Browse Forums Building A New House Re: House with no gutters 6Apr 19, 2007 12:15 pm Drat. All good points. As usual, to achieve decent ergonomics is expensive (ie mesh). I suppose with a single angled 'slab' roof you only need one gutter, but then that determines your house design, and those sort of rooves always look like prime candidates to blow away in a storm... Re: House with no gutters 7Mar 26, 2012 6:53 pm I have Council (DA) approval for a house with no gutters, with the water being collected in a shallow gravel drain (with an impermeable membrane underneath) draining to an underground water tank. Construction not yet complete. No more gutters clogged with leaves (and other (unknown)things) nor the risk of climbing up on the roof to clean them out. Re: House with no gutters 8Mar 26, 2012 7:03 pm Holy thread revival batman - 4.5 years has to be some sort of record. Back on topic though - how well is the shallow gravel drain going to stand up to a downpour during the wet season I wonder? I suspect you must have a bit of land to work with? Some people apparently have nothing better to do than comment on other people's sigs. Re: House with no gutters 9Apr 03, 2012 8:47 pm The "revival" comment is noted. But what's the point? I'm attempting to address a significant issue in a logical, if novel way - at least for Australia. Currently the lack of collection system is not a problem as we are on sand and it's coped fine with a couple of severe storms to date , as has a nearby house (with no gutters) over the past 5+ years. This is just another way of skinning the cat and may not suit all applications but wide (900 mm) eaves and ground level collection is easier, safer and cheaper than gutters. One can only wonder why it hasn't received more attention to date. I'm happy to provide more details of what's proposed and to subsequently follow up with details of performance when that stage is reached. Re: House with no gutters 10Apr 04, 2012 2:49 pm In many states you are required to retain and deal with the water that falls on your property. If the block was vacant raid would fall evenly, however when you build a house it funnel's the water. As you know given enough time, water can errode anything, including things like your home's foundations (both the footings and surrounding soil.) The short answer is gutter's and downpipe's let you funnel water into water tank's or soakwell's and prevent erosion of the surrounding land. In WA you CAN have a roof without gutter's provided you have a ground water collection system ... gutter's are always used because it is far cheaper. Re: House with no gutters 11Apr 04, 2012 3:58 pm cmhamilton Holy thread revival batman - 4.5 years has to be some sort of record. I think I just woke the baby! Casey + Gary + 5 kool kiddos + 1 funky Frenchie + 5 happy hens = barrels of fun in Muswellbrook Hi, I have a block that I am planning on building on soon to both side boundaries, which both have other houses constructed that were also built boundary to… 0 540 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 12609 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That’s very helpful information. Will find out more from there. Much appreciated. 11 13630 |