Rain gutter - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 08:04, 31 May 2022

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	* Rainwater harvesting.		* Rainwater harvesting.
	* Rainwater head.		* Rainwater head.
		+	* Rhone.
	* Roofing defects.		* Roofing defects.
−	* Safe working in drains and sewers.
	* Sanitary pipework.		* Sanitary pipework.
	* Secret gutter.		* Secret gutter.
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	* Soakaway.		* Soakaway.
	* Soil vent pipe.		* Soil vent pipe.
−	* Water transfers and interconnections.

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Designing Buildings at 06:47, 18 May 2022

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	Gutters may also be made from materials such as aluminium alloy, galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc, and so on.		Gutters may also be made from materials such as aluminium alloy, galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc, and so on.

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	* All eyes up to plastic rainwater systems.		* All eyes up to plastic rainwater systems.
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	* Safe working in drains and sewers.		* Safe working in drains and sewers.
	* Sanitary pipework.		* Sanitary pipework.
		+	* Secret gutter.
	* Sewer construction.		* Sewer construction.
	* Soakaway.		* Soakaway.

Editor at 17:36, 22 July 2021

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	* Groundwater control in urban areas.		* Groundwater control in urban areas.
	* Rainwater.		* Rainwater.
−	* Rainwater goods.
	* Rainwater downpipe.		* Rainwater downpipe.
		+	* Rainwater goods.
	* Rainwater harvesting.		* Rainwater harvesting.
		+	* Rainwater head.
	* Roofing defects.		* Roofing defects.
	* Safe working in drains and sewers.		* Safe working in drains and sewers.

Editor at 11:28, 3 June 2021

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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

		+	* All eyes up to plastic rainwater systems.
	* Approved Document H.		* Approved Document H.
	* Correct way to fix lead guttering.		* Correct way to fix lead guttering.

Designing Buildings at 08:57, 29 March 2021

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	* Fascia.		* Fascia.
	* Groundwater control in urban areas.		* Groundwater control in urban areas.
		+	* Rainwater.
		+	* Rainwater goods.
	* Rainwater downpipe.		* Rainwater downpipe.
	* Rainwater harvesting.		* Rainwater harvesting.

Designing Buildings at 08:13, 5 October 2020

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	* Water transfers and interconnections.		* Water transfers and interconnections.

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Designing Buildings at 14:11, 29 March 2019

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	* Water transfers and interconnections.		* Water transfers and interconnections.

−	[[Category:Design]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]	+	[[Category:Water]] [[Category:Design]] [[Category:Products_/_components]] [[Category:DCN_Product_Knowledge]]

Editor at 16:10, 8 November 2018

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	Traditionally, guttering was made out of lead, which was largely replaced from the late-18th century on by cast iron. This enabled gutters to be mass produced. Conservation projects will still specify cast iron gutters for restoration but these can also be replaced with cast aluminium.		Traditionally, guttering was made out of lead, which was largely replaced from the late-18th century on by cast iron. This enabled gutters to be mass produced. Conservation projects will still specify cast iron gutters for restoration but these can also be replaced with cast aluminium.

−	Domestic guttering is typically made from uPVC sections, which are easily installed, cost-efficient and lightweight. They require minimal maintenance, apart from ensuring they do not become blocked, and have a good life expectancy. Standard components are available to allow them to be fixed, as well as corner section, connections for downpipes and so on.	+	Domestic guttering is typically made from uPVC sections, which are easily installed, cost-efficient and lightweight. They require minimal maintenance, apart from ensuring they do not become blocked, and have a good life expectancy. Standard components are available to allow them to be fixed, as well as corner section, connections for downpipes, and so on.

	Gutters may also be made from materials such as aluminium alloy, galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc, and so on.		Gutters may also be made from materials such as aluminium alloy, galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc, and so on.

