Box Gutter Construction Detail

A drain is incorporated into this gutter.

Box gutter construction detail.

With building design being so restrictive on space these days this is the area where designers must think about how the roofing contractor will make the box gutter comply. Box gutters are usually drained by a simple down pipe but in the case of the down pipe being blocked by leaves or other debris an overflow should be included to ensure that the gutter is not overfilled. All information below should be reviewed. It may be lined with epdm rubber metal asphalt or roofing felt and may be concealed behind a parapet or the eaves or in a roof valley.

The leader is attached to the drain runs through the overhang and directly down the exterior wall of the house. Box gutter dmi s box gutter is available in galvalume aluminum stainless steel rheinzink and copper. This license is current and active. The gutter system resides inside hidden the overhang of the roof.

The upper edge of the gutter apron extends at least 6 onto the roof and is folded over and held by cleats at 12 o c. Gutters on these style buildings were meant to be hidden. C 61 d24 metal. 150mm insulation 0 044w mk between rafters.

A continuous lock strip is soldered to the apron at least 4 below its upper edge. Dmi offers a full line of accessories including internal gutter support brackets custom under brackets mitered corners end caps splice plates expansion joints outlets downspouts elbows and downspout straps. The k style gutter is an adaptation from a design based on the classical orders of design. A box gutter is defined as a graded channel generally of a rectangular shape for the conveyance of rainwater within the building footprint including adjacent to a wall or parapet.

In many cases however a built in or box gutter may be what your house originally had and what it should have now. 215mm aircrete solid wall λ 0 15 w mk render insulation λ 0 022 w mk pitched roof gable. The rain gutters cleaning service inc dba m l construction 4724 huntington dr los angeles ca 90032 business phone number 310 980 3941. Each box gutter run must discharge independently to ether a sump or directly out of the building without changing the size of the gutter or changing direction.

In this detail a one piece copper gutter lining and apron is used in conjunction with a standing seam roof. There is more information on this later.