How to fix drains

For the organization of water drainage from the roofs of houses, various drainage systems are used, which are a constructively articulated set of elements ensuring the protection of the basement and external walls against excessive moisture. In addition to performing a protective function, modern drainage systems allow you to decorate the house and diversify its design. In this article we will explain how to fix the drain to the roof and wall.

For reliable fastening to the structure of all parts of the drainage system, special fasteners are used.

Types of fasteners

For fastening gutters the following types of fasteners are used:

1. Brackets. Allow to fasten the gutter. The size and shape of the brackets depends on the shape and dimensions of the gutters used.
2. Clamps. Attached to the walls and allow you to fix the drain pipe. For different types of walls (wooden and brick), different clamps are used. The shape and size of the clamps depends on the type of drain pipes used. The most commonly used metal clamps, fastened with a single, and long, hardware. Clamps made of plastic have 2 attachment points.

Ways

Ways крепления желобов

To fix the gutters use brackets that are mounted in the following ways:

1. On the frontal board. This method is used when complete installation of the roof. This is the only way to fix the brackets without additional dismantling of the already mounted elements of the roof.
2. On rafter legs. In the absence of the so-called frontal board, the brackets are attached to the truss legs.
3. To the roof crate. In this case, special elongated clamps are used, fixed in two points of attachment and allowing to securely fix the brackets to the mounted roof lath.

When mounting brackets used screws.

Ways крепления сливных труб

For fixing the drain pipes are used clamps, the installation of which should consider the following:

1. To ensure a reliable connection, the fixation depth of the hardware must be greater than 60 mm, while it must enter the wall, not the insulation.
2. It is necessary to provide a certain distance from the wall of the facade to the drain pipe.
3. After fixing the drain pipe in the clamp, it should not overly compress it. This is especially important in the case of PVC pipes, which change their dimensions due to temperature fluctuations, which can lead to cracks and destruction.

Assembly

If you do not have the desire and the necessary skills to install the drainage system on your own, then in this case it is better to involve specialists. Given that this type of installation is quite a simple task, you can decide on an independent installation of the roof drainage system. The presence of an assistant will greatly facilitate the installation process, but, in extreme cases, the work can be performed alone.

For installation work, in addition to the stairs, you will need a set of tools:

• building level;
• roulette;
• plumb;
• construction cord;
• ruler-gon;
• metalcutter.

Installation of drains

The position of the drains relative to the overhang of the roof should be as follows:

• the overhang should protrude relative to the edge of the drain near the house by 25? 65%;
• the far edge of the drain must be below the visual plane of the roof (for a wave-like roof, the plane is determined by the lower wave).

For high-quality water drainage, it is required to ensure the slope of the chute in the direction of discharge, a value of 0.2 ± 0.3%.

Installation sequence:

1. Mark out and attach the last two brackets (first and last) with the required slope.
2. Tension the construction cord between the first and the last bracket. This will allow you to easily mark the installation location of the remaining brackets.
3. Install the remaining intermediate brackets (in steps recommended by the manufacturer).
4. Secure the drain outlet funnel (in line with the cord).
5. Install the gutters. Where necessary, install the plugs. In the presence of protective nets, install them in the drain funnels.

Installation of drain pipes

Produced in compliance with the following rules:

1. Installation of pipes is carried out in the direction of the bottom-up.
2. For hardware, which will be used for mounting clamps, you must drill the holes of the appropriate diameter.
3. The installation step of the clamps is 1.8 meters.
4. Each pipe should be mounted with a hotel clamp, while on long pipes several clamps are installed (in accordance with the recommended step).
5. The lower pipe is brought into the storm sewer, and in its absence, the lower elbow is mounted.
6. The top tube will connect to the funnel.

Properly chosen and reliably fixed system of the spillway will provide complete protection of your home against waterlogging of walls and basement, decorate and preserve the appearance of the building for many years.

Video

Learn how to install the drainage system on the example of the installation of plastic drain: