How to calculate gutter and downspout capacity step 1.
Calculate rain gutter size.
See photos below most residential gutters will measure approximately 5 inches across the top with the actual opening being approximately 4 5 inches.
Multiply the drainage area by the roof pitch factor and rainfall intensity to find out the adjusted square footage.
Measure the roof to get the watershed area the area from which water will run off.
Multiply the drainage area by the roof pitch factor and rainfall intensity to find out the adjusted.
15 m is a practical maximum gutter length to be served by a downspout.
Then use the chart below to see what size gutter you need.
To limit the effects of thermal expansion in gutters 50 ft.
Run the tape measure from 1 corner of the gutter as far as you can go toward.
6 inch 7 960 square feet.
How do you calculate gutter size.
Multiply length peak to.
Measuring existing gutters 1.
The downspout and gutter sizing calculator is located on the tools cad and apps page of the smacna website.
Rainfall intensity is measured in a 5 minute interval translated.
Find the rainfall intensity for your locale.
Downspout sizes must not exceed the bottom width of the gutter.
5 inch standard k style gutter shop 5 gutterbrush.
Place a sturdy 20 ft 6 1 m ladder on 1 side of your house so that you can reach.
Now architects engineers designers and contractors can easily and accurately size downspouts and gutters according to the specifications in smacna s architectural sheet metal manual 7th edition 2012.
If a roof s various drainage areas call for different size gutters go for the biggest one k style.
Water capacity values of a gutter downspout system is calculated using the height head of water a gutter can hold the outlet orifice size of the downspout and the quantity of downspouts used.
The steeper a roof s pitch the more windblown rain it can collect.
Find the width of the gutters.
Calculations are based on level gutter capacity as experimentally determined by the national institute of standards and technology nist.
Simplified suitable for flattish roofs with little or no vertical faces or steep roofs draining to one side of box gutter only or any roof if you are in a hurry and make the necessary allowances for all catchments.
Measure the height of.
In response smacna s technical resources department has created a free downspout and gutter sizing calculator.
5m x 4m x 4 2 40 square metres.
Measure the length of each gutter run.
Measure your gutter across the top from the back where the gutter meets the home to the outer edge.
Adjusting for pitch and rainfall.
Calculate the area of a roof to work out how much guttering is required so for a roof that is 5 m long with a height of 4 m and the roof width is 8 m which makes the half roof width 4m we can calculate the effective roof area like this.
