Square Architectural Gutters

With 1 gpm 0 063 l s flow rate.

Square architectural gutters.

The roof area that is drained by each gutter is area 40 x 40 1600 sf. Multiply the drainage area by the roof pitch factor and rainfall intensity to find out the adjusted square footage. Then use the information below to see what size gutter you need. The minimum downspout size is min.

Find your square roof gutter easily amongst the 32 products from the leading brands rheinzink imerys prefa on archiexpo the architecture and design specialist for your professional purchases. Downspouts also known as leaders are pipes attached to gutters leader heads or collector boxes that carry rain water away from a building structure to the ground where it is properly redirected. Gutter dimensions are selected from the horizontal gutter sizing table based on the slope of the gutter to the downspout s and the gutter capacity based upon the roof flow rate in gallons per minute. To properly size gutters for installation you need to know the local rainfall intensity.

Downspouts and gutters are sized in relation to rainfall on this basis. From table 10a column b2 the area drained per square inch of downspout is 130 sf. Downspout area 1680 130 12 9 sq. Riverside sheet metal has a wide variety of downspouts to offer as well as many custom made to fit your needs.

From table 10 7a plain round 5 downspouts with an area of 19 63 square inches will be used. Applications close to industrial or unusually corrosive environments will need to be individually assessed for durability. Stramit square gutters coated with zinc aluminium zinc aluminium magnesium alloy and colorbond steel will give excellent durability in almost all locations more than 200m from a marine environment or in some light industrial applications.