Gutter, Shed, and Cleanout Questions

I chose to put this thread in the General forum because it involves roofing, framing and even laying a cement pad (maybe) and possibly plumbing too.

The main problem is that the old metal shed, which is set right up against the house, is rusting.


I understand that I need to communicate with the City regarding the building codes, I live in South FL and the house may be sold, so there's no cutting corners on that issue. One of the people who works for the city in that department told me not to even assume that the local Home Depot will reliably install a shed which is up to spec.

A related problem is the gutter - the only gutter - which is along the back of the house. It does do one very handy thing - it prevents a whole lot of roof grit from falling into the pool. Sweeping those tiny roof pebbles out of the pool is a real pain. It is surprisingly stubborn stuff. I'm too cheap to buy an expensive vac for the pool, as I said, the house may be sold next year or the year after.

Otherwise, the roof diverts so much water into the gutter, it gets completely over whelmed during a heavy rain.


Currently, there is a hole in the bottom of the gutter on the side of the roof for the water to gush out and it lands on the roof of the shed. It makes quite a noise while that's happening. Luckily the bedroom of the neighbors house is on the far side of the house next door.

I'm going to post what I have and then post more to keep explaining...............

to continue...........

Inside the old shed is a sewer cleanout.

The city does provide plans for people who want to build their own shed. The problem is you have to get the plans from this one guy who is a part time worker, and he does have a phone number an voice mail, but I do not know why because he is not very big on returning calls.



There will be a few issues here and there with me building the shed, and it will involve pouring concrete. The mere fact that the shed is right next to the wall of the house and the deck is going to make that interesting too.

Regarding the gutter, I can tell by looking at the concrete wall that there was a downspout at some time in the past.


There is a concrete nail sticking out of the wall up top, and two patches where screws or nails were down low.

With so much going on, I kind of don't know where to start. That's why I've been meaning to do something for two years and have ended up doing nothing. At least this time around I've gone as far as emptying the shed. A strong hurricane would solve some problems but surely create others. I should add that the floor of the shed, 3/4 inch ply sitting directly on the ground (I could be wrong on that) is completely rotten.

Interesting but was there a question there somewhere, no you can not run the downspout into the sewer clean out.

"The problem is you have to get the plans from this one guy who is a part time worker,"

Since when and who said?

Why do you need a shed?

The dwelling's exterior is stucco.