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Definition of downpipe in English: downpipenounˈdaʊnpʌɪp British A pipe to carry rainwater from a roof to a drain or to ground level. Example sentencesExamples - When he pulled the gunk out that was blocking the downpipe, it roared and shook as the water drained away.
- Elsewhere, a section of James Street has benefited from a project involving the replacement of downpipes and facade improvements.
- If you are on the top floor, the source of the problem may be coming from a defective gutter or downpipe, or defective roof covering.
- Also at that time I had a 2700 litre water tank installed in my side yard and had a plumber redirect all my downpipes into the empty pool and water tank.
- If he had requested, prior to the ingress of water, that Richmond check the rainwater downpipes and outlets, one might have expected him to have mentioned that in this letter.
- The source of the dampness penetration can be - and must be - eradicated and quite clearly this will require simply replacing the defective rainwater downpipes.
- Waterfalls of algae stained the outside walls where the downpipes leaked, sometimes forming great puddles that would block the close entrances.
- He said the droppings had blocked the gutters and downpipes on the building, causing water to seep into the roof timbers.
- On the other hand the stormwater downpipes that just discharge onto the ground didn't seem to cause any problems, so that may be how we do the stormwater separation.
- ‘The wiring needs renewing and the chimneys, roof and downpipes are in a serious state of disrepair,’ said the aristocrat.
- You can buy diverters that cost less than £5, which will channel water from a downpipe to a water butt or hose.
- He built a chute which taps into the roof downpipe, and diverts the water into a barrel.
- We'd already decided that the guttering and downpipes need upgrading but now it looks like a new floor complete with damp-proof membrane is going to be needed.
- He said the problem of flooding was caused by a blocked drainpipe and corrected by a redesign and additional downpipes.
- Check the condition of the gutters and, for replacement, use good quality cast iron or cast aluminium guttering and downpipes.
- With downpipes and guttering pulled off the building.
- So this morning the unfortunate plumber is fixing my downpipe, which is, as it turns out, a minor job after all.
- The cast iron gutters with copper downpipes need to be cleaned and painted with special paint.
- Valleys are secured and tensioned at each side by chains which go inside the thin white downpipes to fixings over drainage holes in the paving.
- Roofs are of corrugated iron drained by copper spouts and downpipes.
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