Box Gutter Regulations Victoria

Architects draftpersons builders and other practitioners responsible for designing a box gutter should work closely with the roof plumbers that will install the box gutter to ensure that the overall design and installation will be compliant with relevant regulations.

Box gutter regulations victoria.

Plumbing regulations 2008 part 2 r 14. Particular reference should be made to the correct sizing of gutter. Roof drainage systems should be designed and detailed by a suitably qualified trade or professional in accordance with the bca and the australian standards. Peter coll provides a timely update regarding the provision for overflow and box gutter compliance.

Roof coverings and associated flashings not installed in a good and workmanlike manner. It isn t often that there are major changes to the construction industry s regulations so it s important to stay informed when there is a change. A recent audit performed by the victorian building authority found that many plumbers were installing eaves gutters with insufficient overflow capabilities. Read about the new guttering standards introduced by the vba as of january 1 2016.

Plumbing regulations 2008 part 3 r 14. Inappropriate box gutter size for the roof catchment area. Method for design of eaves gutter systems. Saa snz hb114 1998 ci 3 6.

New regulations went into force on 1st. 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. Quantity and placement of downpipes. 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.

Allowable box gutter width slope and length required by the australian plumbing code as nzs 3500 3 2 box gutters allowable width slope and length to as nzs 3500 3 2018 stormwater drainage acceptable solutions. 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. Insufficient number of downpipes appropriate for the roof catchment area. Installing box gutters to achieve compliance with relevant regulations.

And the provision of appropriate overflow devices. The side with the maximum flow is used to size the box gutter. In victoria the installation of box gutters is regulated plumbing work that must be carried out and certified by suitably registered licensed plumbers. The total flow is used to size the sump and overflow.