Secret Gutter Abutment Detail

An alternative detail to using a step and cover flashing or continuous cover flashing with for flat interlocking roof tiles or without for profiled interlocking roof tiles grp secret gutter 9596 at a side abutment is to use an open secret gutter with a continuous or single step wall flashing.

Secret gutter abutment detail.

However there are several lead replacement systems on the market suitable for these purposes. Area of application slate and plain flat interlocking tiles. Abutment flashing with secret gutter water line hall clip at each step lap to suit roof pitch. There are several methods of weathering the junction between the tiling and a.

This is a slightly unusual example as it s. Offers a secondary line of defence against wind driven rain where a roof slope abuts a vertical wall. A secret gutter should be used when using any interlocking flat tile or slate. Of all the common standard details found on a tiled pitched roof side abutments cause considerable confusion.

Abutment step and cover flashing with secret gutter c. Rapid flashing for secret gutter installation video. Easy to cut and install the hidden gutter is an ideal solution for these otherwise complicated details. The unrivalled speed and ease of installation enables standard flashing details to be completed up to twice as quickly as with lead.

Basic fitting details 20 step and cover flashings and secret gutters a step and cover flashing to profiled tiles b. See lap diagram on page 18 use blm copper strip or permastrip. The traditional material for step and cover flashings secret gutter and soakers is lead usually code 4 or code 5 for exposed flashings and code 3 for soakers. In this video i will be installing an abutment soaker also known commonly as an abutment gutter or secret gutter.

Complies with bs 5534 2014. Variations to common side abutment details. Lightweight easy to handle 3 metre lengths. Turn the clips.

Fire tested to bs. Grp secret gutters abutment soakers preformed grp profiles that provide secondary protection against water ingress at sloping roof and cavity wall abutments. Use for slate or flat interlocking roof tiles on roof pitches up to 60 sloping roof and cavity wall abutments areas of high weather exposure features and benefits. Being easy to cut and install makes this product an ideal solution for these otherwise complicated details.

Side abutment cover flashing side abutment secret gutter side abutment soakers pre formed secret gutters and individual soakers for use with single lapped flat tiles are available in materials such as grp.