Scupper Flat Roof Downspout

Many times the problem will come when a leader pipe or leader header gets clogged due to debris and leaves.

Scupper flat roof downspout.

The scupper may channel water off the roof into a conductor box with a downspout or a gutter or with overflow scuppers it may let the water run freely down the side of the building. Typically water is collected by an external leader head catchment that feeds into a downspout installed beneath the chutes. They can be used in conjunction with gutters and downspouts to divert the flow to the desired location. Winter weather can also freeze a gutter or downpipe and cause the scupper not to function properly.

The best draining system for a flat roof. This conductor head is made from reliable galvanized steel. A primary scupper in a parapet wall with a conductor head and a downspout and an overflow scupper. Scuppers are roof drains on the edge of the roof.

This is a small flat roof with a wide mouth scupper. Scupper drainage systems are characterized by chutes cut out of the parapet walls which extend above roof level. Gibraltar s downspout conductor head is an enlargement at the top of a downspout used to control the flow of runoff. Scuppers can let the water drop off the roof to the ground or can lead into a gutter system.

When a scupper is connected with a down pipe the chances are it will freeze during winter and not drain any water. I have been working with customers drainage issues for years and will work with you to resolve any problems you have with your roof s drainage system. A roof scupper is a roof drainage system that provides drainage of a flat roof 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. Carson dunlop associates explain in their sketch above left that some flat roof designs relying on scupper drains and downspouts provide a set of secondary roof drain scuppers located 2 above the roof membrane.

Conductor heads are commonly used to collect water from a through wall scupper or multiple downspouts. The flexible design easily bends and holds its shape and can be extended from 25 in.