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    Rainwater goods

    Aug 26, 2021 4 minutes
    Feature Roger Hunt, author of Old House Handbook

    Collectively known as rainwater goods, gutters, hopper heads and downpipes form the system designed to channel rainwater safely away from a building and prevent damage to its fabric and structure. The most common problems are caused by blockages, and defects due to inadequate maintenance.

    These issues are sometimes made worse because of changes to the building, particularly the roof, that over time have resulted in awkward reconfigurations of the rainwater system. The problems are compounded by today’s more extreme weather events associated with climate change, which cause older systems to

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