Hello, This is my first post here and I have looked at previous post before posting. So I have a boxed style plastic gutter fitted in my conservatory and they continue to leak in the inside of our conservatory. The gutter fitting looks like it sits inside the building as per images and mainly leaks in the corner especially after a rainfall. We have spoken to some people in the building trade and they think it could be aqual pooling and that they can bed / apply some solution but we have to wait until it is dry weather and forecast to be dry for several days. Please can anyone give me support in getting a fix, will foam filler work and if so what type or the solution the builder want to apply is there a name for it? Cost effective and quick fix is my goal.
All I can say is, foam filler won't work. It ain't wot it's designed for. There are some cracking products out there that will almost certainly work, but you'll need to trace the actual leak first. A photo of that gutter/gulley from the outside would help. Can you tell where - exactly - the water comes in? Does it 'travel' before coming in? Or does it come in where it likely gets through from the outside? That second picture shows what looks like 'boxing in' - is the gullet behind this? Can that boxing be removed fairly easily? Really, if you don't identify where the leak 'gap' is, then you'll simply be coating external surfaces and hoping for the best.
Ideally we need some photo's looking down from the parapet into the box gully, & wall with the coping. Evercryl might solve the problem. http://www.everbuild.co.uk/bitumen-and-roofing/roof-repair/Evercryl
Hi with ref to Kiab - we have tried to use sealant which made the leak move along the gutter and find a new place to leak! How do we check if the gutter has dropped or warping? Also the company that sell Evercryl only sell in pallets ? Devils advocate - as far as I can tell the rain is traveling before it leaks and the leak moved along the gutter it is leaking inside our conservatory. Ps what is a gullet and I'm unsure if the box gutter is easily removable I need more specific tips as an bit clueless More pictures to follow Thanks for quick responses
Google is your friend. http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Roofing+&+Drainage/d250/Roof+Compound+&+Waterseals/sd2809/Evercryl+One+Coat+Roof+Repair+1kg/p80073 Plenty of other places to buy it, the link was only for the fact sheet. Paint the whole length of the inside of gutter, pointless just patching here & there.
Sounds suspiciously like the rainwater somewhere isn't actually falling into the gutter, but straight into the box. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
I'd check where the water is falling from the flat roof and/or the coping stones wall. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
Hey please can you see if the lining looks like its separating. Sorry guys getting quite technical here but will I need to removing the roof to fix issue or what can I do? It mainly leaks in this section internally. I came across this article is this type of work really required! http://toucanroofing.co.uk/box-gutter/
What would I do if th leak is coming via the coping wall / lining not sure the gutter itself is the issue here
Can't quite tell the space/distance between the underneath of the coping and the guttering, but possibly self-adhesive lead flashing stuck to the wall and laid into gutter, or some form of drip tray clipped from the gutter to under the coping. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
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