Browse Forums Building A New House Re: House with no gutters 8Mar 26, 2012 7:03 pm 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… 0 551 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 12621 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair That’s very helpful information. Will find out more from there. Much appreciated. 11 13639 |