If you’re running a big industrial or commercial business, you could be forgiven for not being too obsessive about your roof drainage. After all, you do have other things to do.
While you have a bit of spare time, however, consider this:
- Your roof is the biggest single component of your building. A large building receives an incredibly large amount of water when it rains, particularly in a real downpour. With all that water comes a lot of debris, and potential drainage problems and possible risks to the building interior.
- Leaks can do incredible amounts of damage. If water should get anywhere near an electrical system or building supports, the result is likely to be very expensive.
Managing Your Guttering
Another significant issue for industrial premises and commercial buildings is that they receive more water more rapidly than an average suburban house, for example. If you have a large angled metal roof, for instance, you are receiving a pretty respectable percentage of the amount of water in a swimming pool on your roof every few minutes.
This situation means that your guttering has to be able to deal with very large amounts of water. Your roof drainage must also be properly adapted to avoid leaks and backflow from the guttering.
Another aspect to be considered is that water is heavy if it gets a chance to pool. With a good drainage system, this won’t happen. However, if there is a blockage in the guttering or the downpipes, pooling is inevitable. That can be very big trouble indeed.
The solutions, fortunately, are quite straightforward:
- Your guttering should have high capacity – These box gutters are large, but they pay themselves in protection against large amounts of water, too. In the wet season in Queensland, you can expect to be dealing with periodic strikes of heavy rain, so this is a natural precaution.
- Downpipes and outlets also need to be large – There are two reasons for this: the large amount of water must be discharged quickly, and any debris which interferes with the pipe system will be easier for larger pipes to handle.
- Discharge must be as efficient as possible – The classic mistake is to install a wonderful new guttering and down pipe system and have a very small outlet which can’t handle that much water. Just make sure that your drainage outlet is perfectly capable of handling these large volumes of water.
Speak to Your Industrial Plumbers Before You Spend a Cent
Each building is different. Every building has a different type of roof, or a range of on-site issues which may impact your guttering. Before you make any kind of financial commitment, speak directly to your industrial plumbing company about guttering design, proper downpipes, and proper outlets.
Need Box Guttering and Roof Drainage in Brisbane?
For more information and all the services, you need for box guttering and roof drainage in Brisbane, just call Electrical Plumbing Group. Our guttering specialists and expert plumbers will be able to provide you with all the practical advice and help you need to create a perfect roof drainage system for your building. Talk to your local Brisbane plumbers and call (07) 3823 1630, or contact us online to speak to our team.
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