The l s sqm figures range from 0 016 to 0 022.
Approved document guttering.
Approved document h offers guidance on drainage including foul and surface water and rainwater and sanitary waste disposal including sewage structures and their upkeep.
Specialist guttering companies can offer you advice on how to make sure your guttering meets building regulations.
The document provides advice on refuse storage of solid waste materials for dwellings waste disposal treating waste water pollution prevention and the use of appropriate separate drainage systems.
Internal gutters linking internal outlet positions should be at least 500mm wide.
Impervious surfaces should slope away from the building at a 1 40 to 1 60 incline.
It is worth noting that 75mm hour is equivalent to 0 021l s sqm.
The building regulations for guttering also apply to soffits and fascia boards.
Today the trade association has a variety of design documents at the roofing professional s disposal and is working to get ed 1 approved as an edge design standard to be used for low slope metal perimeter edge components that include fascia coping and gutters.
They are set out in the government s approved document h which can be found here.
For eaves gutters the rainfall intensity is provided in a map of england wales shown in diagram 1 of section h3 of approved document h.
Approved document h requires that paved areas slope away from the building for at least 500mm to divert surface water away from the wall.
It also sets out the rules for wastewater treatment systems cesspools and tanks and also how solid waste should be stored.