Box Gutter Regulations Victoria

Overflow in eaves gutters.

Box gutter regulations victoria.

Fact sheet from the vba. This free online box gutter calculator will calculate the size of box gutters and sumps with a side overflow in accordance with the australian plumbing code as nzs 3500 3 2003 part 3 storm water drainage. But the main reason for its name is because it is boxed in on all sides. Inappropriate box gutter size for the roof catchment area.

Peter coll provides a timely update regarding the provision for overflow and box gutter compliance. The picture above shows the layout of a typical box gutter on a metal roof. Non compliant poorly fitted or retrofitted box gutter rainheads often cause major flooding. Too often in the roofing industry contractors are.

In victoria the installation of box gutters is regulated plumbing work that must be carried out and certified by suitably registered licensed plumbers. Deborah andrich and paul skelton investigate a new solution that meets all the standards. The new regulations from the victorian building authority have changed the compliance requirements for guttering to ensure that eaves are not damaged by overflowing water during a major rainfall event. Plumbing regulations 2008 part 3 r 14.

Overflow provisions for box gutters. The width of the rainhead is to be at least equal to the width of the box gutter and the box gutter needs to. 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. Typically a box gutter is trapped between two roofs that feed rainwater into it.

Depth of the box gutter consistent with saa hb39 installation code for metal roof and wall cladding section 5 clause 5 7 3 and figure 5 7 3 to prevent internal flooding or damage to the building or contents see figure 2. Method for design of eaves gutter systems. Insufficient number of downpipes appropriate for the roof catchment area. Plumbers must install the box gutter system in accordance with as nzs 3500 3 as nzs 3500 5 hb 114 and hb 39.

Building permit involving the box gutter system relevant building surveyor. But it can be used for elsewhere in the world if you know the design rainfall intensity requirements for your area. A group of plumbing industry experts were so tired of seeing box gutter rainheads that didn t comply with as nzs 3500 3 they decided to do something about it. Fact sheet from the victorian building authority.

Therefore it is very. Plumbing regulations 2008 part 2 r 14. New regulations went into force on 1st january 2016 to correct this issue. The scope of roofing stormwater work under the plumbing regulations 2008.

A box gutter may look like a box because of its boxy shape. 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. Box gutters plumbers must install a box gutter system in accordance with as nzs 3500 3 as nzs 3500 5 hb 114 and hb 39. Saa snz hb114 1998 ci 3 6.

In victoria the installation of box gutters is.