Downpipes in attached houses

[tosullivan]

Wind up alert?

no I'm serious...

the last few heavy downpours, the rain that is coming down the pipe from the top roof onto my extended kitchen roof is flowing at a serious rate, but if I look at the neighbours, there is very little coming down his.

 

[sydthebeat]

your neighbours downpipe wil be draining a different roof plane, so it may be that the roof plane drained to your site is prone to heavier rainfall.... (no, not a wind up either)....
what im trying to say is that there should be no sharing of roof plane between your downpipe and his... is there???

 

[ClubMan]

And maybe your neighbours gutters are blocked with debris or something?

 

[bacchus]

I seem to be taking all the rain water in my downpipe and the next door neighbour doesn't seem to have any rain water coming down his pipe...
how can I get around this?

What's the problem? is your neighbour jealous?

 

[capall]

no I'm serious...

the last few heavy downpours, the rain that is coming down the pipe from the top roof onto my extended kitchen roof is flowing at a serious rate, but if I look at the neighbours, there is very little coming down his.

Are your 2 gutters joined ? Are you getting the water from his gutter ?
My understanding is that the gutters are fixed at a tilt which will determine whether the water flows left to tight

Do you have a pipe just flowing onto a flat roof ?

 

[tosullivan]

your neighbours downpipe wil be draining a different roof plane, so it may be that the roof plane drained to your site is prone to heavier rainfall.... (no, not a wind up either)....
what im trying to say is that there should be no sharing of roof plane between your downpipe and his... is there???

They are 2 semi detached houses joined together. The gutter running along the bottom of the roof on both houses are joined together. At either ends, we have a downpipe which ends on the roof of the kitchen extension on both houses. It seems to be coming out my downpipe a lot more than his

And maybe your neighbours gutters are blocked with debris or something?

Quite possible

What's the problem? is your neighbour jealous?

no

Are your 2 gutters joined ? Are you getting the water from his gutter ?
My understanding is that the gutters are fixed at a tilt which will determine whether the water flows left to tight

Do you have a pipe just flowing onto a flat roof ?

Both downpipes are flowing onto a tilted roof on each house.
Then this lower roof has also got its own gutter that has a downpipe. However the flow of water out of my upper downpipe is coming out so fast, that its just sheeting off my lower roof straight into my garden

 

[capall]

Both downpipes are flowing onto a tilted roof on each house.
Then this lower roof has also got its own gutter that has a downpipe. However the flow of water out of my upper downpipe is coming out so fast, that its just sheeting off my lower roof straight into my garden

Your neighbours gutter must be tilted to flow into your gutter,what else can it be ,the rain doesn't fall any heavier on your side of the house

 

[sydthebeat]

if there is a downpipe on both his side and your side of the rear elevation, then you should not be draining his roof.... is the gutter raised in the middle and falling to both sides?? if so then you could put an end piece on your side to ensure no out flow from his roof into your network....
if not then your downpipe is draining his roof, the status quo would hae to remain IMHO...

 

[MandaC]

This topic is very relevant to me. I have just moved into a new house (mid terrace), which means my house and the end house are sharing the downpipe from the roof - it was on their property - just inside the wall They have built a huge extension right across the back of the house. They had it built before I moved in and I have no problem with it. However, the guttering (or downpipe) which was there has just been cut off in mid air above the sloping roof over their extension. With the amount of rain we have been getting, there appears to be a huge gush of water flowing down, hitting their roof and just belting off the top of the wall between us. When the rain was really heavy, it was hitting off the wall and landing inside my wall causing a pool to form on my newly built patio. Its fierce noisy also. Am I within my rights to request they get it repaired/replaced.

 

[capall]

But how do they repair it ?
There is no place for the downpipe to go anymore because of the extension ?
All the can do is put a longer pipe which might reach the gutters on their extension

 

[MandaC]

I dont know if they can put some fixing onto the pipe to turn it so that it eventually reaches the guttering at the end. Or else guide it to the top of the extension. I dont know anything about building at all, but I reckon it cant be right just to cut off a pipe mid flow halfway up a house and leave water gushing everywhere. I have definitely been left with a puddle on my patio because of it. Thought first it had been broken off. I would not have noticed at all except for the amount of rain we have been getting. They told me an architect designed their extension. I dont think an Architect would leave it finished like that. Perhaps its not finished. Anyway, think I might broach the subject and see what comes of it.

 

[ClubMan]

but I reckon it cant be right just to cut off a pipe mid flow halfway up a house and leave water gushing everywhere. I have definitely been left with a puddle on my patio because of it.

Definitely not - to do so would be to leave the affected property at risk of damp problems for example.