How To Make A Gutter Scupper
Poorly maintained and malfunctioning roof drainage systems can cause water to be concentrated or directed to areas that you don t want like a lower level unit or.
How to make a gutter scupper. Gutters collect leaves and stop the flow of water. The drip edge of the fascia should extend over the back edge of the gutter by 1 minimum. 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. Scuppers are a very effective way to channel water off a roof.
The scupper spout is soldered into the copper fascia and gravel stop. Gutters scuppers and roof drains oh my a well designed and functioning roof drainage system is essential to the long term integrity of your properties and their surroundings. A primary scupper in a parapet wall with a conductor head and a downspout and an overflow scupper. The gutter should be allowed to move independently of the fascia gravel stop.
In stead of using common elbows under this split copper gutter expansion joint i made this custom scupper or tray that narrows from 9 down to 5 wide at the house with a reducer installed at the back priced at 25 sq of 20oz copper used to make this. The best is to have a wide scupper 12 or wider so leaves and debris will wash through the scupper instead of clogging it.