Parapet Gutter Detail 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.

Parapet gutter detail flat roof.

See more ideas about parapet architecture details construction drawings. The parapet itself is standard wood framing with an applied siding in this case t g 1 4 cedar. The assembly is straight forward but what complicates matters is that the roof needs to be vented. The perimeter of the roof assembly insulation is wrapped to prevent interstitial airflow from the parapet into the multilayered rigid insulation of the field of the roof.

Nov 30 2014 explore alex radford foster s board parapet detail on pinterest. Flat roofs of this type are usually finished in steel roof sheet and fall towards a special type of gutter called a box gutter. At the highest point of the sloped roof the parapet is about 10 tall at the lowest point the parapet is about 14 tall. Because parapet roofs are encircled by walls they are more prone to leaking than traditional pitched roofs.

Nov 30 2014 explore alex radford foster s board parapet detail on pinterest.