Concrete Gutters - removal and legal requirements

Ross1303

Hi Guys,

Sorry if this has been covered but I cant find what I'm looking for searching.

We have a resonably serious water ingress issue in our house which has been confirmed as a joint issue of our roof and concrete gutters.

We have an old 50s semi that has concrete guttering running the length of the two houses.
There are down pipes for both properties but originally only 1 at the back of the property on our neighbours side.

We have an agreeable quote to re roof the property and have discussed the guttering issue at length and have been advised they would be best cut out and replaced.
Over the last two years there been lined with different things without success.

However as the current guttering is designed to flow across both properties, I was wondering where we stood if we decide to get ours cut out and replaced. We have been advised that to complete the job the gutters will be capped in the middle of the property.

Whilst next door has the original down spout for the back of the property are we likely to encounter any issues capping their gutters off in the middle rather than them flowing the whole length of the property and back in to their down pipe?

Does the party wall act apply in this situation etc?

Really need our issues sorted but concerned that the option of capping next doors off will cause some issues etc.

Any advice warmly welcomed

TELLIT01

As all water originally flowed to a single outlet on the neighbouring property it seems likely that the fall on the gutter will continue to drain water from your neighbour's property via the original downpipe. That would need to be checked, but is comparatively easy to do with either a bucket of water or a hose and a ladder.
Assuming everything is OK I see no reason why the end of the concrete gutter can't be capped.
You will obviously have to ensure that the new gutters fall towards the downpipe on your property.

troffasky

If you've any doubt about whether or not your neighbour's side of things is functioning correctly, I suggest you get video/photo evidence before starting work. You don't want your neighbours accusing you of breaking theirs when fixing yours.