Fixing / rerouting Guttering

[Wormella]

Our previous home owner did odd and short sighted things with a waterbutt and guttering at the back of the house. It needs fixed but I don't even know where to start with looking for someone to fix it.

Any suggestions??

 

[number9]

handyman with building/plumbing experience. if you find someone, let us know

what about @Neon Jay http://www.staffordforum.com/xf/ind...try-building-handywork-in-staffordshire.8671/

 

[Chillybean]

Options will depend on the height as you might need a cherry picker or scaffolding. The job itself might be fairly easy so would try a handyman first and then see were you go from there.

 

[Wormella]

It's not that high - it's just a bit complicated as a complex (basically all the guttering from the back end of the house goes into a water butt - and that's it - so there's overflow damaging the wall behind it.

Thanks for the suggestions - will look into thembut keep them coming

 

[Laurie61]

Is there a drain where the spouting would have originally emptied into, If its just the water butt overflowing buy an overflow kit and run pipe into the original drain.

http://www.guttering-expert.co.uk/water-butt-overflow-kit.html

 

[Wormella]

Is there a drain where the spouting would have originally emptied into, If its just the water butt overflowing buy an overflow kit and run pipe into the original drain.

http://www.guttering-expert.co.uk/water-butt-overflow-kit.html

There doesn't seem to be anywhere it would naturally have overflowed too - guessing they decided to get rid of it when they did an extension!

 

[number9]

maybe they used more water around the garden?
attach a hose to the tap and drain off when its getting full

 

[Wormella]

maybe they used more water around the garden?
attach a hose to the tap and drain off when its getting full

Yeah, I'm guessing they do, but we're not gardeners in the same way so we'd like a more permanent solution