Anyone heard of anything I can use to supplement my slabs over-hang?

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uptown47

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Hi all,

When we got our garden done last year we had major issues with the porcelain slabs. I won't bore you with the details but, basically, they needed lifting and re-laying which has resulted in us only having a small over-hang. Also the water runs through the gaps between the tiles. This leads to dirty run-off water leaving stains on the walls.

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I wondered if there was any solutions that anyone had heard of to fix this?

I was thinking of something profiled that I could glue (or screw) on to the wall, underneath the current slab over-hang - like this?

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Anyone heard of anything like that? Or anyone have any other suggestions for how I can sort this?

Thanks :-)
 
Tigercubrider said:
You could look at aluminium profiles?

Or even Hardwood strips?
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Good idea! I'll look into it and see if I can find anything suitable

foxhole said:
You might be able to use this .

uPVC Gutter Drip Trim for EPDM​

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Thanks! I've just Googled them but I'm not sure they are the right profile. Will keep looking for something similar though.

Thanks for all the advice so far :)
 
Paint the wall the same colour as the water stains? Unless the wall has been constructed so as to not let water through from the rear, the render/paint/both will likely fail a some point anway. Any flashing or trim you add will likely look a bit rubbish. I'd just repaint the wall once a year instead if it really bothers you.
 
freddiemercurystwin said:
Paint the wall the same colour as the water stains? Unless the wall has been constructed so as to not let water through from the rear, the render/paint/both will likely fail a some point anway. Any flashing or trim you add will likely look a bit rubbish. I'd just repaint the wall once a year instead if it really bothers you.
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I'd ideally like white trim. I don't think it would look too bad. Certainly happy to live with the trim rather than the dirt/staining on the wall. The water in the photo isn't really an issue - that wall has already been cleaned - it's crap from the trees at the back that runs down the wall. Thanks :)
 
freddiemercurystwin said:
What about an aluminum U channel, in it's raw state it would just go a dull grey, bonded to the render I guess with some clear silicone. I think anything that sticks out beyond the edge of the slabs will look awful. The gaps in the slabs need re-pointing.

eg https://www.metals4u.co.uk/materials/aluminium/aluminium-channel
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Yep, that's not a bad idea. I originally thought of some white plastic trunking. I think if I mounted the U-channel upside down and deformed it slightly so it was sloping downwards from the wall then the furthest face would act to make sure the water/etc dripped off the end.... thanks :)
 
It would be a waste of time. But if you must do it, try this - black:tile, blue:something plastic or wood, red:hybrid polymer sealant

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freddiemercurystwin said:
@uptown47 There are cheaper suppliers than that no doubt btw. I can't see you being able to deform the channel very easily but why would you need to?
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I was just thinking of mounting the U-channel upside down and deforming it so it sloped away from the slabs (in black) and the water/crap would run down the back of the U-channel and drip off the end at a safe distance away from the wall :)
 
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