Flat Roof Scupper Drain Detail

Scuppers doesn t clog as easy as inner drains on a flat roof.

Flat roof scupper drain detail.

Cover strip end lap treatment. Regular cleaning and unblocking of the drains gutters and scuppers is mandatory. The best draining system for a flat roof. Field fabricated wall expansion joint flat type detail.

Scuppers are roof drains on the edge of the roof. Smith carefully designs and manufactures a full line of roof drains deck drains scupper drains promenade and parking area drains and more to satisfy both the artistic eye of the architect and the calculating mind of the engineer. Each of these systems can become clogged by debris. Field fabricated wall expansion joint curb type detail.

Download free high quality cad drawings blocks and details of roof drains organized by masterformat. Normally the debris and leaves get washed off the through a. Hold your cursor over the file name to view when a drawing was last updated. 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.

This will never clog up with leaves. Firestone has developed cad drawings of its tpo installation details to assist roofing professionals with the specification of firestone tpo roofing systems. Each of these systems has its own pros and cons. Paraguard roof drain with paraflex 531 liquid flashing.

A scupper is almost always part of a peripheral drainage system which is a drainage system in which the water drains off the sides of the roof instead of through the roof itself using drains an internal drainage system. They can be used in conjunction with gutters and downspouts to divert the flow to the desired location. A major maintenance issue shared between all types of roof drains is debris removal. This is a small flat roof with a wide mouth scupper.

What is a roof scupper. There are three types of drain systems commonly used on flat roofs. Installing a scupper drain is simple and cost less than other drains. According to the international building code a scupper is an opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.

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