ᐅ Concrete beneath downspouts under gutters

Created on: 1 Jul 2016 20:27

Hello,

I wanted to start working on our soakaway system and discovered that there are concrete "chunks" under the downpipes.
A hammer and rotary hammer are not enough; I don’t have a jackhammer.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to remove this?

External PVC downpipe on red brick wall, excavation work at the foundation.

Bieber08154 Jul 2016 10:17

Simon_SH schrieb:
Does anyone have an idea how to get rid of this?

Try asking the person responsible if they can help you! Otherwise, borrow the appropriate tools.

nms_hs5 Jul 2016 18:57

This occurred at the foundation slab. A jackhammer could be an option; a sledgehammer seems a bit too close to the wall for my taste—and who knows what might crack there?

Fortunately, our site manager has now seen it in person—the masons / floor tilers are coming to fix it :-)

Thanks for the suggestions anyway :-)

garfunkel5 Jul 2016 21:02

Is this thing connected to the wall? Otherwise, you could also use an angle grinder to separate it first.

nms_hs6 Jul 2016 17:05

#10

That is firmly fixed in place; I suspect it is connected to the foundation slab. With flexible piping, you would first have to remove the downpipe.

Jochen1047 Jul 2016 11:00

#11

How did your roofer (or whoever it was) even come up with the idea to install it that way? 😕

nms_hs7 Jul 2016 17:11

#12

That wasn’t visible before... Only when I started digging a bit to test the connection did it become apparent. There was a nice layer of sand on top...

ᐅ Concrete beneath downspouts under gutters

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