Box Gutter Rainwater Head Detail

K m sheet metal can make and match just about any conductor head also known as leader head or gutter collector box in any metal.

Box gutter rainwater head detail.

A wider box gutter reduces the rainwater head length as the velocity of discharge is slower thereby reducing the water trajectory. Used for both aesthetics and functionality helping hold excess water from a gutter scupper or valley on a roof for example. Conductor heads or leader heads are items attached to the very top of downspouts leaders hence the name leader head. A box gutter is defined as a graded channel generally of a rectangular shape for the conveyance of rainwater within the building footprint including adjacent to a wall or parapet.

Find out how this is a simplified version of the other box gutter calculators. The architectural cad drawings are also designed to be used as your order form especially for custom sizes. However a wider box gutter will also increase the rainwater head depth slightly. Have a project that requires a particular item like 12 box gutter beveled box gutter custom downspout gooseneck elbow unique leader head design cupola or custom chimney cap.

However it can be used for any plumbing code.