Hi,

I have just installed a Garden shed and this ia adjacent to another shed in the garden. Unfortunately, rain is dripping from the old shed on to window ledge below and spraying across to my new shed which is resulting in the new shed leaking.

I am going to install a rain guttering system on the old shed to allivate this but I am not sure how to do the drainage for this. Can someone please give advice on what I should do and if any illustrations or visual pics would be ideal.

Thanks

int a water butt is great for the garden

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As I've never done this previously or even seen one can you please expand.

What Big Al means is to feed the downpipe into a water butt, this saves water for the garden and doesn't need any digging for drainage.

Butts can be bought anywhere, often the local council run promotions.

John

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Hi,

Thanks for the reply, As the garden is "pebbled off" the rainwater would be of no use to me. The only reason I am installing a rain guttering system is to " stop rain dripping from the old shed on to window ledge below and spraying across to my new shed which is resulting in the new shed leaking".

Have I got any alternatives??

can you post a pic?

No probs, but will be a couple of days as shed isn't actually in my garden.

Thanks

Hi,

Please find attached photos of sheds.

ok the problem you have is whatever you do if it overlaps the sides will cut the light out

assuming you have an edge along the side off the shed roof off at least 12mm
i would get a 2x1 treated batton and screw to the edge spaced off by 12mm or so and sticking up by around 15 mm
you could use an offcut off shiplap as long as it is at least 30x12mm
basicly any thing that will deflect the water and channels it down as guttering will greatly reduce the light in the the other shed

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Hi,

Thanks for the reply, I am not really to fussed about the light, the shed on the right has a blacked out curtain and is for storing old toys etc.

My question really is, if I put on plastic guttering and a downpipe, must I have some kind of drainage or can I not just let the water (for ever little that may be) just run into the pebble stones at the front of the hut's.

Thanks

for that square meterage, and all that ground ready for drainage, just releasing it on the gravel is probably fine.

What's below the graval though, ground or concrete?

also, why not get a water butt anyway, always handy to have a supply at the end of the garden.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply, ultimately, there is earth under the peeble stones but there is plastic sheeting on top of the earth.

I think long term I'll go and get a water butt, but initially I'll settle for letting the water run onto the peebles.

The main reason I don't want to get a water butt straight away is the shed, base, paint, locks etc etc has cost a fortune. Now got to fork out for guttering it just seems outlay is never ending!

Thanks all for your help.

is your 'plastic sheet' permiable?

you mat have problems of it is just a plastic sheet, but you could easily fix them with no additional outlat.

I completely understand re the costs.

just an idea if its dripping on the cill ...and you dont use the window ....then why dont you remove the cill and board over the window.....would this sort the problem..?????

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Hi,

Thanks for the replies, I have been advised the plastic sheet is permiable so I think I'll just let the water run onto the ground. If l notice the ground is getting saturated l'll just install a Water Butt.

I think I leave the cill as it is, as this shed isn't actually mine and plus I think it could make the shed messy.