Guttering.

[scooby1]

I have recently altered the orientation of my garage. The photo. shows how it used to be. I rebuilt the front gable wall after removing the up-and-over doors. I now have a side entrance.

I have stripped and painted the facias, now I need to replace the guttering. As can been seen, the guttering to the hip roof is as normal but then the angled downspout was hidden behind the facia. This means that there are lots of bends, different angles, etc. And what used to be the back wall has the same configuration with the guttering.

I am quite confident about installing new guttering but all the old joints were glued. Is this how things are done ? If so is there any preferred make of guttering ? I should say that I want to do it in black plastic. I could have painted the old guttering but it's had umpteen coats of paint on it already.

TIA for any help or advice.

 

[Mw Roofline]

The way it's been done there is actually the best way so you'll have to do it like for like.

 

[scooby1]

The way it's been done there is actually the best way so you'll have to do it like for like.

Yes, and I actually want to do it like that because it's much tidier. But I wondered if there is such as thing as a flexible bend that would enable me to get behind the facia without using lots of bends etc.

 

[terrypin]

4 isn't exactly lots but yes you can get flexi pipes usually used for water buts, look horrible.

 

[Mw Roofline]

No you'll have to do it all in offsets, don't use any 90 bends.

 

[scooby1]

No you'll have to do it all in offsets, don't use any 90 bends.

Can I ask why no 90 degree bends please ? That's what was used originally.

 

[terrypin]

Because the fall/run of dp isn't vertical or horizontal.

 

[scooby1]

Because the fall/run of dp isn't vertical.

Neither is the downspout that is behind the facia but I do know what you mean. There is a possibility that water and crud could lie in a 90 deg. bend. Thanks for that. Hadn't considered it.

 

[terrypin]

Exactly what was meant, maybe my explanation wasn't too good.

 

[foxhole]

Two off set joints offer every angle from 90 thru to a 180 while the 90 is just that, always avoid 90's where possible.

 

[scooby1]

Two off set joints offer every angle from 90 thru to a 180 while the 90 is just that, always avoid 90's where possible.

I really do appreciate all this help. I hadn't thought of that either. Thanks very much.