Comments on: Fixing Downpipe on roof tile?

By: xenon

xenon — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:21:59 +0000

I once saw a clever idea on a roof to hold a downpipe, A tile was pushed up to expose the wood, and a copper wire ( old electrical earthing wire) was secured to the wood with a brass wood screw, the tile was lowered back and an adjacent one was done in the same way, the downpipe was wound with the two wires, and NEVER moved in the wind.
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By: boy boy

boy boy — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:57:59 +0000

if the roof leaks with the extra rain water then you have a problem with the roof ..but you can still drill and fix downpipe brackets to the tiles ..just use a sharp masonry drill and leave the hammer off
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By: Neil M

Neil M — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:27:59 +0000

We do this a lot in Scotland with snow boards. And i guess the same would apply for any guttering or downpipes. Lift the tile or slate above where your laying the fitting,with a thin flat peice of metal(not more than 3/16inch) Lay it in where roof covering was,fix it through the top lay the tile/slate back down and form the shape at the end to hold your pipe/guttering etc
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Roofer in the highlands for 25 years

By: steve c

steve c — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:44:59 +0000

i,ve done this
get a metal coat hanger and cut it into 8" lengths, bend in the middle to form a vee shape.
get some large tie wraps and put them around the waste and fasten the cut lengths to the pipe in a straight line.
push the bent pieces of wire up into the tiles firmly and the tiles will hold it in place.
do this on a dry day and mastic it in for added security
don,t worry about it rusting, it will be a lot of years before this will affect the metal
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By: surnbgorra

surnbgorra — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:56:59 +0000

Why two lengths?. you should be able to get one length for 3m.the fewer joints the better.I take it the water is coming from a gutter higher up, if so fit an appropriate bend where it sheds onto the extension roof and fit a downpipe bracket to the wall,
This will hold it rigid at that end, then run your new downpipe across to where the extension downpipe is,disconnect this from the extension gutter, fit a "hopper" to the top of the extension downpipe, it looks like a large funnel, you'll have to cut the top of the downpipe so the existing gutter runs into it as well as your new downpipe. Fix the new pipe to the fascia board with another bracket, that way you do not need to fix it to the tiles …….good luck
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By: golden

golden — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:49:59 +0000

Fix it to a wall with pipe clips.If its got to go accross a flat roof just put sand bags on it.If the extension roof is tiled and leaking badly either the pitch is to low for the tile , the felt needs replacing or the lead flashing is leaking
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23years building and roofing

By: flipgoman

flipgoman — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:03:59 +0000

Typically gutters are nailed down and supported by hangers and straps. You might need Fascia installed before the gutters.
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