Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Apr 21, 2019 1:30 pm Hi all Looking at an investment property on a big block. The current 1960's house has the standard approx. 400mm eaves, with about 150mm of guttering, however as we'd like to subdivide the block at the back, we need 3.5m from the eaves/gutters to the boundary fence. With the current eaves/gutters it's 2.95m, well short of what's required. If we can remove the eaves and have a gutter in-line with the wall of the house then we will JUST get 3.5m. Has anyone else done this sort of thing before, and if so, what tips/suggestions do you have? Appreciate any assistance. Thanks. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Changing old house eaves/gutters to parapet wall 4Apr 21, 2019 7:54 pm I finally found the council's guidelines and it stipulates 3.6m...well that adds another spanner to the works. The boundary to wall is 3.5m, so even changing the guttering won't provide the clearance. Re: Changing old house eaves/gutters to parapet wall 5Apr 24, 2019 5:55 pm This would create a need for a box gutter scenario, which we try to avoid at all costs as once they fail (Matter of when not if) they leak into the home and can cause significant damage Agree, Riviera from Clarendon looks beautiful. I've seen one with a light-colored bricks and just a bit of molding (in my neighborhood). It's definitely overpriced. I'm… 10 6298 Update from me! Couldn't find the trimmer - not sure if there isn't one simply because the eave is so narrow. Went ahead with the spring toggles and it all worked out… 7 5854 The two 15mm holes are obviously not compliant. The Dept of Fair Trading would love to see this one! Do the gutters pool water after it stops raining? Although it's… 4 7843 |