Storm Drainage

A step by step approach

 Determine Location Rainfall
• Where is your building – find the rainfall
data for your building location in the
National Building Code
• the rainfall intensity is given under the
column:
15 min. rain mm
 Determine roof area
• Use the roof area directly for flat roofs
– if there is a wall that drains onto the roof add
half of the largest wall area to this roof area

½ of wall area adds to

lower roof area

lower roof
area
 – if the roof area is greater than
Other rules 900 m2 or the roof is bigger than
30m in any one direction then
you need a second roof drain
40 m

– Best practice is to
use minimum two
25 m
drains per roof
 Layout Roof Drains
• Locate the roof drains in the middle of
imaginary panels
 Decide on piping layout
Roof drain
(RD)
• Straight leaders straight
– interferes with space leader

– good drainage with little chance cleanout

of overflow (CO)

RD

• Offset leaders offset

leader

– Flexible layout CO
CO

– Add cleanouts for 90 degree

bends
 Lay out drainage piping
• Plan view showing roof drains, building
drain and building outline

CO
 RD

leader
RD
Roof
drain
(RD)

CO CO CO CO

1:100 TYPICAL
building
storm drain building
storm sewer

• Riser view showing cleanouts and building

storm drain
 CO CO CO CO
Invert Elev
Invert Elev 42.840
43.000 1:100 TYPICAL
below frost
16.0 m line

• Slope of building storm drain and invert

notes.
 Summary of rules
• cleanout at the bottom of all rain water
leaders
• insulate rainwater pipes with waterproof
insulation to prevent condensation
• maximum 900m2 per roof drain
• max 15 m to edge and 30 m between
drains
 Summary of rules cont’d

• min two drains per roof for best practice

• add ½ area of largest adjacent wall to roof
area
• show invert elevation at building storm
sewer and at farthest end of building
drain(s)
Assignment – Due Friday
- Include spec sheet