And yet you are insisting on a concealed gutter....?Yes, I'm aware these options exist, but I understood that they're more challenging to implement, maintain and also repair
Bizarre.
And yet you are insisting on a concealed gutter....?Yes, I'm aware these options exist, but I understood that they're more challenging to implement, maintain and also repair
with a Pina Colada
Yeah, thanks Woody, I can imagine something like that, and it seems like it ought to be in fairly common usage these days. But after a couple of days of searching online I've not found any prefab system of brackets, gutters and fascias on the market that do this simply and cheaply. (expensive aluminium systems I've seen). We may investigate fabricating something ourselves, but I'm just surprised I can't pop down to a roofing supplier just buy a load of uPVC/ABS/GRP stuff we can stick up in an afternoon. I guess this is still a pretty niche thing then.
I will get on with the build and maybe decide on this in the final stage if time/budget allows. I really appreciate all the ideas - plenty of food for thought. Cheers!
I'm not much in to health food, I am in to champagne.Clearly such a roof design will transport you back to the 1970's
: -I mentioned the possibility of doing a concealed gutter to my builder today and he also suggested something like my plan (which I thought was probably crude and ill informed!) ie, creating a trough in the roof over the front overhang by notching out a channel about 10-12cm deep across the joists, lining it with 12mm ply and then covering it with the GRP like the rest of the roof. This would fall to the left of the roof at about 1:80 over 6m.
Yes, and it remains an option, but for us is fiddly, risky and may not be as successful notched into our joists like that because of lack of experience with the design. And as Notch7 says the traditional exposed gutter is not really that offensive and in some respects can add interest. I'll just have to weigh up the pros and cons and see how confident we feel when we get to that point. Also if I find some off-the-shelf products to make this sort of system simpler that would sway my decision. As ever thanks for all the advice, I'm always learning.: -
That is a form of box gutter
Nor do they have a catastrophic negative aesthetic effect either. If you are busy gawping at the lack of beauty and architectural splendour of your gutter, then you need get a hobby.Never really considered rainwater gutters as adding interest but whatever you like.
I hate parapet walls too. Detest the damn things. Whos stupid idea was it to stick a wall in the way of the roof water run off.
Honestly!
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