Gutter Overhanging Garden

If your neighbour s gutters or eaves overhang your property there could be a trespass even if your use or enjoyment of your property is not affected.

Gutter overhanging garden.

Overhangs cast big shadows which means your plantings will be in the shade all. If the overhanging gutters have been in place for over 20 years then the owner may have acquired a prescriptive right for them to be there. Most of roof guttering is within my own boundary however due to the houses not being totally aligned part. It is possible to acquire a right to drain rainwater through overhanging gutters.

In certain circumstances use of a neighbour s land can be acquired by right through long usage. How to landscape under an overhang. Now that building space is at a premium more and more properties are being squeezed into less and less space. If the gutters or eaves have been there for a lengthy period of time and different rules apply differing time periods of 12 or 20.

Overhanging guttering is there a solution for an overhanging gutter. The secret gutter is a nice option because it also eliminates the need for overhanging roof eves so the net space lost is only 90mm plus you gain a cavity wall no no piers in the wall. This is one of the last technicalities i have to solve before we submit drawings to the council.