Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:07 pm
I live in Cyprus and for a number of years have had problems with a large, tiled, roof patio that leaks rainwater and creates damp on the ceiling of the lounge below.
When we dug it up the patio we found no T's or elbows had been used for the existing drain pipes under the tiles, the pipe had just been cut and bent at 90 deg. The membrane seal (Blackjack) used over the concrete, forming the base for the tiles, is also of poor quality, any rain water leaking from the drainage pipes floods over the membrane and seeks out any holes.
I intend having a new rain water drain system fitted, then the whole patio re-sealed over the existing tiles and new tiles laid.
I have been looking at using the Aco drainage system but as there is not much depth of concrete making up the roof patio, I need a drainage system that is shallow (around 80mm) and has end pipe connectors (2"??) to join the drain channels to each other and to the corner units (I intend spacing the drain channels rather than being continuous and joining each section with pipe, if possible).
Is Aco suitable and which type? There are Aco agents in Cyprus but they appear to have a very limited range of products.
I can arrange for transport of components from the UK to Cyprus if required.
Do you recommend the use of a jointing compound when joining Aco or similar products?
Do you have any other suggestions to provide a suitable solution?
I would appreciate your assistance.
Regards
Ken Jones
When we dug it up the patio we found no T's or elbows had been used for the existing drain pipes under the tiles, the pipe had just been cut and bent at 90 deg. The membrane seal (Blackjack) used over the concrete, forming the base for the tiles, is also of poor quality, any rain water leaking from the drainage pipes floods over the membrane and seeks out any holes.
I intend having a new rain water drain system fitted, then the whole patio re-sealed over the existing tiles and new tiles laid.
I have been looking at using the Aco drainage system but as there is not much depth of concrete making up the roof patio, I need a drainage system that is shallow (around 80mm) and has end pipe connectors (2"??) to join the drain channels to each other and to the corner units (I intend spacing the drain channels rather than being continuous and joining each section with pipe, if possible).
Is Aco suitable and which type? There are Aco agents in Cyprus but they appear to have a very limited range of products.
I can arrange for transport of components from the UK to Cyprus if required.
Do you recommend the use of a jointing compound when joining Aco or similar products?
Do you have any other suggestions to provide a suitable solution?
I would appreciate your assistance.
Regards
Ken Jones