Amateur Gardening

Fitting guttering to a shed

GUTTERING and downpipes perform an essential function, channelling rainwater from the roof to a drain, soakaway or into a water butt. Without them shed walls – especially the popular larchlap type – can let water in, while water can also pool along the bottom edge when guttering is missing, increasing the risk of wood rotting and the ground flooding.

Fitting guttering is quite straightforward. Some roofs on big sheds have a deep overhang and will need standard household guttering, but most small sheds like mine need something smaller. Widely available is FloPlast Miniflo guttering (Wilko, B&Q and Screwfix), which has 76mm-wide

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