According to the international building code a scupper is an opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
Through wall roof drain to downspout.
Dry well or storm drain.
This time glue a sanitary t fitting to the pipe end and the other end of its trench.
A proper roof runoff system diverts the flow of water away from paved areas and toward storm drain systems and most importantly away from your home.
There is a retractable downspout you can add to the existing downspouts that will help with the roof drainage and keep the water flowing.
10 gutter and downspout runoff tips.
Begin second downspout photo by smith baer.
There are many things you can do to improve the effectiveness of your gutters.
Your gutter and downspout drainage system must be able to move the rain runoff away from your house.
They can be used in conjunction with gutters and downspouts to divert the flow to the desired location.
On flat or low slope roofs that drain to one end lower right in the sketch especially if the building rear wall does not include a projecting eave or soffit a clogged gutter or downspout send water down the building rear wall flooding the structure through its wall or through windows.
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A scupper is almost always part of a peripheral drainage system which is a drainage system in which the water drains off the sides of the roof instead of through the roof itself using drains an internal.
Scuppers are used to provide an outlet through parapet walls or gravel stops on flat and built up roofs to allow drainage of excess water.
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Rain can produce a lot of water in a short period of time.
Scuppers can be installed to carry water into gutters or directly into downspouts through conductor heads.
Be sure the curved elbow of the t fitting faces downstream then glue the drainage pipe from the first downspout to the sanitary t fitting.