Gutters, silt pits and stormwater in Donnybrook
Where roof water actually ends up.
In short: Half of what we find in this corridor comes back to water going somewhere it should not.
Gutter installation
Sections not installed correctly is a recorded Donnybrook finding, and it changes where water goes.
Silt pits
New estates fill them with construction soil, which blocks the system later.
Grading
If the ground does not fall away from the slab, water stays against it.
Downpipe connections
Present is not the same as connected.
Why it compounds
Water against a slab in reactive ground drives movement, and movement drives cracking.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Donnybrook. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
