Internal Copper Gutter Minimum Slope

The modified details are discussed below.

Internal copper gutter minimum slope.

Table 8 1b shows the minimum recommended slopes using these special details. With the exception of membrane roofs water from internal gutters must discharge into a rainwater head or to an internal outlet as shown in e2 as1 figures 63 a and b and figures 64 b or c see figure 3. Working out gutter slope as a general rule gutter slope is set at 1 4 inch per 10 feet of guttering. Lower slopes are possible under certain conditions using modified details.

All guttering must slope toward the nearest downspout. With the exception of membrane roofs water from internal gutters must discharge into a rainwater head or to an internal outlet as shown in e2 as1 figures 63 a and b and figures 64 b or c see figure 3. For example if you have 30 feet of guttering the calculation is 1 4 x 3 0 75 i e. Expansion joints in copper gutters must be provided to allow for the natural expansion and contraction of copper caused by thermal changes.

E2 as1 8 1 6 1 requires all internal gutters to have a minimum 1 100 slope. So if you have a 25 foot section of guttering you should set the downspout end of the gutter 5 8 of an inch lower 1 4 x 2 5 5 8 than the other end. This means the downspout end of the gutter should be set 3 4 of an inch lower than the other end. In general long straight runs should have joints spaced a maximum of 48 feet apart.

Table 8 1a shows the recommended minimum slopes for various copper roofing systems using the details shown throughout this handbook. Most contractors tend to set the slop at one quarter inch per ten feet of guttering.