Will deep guttering fix this overlow issue?

I'm assuming that downpipe is coming from the main roof, if so that should go straight down to the drain below I think. The gutter in the video is purely for the extension, and would probably be ok if that was the case, although some of the downpours recently have tested the best of guttering. :eek:
 
It should go straight down, but someone moved the back door and it can’t anymore.. so this is where we are!

The video is of a particularly heavy downpour and it doesn’t usually splash over quite that much.

I can’t really see any other ways of doing this other than making the guttering on the kitchen deeper to handle the main roof downpipe draining into it
 
Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
Its a small video so hard to see but could you take the downpipe across just below the gutter and join it into the other downpipe at that point?
So the open part just deals with that roof?
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yup this sounds like the best idea
as it is now water must be splashing up behind the fascia,not a good idea to let that keep happening
 
There isn’t really space..

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It has been like this for probably 10 plus years, but likely made all the fascia worse. I just want to do what I can to improve it as the fascia and guttering is being replaced anyway
 
still a bodge but can you put a 90 on the bottom of that pipe then a length of pipe in the gutter to the outlet and then a 45 or another 90 into the gutter outlet?

might not work as it may cause the existing gutter to overflow due to the pipe
 
Yes. It's a bit difficult to do it any other way. Doesn't look like there is enough room to take that downpipe any other way. Go ahead, fit a deep gutter.
You may also need to replace the shoe with a bend and a short length of pipe. This is because the water is hitting the shoe with a lot of force and spattering out, creating a right mess. A bend and a foot of downpipe should sort it out. You do need the deep gutter though, the total flow is exceeding the capacity of the existing gutter.
 
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Terrace/detached or semi detached? do you have the option to take the downpipe off to one end of the house, or put a restrictor on the window and bring it down in the corner.
 
Lean said:
3 or 4 112° offset bends to get around the gutter. A length of pipe into a branch on the existing downpipe.

Here is an example of what Im thinking to get around the gutter. You would make your own.

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I understand what you mean, but there's not enough space to do this without being in the way of the window (it opens at the top)
 
ANDARIAL said:
still a bodge but can you put a 90 on the bottom of that pipe then a length of pipe in the gutter to the outlet and then a 45 or another 90 into the gutter outlet?

might not work as it may cause the existing gutter to overflow due to the pipe
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I'm thinking something like this, yea. If the deep gutter doesn't fix it enough
 
JRJ said:
Terrace/detached or semi detached? do you have the option to take the downpipe off to one end of the house, or put a restrictor on the window and bring it down in the corner.
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Semi, there's no drain at the corner of the back of the house, it's directly below where that current downpipe is. I intend to have an ACO drain fitted at some point that runs along the back wall as the garden slopes towards the house. Could look into adding something that the downpipe could flow into also when doing that.
 
GeX said:
Semi, there's no drain at the corner of the back of the house, it's directly below where that current downpipe is. I intend to have an ACO drain fitted at some point that runs along the back wall as the garden slopes towards the house. Could look into adding something that the downpipe could flow into also when doing that.
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In that case I'd live with it for the time being but look at getting that ACO as soon as and do as @kinetic747 says, bring it down to the left of the window.
 
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