ᐅ New gutter is dripping—normal or a defect?

Hello,

About 10 days ago, the gutters were installed on our single-family house. Yesterday, I was on the scaffolding and noticed that the gutter is leaking where the individual sections are joined together and was dripping. I’m concerned because a conservatory will be built below the gutter at one point, and it is unpleasant to hear the dripping on the conservatory roof (which we currently experience at our rental property). Is this considered a defect, or is it normal?

Don’t immediately call it a defect – the house isn’t even finished yet! That’s what you say at the next meeting, and then the issue gets sealed, fixed, or dealt with in whatever way necessary to make it watertight.

This must absolutely not drip – clearly a defect

ypg schrieb:
Don’t always call it a defect right away – the house isn’t finished yet!
You can mention it at the next meeting, and then it will be sealed, fixed, or whatever is needed to make it watertight.

Exactly. It’s just a tiny little soldering job done by the roofer. However, there really shouldn’t be any dripping at that spot. Is there water standing in the gutter? Sometimes the gutter can’t be fully soldered to the edge at the transition, for example because roof tiles get in the way. If water stands in the gutter because, for example, the downpipe is blocked (by leaves, construction gravel, or similar), then the water can reach the top edge of the solder joint and cause dripping. That’s what happened in our case. Once the downpipe was cleared, everything was fine.
Best regards

Baustelle2016 schrieb:
There really must be no dripping at this spot.

So, the gutter must not drip there, then I will discuss this with the roofer.
Thanks to everyone for the quick responses.
P.S. The gutter is brand new, and the downpipe is clear.

The gutter has been soldered. Thank you all for your responses!