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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	* Approved Document H.		* Approved Document H.
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	* Roofing defects.		* Roofing defects.
	* Safe working in drains and sewers.		* Safe working in drains and sewers.
		+	* Sanitary pipework.
	* Sewer construction.		* Sewer construction.
	* Soakaway.		* Soakaway.

Editor at 12:00, 3 April 2018

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	A rain gutter, also known simply as a gutter or guttering, is part of a building’s water discharge system. It is a trough or channel that runs around the perimeter of a roof, and collects rainwater runoff from the roof, discharging it, usually to rainwater downpipes which convey it to a drainage system. This protects the exterior surfaces of the building and its foundations from damp and potentially suffering damage.		A rain gutter, also known simply as a gutter or guttering, is part of a building’s water discharge system. It is a trough or channel that runs around the perimeter of a roof, and collects rainwater runoff from the roof, discharging it, usually to rainwater downpipes which convey it to a drainage system. This protects the exterior surfaces of the building and its foundations from damp and potentially suffering damage.

−	The Building Regulation’s ~~part~~ H, Drainage and water disposal, requires that adequate provision is made for rainwater to be carried from the roof of buildings. Approved document H suggests that to achieve this, roofs should be designed with a suitable fall towards either a surface water collection channel or gutter that surface water to vertical rainwater downpipes, which in turn connect the discharge to the drainage system.	+	The Building Regulation’s Part H, Drainage and water disposal, requires that adequate provision is made for rainwater to be carried from the roof of buildings. Approved document H suggests that to achieve this, roofs should be designed with a suitable fall towards either a surface water collection channel or gutter that surface water to vertical rainwater downpipes, which in turn connect the discharge to the drainage system.

−	The size of guttering can be determined from the area of the roof (metres) and the anticipated rainfall ~~intenstiy~~ (litres/sec/sq. m - the amount of water likely in a 2-minute rainstorm). There are a number of calculators that can be used to size gutters and rainwater ~~downipes~~ based on this information.	+	The size of guttering can be determined from the area of the roof (metres) and the anticipated rainfall intensity (litres/sec/sq. m - the amount of water likely in a 2-minute rainstorm). There are a number of calculators that can be used to size gutters and rainwater downpipes based on this information.

	Commonly used gutter designs include:		Commonly used gutter designs include:
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	Traditionally, guttering was made out of lead, which was largely replaced from the late-18th century on by cast iron. This enabled gutters to be mass produced. Conservation projects will still specify cast iron gutters for restoration but these can also be replaced with cast aluminium.		Traditionally, guttering was made out of lead, which was largely replaced from the late-18th century on by cast iron. This enabled gutters to be mass produced. Conservation projects will still specify cast iron gutters for restoration but these can also be replaced with cast aluminium.

−	Domestic guttering is typically made from uPVC sections, which are easily installed, cost-efficient and lightweight. They require minimal maintenance, apart from ensuring they do not become blocked, and have a good life expectancy. Standard components are available to allow them to be fixed, as well as corner section, connections for ~~downipipes~~ and so on.	+	Domestic guttering is typically made from uPVC sections, which are easily installed, cost-efficient and lightweight. They require minimal maintenance, apart from ensuring they do not become blocked, and have a good life expectancy. Standard components are available to allow them to be fixed, as well as corner section, connections for downpipes and so on.

	Gutters may also be made from materials such as aluminium alloy, galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc, and so on.		Gutters may also be made from materials such as aluminium alloy, galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc, and so on.
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	* Drainage.		* Drainage.
	* Drains.		* Drains.
		+	* Fascia.
	* Groundwater control in urban areas.		* Groundwater control in urban areas.
	* Rainwater downpipe.		* Rainwater downpipe.

Editor at 18:04, 3 January 2018

2018-01-03T18:04:55Z

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	* Approved Document H.		* Approved Document H.
	* Correct way to fix lead guttering.		* Correct way to fix lead guttering.
		+	* Difference between drains and sewers.
	* Drainage.		* Drainage.
	* Drains.		* Drains.