Roof scupper

Image 31 of 55 from gallery of GS House / MWS arquitectura. © Gonzalo Viramonte

Fancy up those scuppers and extend them to your liking. Simply adding an extension sleeve to an existing scupper can help control the flow of water that falls from the roof of your house. Extending the scupper can help get the water farther away from the house, away from doors, windows and light fixtures. Adding a copper extension adds a nice touch of beauty to your scuppers.

Image 38 of 53 from gallery of AD Classics: Convent of La Tourette / Le Corbuiser. Photograph by Fernando Schapochnik

Roof Drains & Scuppers

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Completed in 1960 in L'Arbresle, France. The Convent of La Tourette is Le Corbusier's final building completed in Europe, and is also thought by many to be his most unique program. It was...

Image 3 of 38 from gallery of Yisuo Design Boutique Hostel Mount Mogan / Atelier LAI. Photograph by Qixian Liao

A SCUPPER is an opening in the side walls of an open-air structure, for purposes of draining water. The head served as a scupper (water spout) on ancient classic temples. The Leonidaion contained lion head scuppers ( Hellenistic times around 330 BCE and was completed in the Roman era).

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