Ultraframe Box Gutter Sizes

The above recommendations assume that you have properly sized downspouts every 40 feet.

Ultraframe box gutter sizes. Box gutter with rain water head at end of box gutter. Calculate roof area to be drained by your gutter system and note roof pitches. Simplified suitable for flattish roofs with little or no vertical faces or steep roofs draining to one side of box gutter only or any roof if you are in a hurry and make the necessary allowances for all catchments. An option is to place a window frame or brick pier to fill this area.

Our classic box gutter is fully clad and features the ultraframe gallows bracket for support. Box gutters must be supported at no more than 2 25m centres. Gutter sizing step 3 calculate water flow during rainfall extremes gutter sizing step 4 calculate water handling capacity for gutter downspout options. Gutter sizing step 1 determine roof area to be drained.

Simply ask for ultraroof. Peter coll provides a timely update regarding the provision for overflow and box gutter compliance. In my last article i discussed the emergence of the issue of provision for overflow in external eaves gutters or more specifically the lack of provision for overflow. A c a b a a c d b.

Consider the window frame spacings in relation to the roof spacings when a box gutter and or a soffit situation arise. All of ultraframe s box gutters are insulated to minimise condensation risk. The standard is about inch per 10 feet. Where box gutters are jointed they are sleeved and bolted.

They can be 4 5 or 6 inches. This has become a big issue in the past few months particularly in victoria and is going to be a new section in the upcoming. Increase the pitch of the gutter. This is also used on the ultrasky roofing system.

Increasing the pitch increases a gutter s handling capacity but the gutter may look askew over a long run. The external hanging bracket is a solution for 165mm box gutters where there is headroom externally to fix it to the masonry host wall subject to the correct choice of fixings. We like to keep things simple at ultraframe so we ve now dropped the 380 from ultraroof 380 brand name. Box gutters soffit.

Injection moulded adapters are used to ensure seamless and watertight jointing between the classic upvc gutter and the aluminium box gutter. The roof projection will be reduced by the depth of the box gutter and or soffit. When you are completing a gutter replacement the first point to note is that gutters come in different sizes. This box beam gives the ultraroof 380 its super strength so strong that it never needs a tie bar ever.