The cure for parapetitus is continuity of the control layers and letting things move when they have to move.
Parapet gutter detail flat roof.
Flat roofs of this type are usually finished in steel roof sheet and fall towards a special type of gutter called a box gutter.
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The parapet itself is standard wood framing with an applied siding in this case t g 1 4 cedar.
They can be used in conjunction with gutters and downspouts to divert the flow to the desired location.
The assembly is straight forward but what complicates matters is that the roof needs to be vented.
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At the highest point of the sloped roof the parapet is about 10 tall at the lowest point the parapet is about 14 tall.
The perimeter of the roof assembly insulation is wrapped to prevent interstitial airflow from the parapet into the multilayered rigid insulation of the field of the roof.