Flat Roof Gravel Stop Detail

The off the rack alternative to custom flashing is a galvanized drip edge specially made for flat roofs.

Flat roof gravel stop detail.

Gravel stop is offered in a wide variety of materials gauges and colors. There are two sheets a gravel stop and a fascia joined on the curb by a standing seam. Fha gravel stop metal with drip edge 3 in. Membrane coated roof flange enables welding a separate skirt to both the flange and the installed roof membrane to provide a watertight seal.

Once the flashing is in place the roof is ready to face the elements. The gravel stop system incorporates a standard 3 deep 90 roof flange that easily accepts stripped in. Since no gutters or conductor heads are provided the scupper spout should extend beyond the exterior face of the building. This type of edge metal is designed for installation on flat rubber roofs with gravel.

Here alternating layers of roofing felt usually fiberglass and hot applied asphalt are combined to create a long. All joints of the scupper should be soldered. 3 x 6 in. The gravel stop system includes a continuous 22 ga steel cleat with roof flange for easier installation and proper location and is pre punched with slotted fastener holes.

Dynaclad edge gravel stop system incorporates the same continuous 22 ga steel or 040 aluminum cleat for ease of installation and proper positioning and is pre punched with fastener holes 12 o c. The lower edge of the fascia locks into a continuous edge strip and is formed into a drip with a 3 4 lock. It features an angled bend at the top known as the gravel stop. A gravel stop is a metal edge that features an angled bend at the top.

Fha gravel stop 1 2 rise 26 ga galv brown. Top x 10 feet with 1 2 inch rise and 1 4 inch drip kick on face 26 gauge galvanized with brown finish. The gravel stop provides an architectural visually attractive termination with a canted edge. This detail shows a gravel stop installed on a wood curb but set back from the fascia face.

Scupper at raised roof curb. A version utilizing uncoated metal roof flanges is available for use in an epdm roofing system. This detail illustrates the installation of a scupper through a raised roof curb with a gravel stop. Gravel to protect built up roofs.

What is a gravel stop. A built up roof bur sometimes called a tar and gravel roof is a tried and true style of flat roof. Built up roofs or burs also called a tar and gravel roof are a style of flat roof. They combine to make a long lasting sturdy roofing system 1.

It is made up of alternating layers of roofing felt or fiberglass and asphalt that is applied with heat. On the face and 6 o c. Its main function is keep water and gravel from washing away from the edge of a building structure.