Hi - I'm in need of some advice please...
Last week I noticed my gutter overflowing. When I tapped the downpipe, I could tell it was full of water. The downpipe goes straight into the ground/concrete. Today I cut the pipe to see if I could clear the blockage - 5 hours later, it's still blocked. I'm very concerned that the pipe hasn't been installed into a proper soak-away or into the drains. I don't have the tools (or even the will after 5 hours) to dig up the concrete.
I wondered if Plan B might work - I have two gutters on the side of my house with two downpipes - for two different extensions. The attached picture shows the other downpipe - which definitely drains water away fine. In the top left of the picture is the gutter with the faulty downpipe.
Is there any reason why I could join the gutters together and remove with my non-functioning downpipe? Is there a maximum roof span that a downpipe could sufficiently cope with in the event of heavy, prolonged rain?
Or shall I just go for it?
Many thanks
Last week I noticed my gutter overflowing. When I tapped the downpipe, I could tell it was full of water. The downpipe goes straight into the ground/concrete. Today I cut the pipe to see if I could clear the blockage - 5 hours later, it's still blocked. I'm very concerned that the pipe hasn't been installed into a proper soak-away or into the drains. I don't have the tools (or even the will after 5 hours) to dig up the concrete.
I wondered if Plan B might work - I have two gutters on the side of my house with two downpipes - for two different extensions. The attached picture shows the other downpipe - which definitely drains water away fine. In the top left of the picture is the gutter with the faulty downpipe.
Is there any reason why I could join the gutters together and remove with my non-functioning downpipe? Is there a maximum roof span that a downpipe could sufficiently cope with in the event of heavy, prolonged rain?
Or shall I just go for it?
Many thanks