Roof and surface water control

Interior · Wet Basements and Crawlspaces · printed page 369 (PDF page 370)

Book index entries

Roof – and Surface Water Control for Building Surface Water and Roof Runoff Control Basement – Wet Crawlspace – Wet Wet Basement – and Crawlspaces Wet Crawlspaces and Basements

Text in the illustration

roof water control
gutters and downspouts carry the roof water to a safe discharge point
surface water control
surrounding ground should be graded down away from the house
typical slope 6" down, 10' away
driveway

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a house with gutters along the roof edges and downspouts at the corners for collecting and discharging roof runoff. A large arrow on the roof indicates water movement toward the eave. Arrows on the lawn and driveway indicate surface drainage away from the house. The annotations specify that surrounding ground should slope away from the foundation, with a typical fall of 6 inches over 10 feet, and that roof water should be carried to a safe discharge point.

Components

sloped roof eave gutters downspouts foundation exterior walls driveway walkway surrounding ground

Materials

paved surfaces soil grass

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