Box gutter
A box gutter, parallel gutter, or trough gutter is a rain gutter on a roof usually rectangular in shape; 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.[1][2]
Box gutters are essentially placed between parallel surfaces, as in a valley between parallel roofs or at the junction of a roof and a parapet wall. They should not be confused with so-called valley gutters or valley flashings which occur at the non-parallel intersection of roof surfaces, typically at right angled internal corners of pitched roofs.[3] Provision is made in the design of the gutter to have a rain flow to the outlet with a maximum slope of 1:200 and a minimum of 1:400.
Gallery Of Sketches
Note! The sketches in this section reference terminology commonly used in the UK and Australia.[2]
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A section through a box gutter at the intersection of the bottom of a sloping roof and a parapet wall. -
A simpler box gutter arrangement at a parapet wall that give a bare minimum of compliance to the Building Code of Australia (BCA) -
A box gutter between two parallel roof surfaces. -
A sketch of a now illegal gutter construction under the BCA. A design to be avoided!
See also
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References
- ^ Dictionary of Architecture & Construction, C.M.Harris.
- ^ a b Glossary of Australian Building Terms - Third Edition.(NCRB)
- ^ Lewis, Ramona (19 November 2016). "Types of Pitched Roofs".
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