Some guttering advice required

Albermarle

chris_n said:

Albermarle said:

Might be a daft question but does it really matter if your gutters overflow when there is a proper downpour?
We have a similar set up to the OP and when it really comes down heavy the lower gutter often overflows, but as this only happens maybe 4 times a year, is it really an issue ?

It can be if the gutter overflow soaks your walls!

Mine overflows away from the wall, so maybe not so much of an issue, especially as it only occurs very occasionally.

chris_n

Albermarle said:

chris_n said:

Albermarle said:

Might be a daft question but does it really matter if your gutters overflow when there is a proper downpour?
We have a similar set up to the OP and when it really comes down heavy the lower gutter often overflows, but as this only happens maybe 4 times a year, is it really an issue ?

It can be if the gutter overflow soaks your walls!

Mine overflows away from the wall, so maybe not so much of an issue, especially as it only occurs very occasionally.

You are likely millimetres away from it overflowing both sides so a bit heavier rain (climate change) and it's coming both sides. You also are likely to have a lot of splashback onto the lower part of the wall and it is also possible that the wind blows it against the wall. I wouldn't risk the potential long term problems when it is likely relatively easy to fix now.

ic

Micron said:

You could try turning around the outlet at the bottom of the downpipe about 45 deg towards the right, this should slow down the speed of the water flow and spread the water over a greater length of the gutter it may not then overflow..

Try this - I had the same sort of problem with guttering from the loft falling and due to its speed just skipped over the next gutter it drained to.  Simply turning the pipe a bit was all it needed to resolve the issue!

bjorn_toby_wilde

ic said:

Micron said:

You could try turning around the outlet at the bottom of the downpipe about 45 deg towards the right, this should slow down the speed of the water flow and spread the water over a greater length of the gutter it may not then overflow..

Try this - I had the same sort of problem with guttering from the loft falling and due to its speed just skipped over the next gutter it drained to.  Simply turning the pipe a bit was all it needed to resolve the issue!

This exactly.

I have the same setup with a canopy roof on the front of my house. The outlets are turned (actually 90 degrees) and that slows the water flow as Micron describes.  You could try this for free before spending money and time on anything else