Finlayson Roofing & Guttering - a reality check

10/06/2013

The video tells the story in a logical manner.

17/05/2013

13/05/2013

12/05/2013

I have never before seen a workman care less about his work or so careless about not caring.

09/05/2013

This is the inside view of the gutter end Christian could not get level. Note the neat workmanship. Note the high spots that he could not clear.

08/05/2013

Welcome. The story is told in the albums to give it an appropriate sequence..

04/05/2013

Christian left our home completely vulnerable to flooding while he, we understand, went sailing.

04/05/2013

19/04/2013

The problem is that over a third of the roof area drains into three metres of gutter with only one way out. It flows directly at the corner where the gulley is badly constructed. The nearest (only) downpipe is over seven metres and two corners away. Add the flow to the downpipe from the other direction and half the roof drains to this one downpipe. The outlet to the street is an 80mm pipe. It's a recipe for repeated disaster. Call in the professionals! They all had two things in common - none wanted to hear my analysis of the problem and none mentioned (knew of?) the Australian Standard which set out the solution for just this problem. At least I knew one of the two.

19/04/2013

This shows how close the troublesome corner of the guttering is to our electrical installations. The holes in the soffit are a previous owner's attempt to drain the water. The spouts were my try. When there is a downpour we watch the water spurt out of these, knowing that water is high enough to overflow into the soffit over the gulley's edge.