Low Slope Roof Gutter Detail

A comprehensive roofing specification writing tool allowing users to quickly write accurate steep and low slope roofing specifications for job submittal packages.

Low slope roof gutter detail.

1 cover the entire surface with a self adhesive flashing membrane such as grace ice water shield there are many equivalent products. Available in 12 16 and 18 widths tite loc and tite loc plus panels can be produced in 22 and 24 gauge steel or 032 and 040 aluminum. Ceilings product comparison tool. Low slope roofs are not totally flat their roof slope generally ranges from 1 4 12 to 3 12.

In our photo left the roof slopes less than 1 per foot notice that dark ponding area at the center of the photo. Typically large footprint single story warehouses and pre engineered metal buildings will utilize low slope metal roof systems. Low slope structural roofing generally used on roof pitches ranging from 12 to 3 12 consists of interlocking panels commonly called standing seam roofing that run vertically along the roof surface. Low slope metal roofs require less material which reduces the overall load on the building s structure.

Flat roofs 0 to 2 in slope are flatter than low sloped roofs and pitch just enough to drain water. The membrane will outlast the shingles and seal around all nail penetrations. Actually most flat roofs are not dead flat and in good design also include slope towards their drains. Minimum metal roof slope depends on the roof profile building design climate and site location.

These panels generally come with a painted mill finish or a clear acrylic finish. Then apply standard asphalt shingles over the membrane.