loved this home up until this, everyone i show, they all have the same reaction and we have worked so hard to build this home. I guess you cant have everything the way you want it (even if you are paying money.) Just hate the fact that i need to do work myself to make it look good when im paying someone $260,000 to build a house for me. Re: Issue with downpipes 8May 17, 2015 9:24 pm Don't focus too much on one thing, I have owners do this all the time on houses more than 4 times the value of yours. Wait and see the finished product, focus on the positive, the stunning timber posts, the landscaping, the entire house. Re: Issue with downpipes 9May 18, 2015 8:15 am If they're on the plan there's probably not a whole lot you can do unfortunately. We have a similar issue with ours on our alfresco post (not quite as bad as the facade I know). We were going to have the post a feature colour but have now changed it to be the same as the downpipe so they just kind of blend in together. I actually don't notice your pipes too much as they fade in to the facade colour but I know once you fixate on something it's hard to un-see it. Maybe planting a couple of tall shrubs, or putting a couple of potted shrubs, in front of them to screen them a bit might be an option? Jen (& Dave) Plantation Bronte, Ormeau Ridge, Gold Coast QLD 12/03/2015 - Commencement... 26/08/2015 - Handover! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=76446 Re: Issue with downpipes 11May 18, 2015 11:57 am I know how you feel, I am currently arguing my point against 2 downpipes going down the middle of our feature wall upstairs on our front façade as they are located different to our plans, and I feel the exact same way you do about loving the house until now, might seem silly to some that 2 bits of metal (or PVC in your case) can affect you so much but it really does! Our build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70984 Re: Issue with downpipes 12May 19, 2015 12:58 pm We have the same problem but the one we are complaining about is not on the plans, I put a post on this site a couple of weeks ago, check it out if you get a chance. I feel for you as I loved our house until they put this up. We are going to have it rectified but by whom is the million dollar question right now. Good luck!! 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 1723 thanks Chippy, i hope they have applied sealer but i am doubt to be honest, so i am gonna do this job after handover. 8 16304 |