Round x 12 in.
Roof drainage scupper.
They can be used in conjunction with gutters and downspouts to divert the flow to the desired location.
Flat roofs that are designed to have scuppers as a drainage system are almost maintenance free.
The national roofing contractors association defines scupper as a drainage device in the form of an outlet through a wall parapet wall or raised roof edge typically lined with a sheet metal sleeve it is more often seen in apartments and other commercial buildings though is sometimes found in residential homes constructed with flat roofs.
The full flow capacity of a drain is not realized until the water reaches approximately 2 5 inches above the inlet in a four inch drain and 3 5 inches in a six inch drain.
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3 where the height of the parapet is more than 150 mm or exceeds the height of the adjacent wall flashing a emergency roof overflows or scuppers described in clause 2 c shall be provided and b there shall be a minimum of two roof drains.
Scupper drain 3 1 2 inch od round x 12 long drain with 4 inch outer face and front lip.
Open end scuppers allow for debris to be washed off the roof unlike a drain or gutter that gets full of debris.
26 gauge galvanized soldered face connection.
Scuppers can be installed to carry water into gutters or directly into downspouts through conductor heads.
Scuppers are open holes or channels cut into the roof edge or parapet.
Wide mouth scuppers are the best for draining water off a flat roof.
Scuppers are used to provide an outlet through parapet walls or gravel stops on flat and built up roofs to allow drainage of excess water.
Debris and small objects will not get stuck.
They will either be a part of the primary drainage system or they will be a part of the secondary overflow drainage system a primary drainage system is designed to remove water from the roof as quickly as possible.
Flat roof drainage system specifications designs troubleshooting problems solutions for interior drains on flat building roofs flat roof drains scuppers and screens questions answers about keeping the flat roof drainage system working or about installing new drains in a flat roof.
E there is at least one drain for each 900 m 2.
The factors which affect proper roof drainage are deck slope drain flashing size and placement of drains.
An overflow drainage system will be designed to function independently of the primary system to drain water from the roof.
The roof is sloped toward the scuppers and water simply drains out through the scuppers.
In short a scupper is a detail that provides drainage to a roof system by allowing the water runoff from the roof to exit the roof through a metal edge parapet wall or through the deck into a downspout or leader not run through the interior of the building.
