STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM

SECTION 1101 GENERAL

- Storm Drainage are required for
a.Roof Areas
b. Courtyard
c. Courts
* to collect stormwater and discharge the storm water to an
approved disposal point

SECTION 1102 RAINWATER SYSTEMS

- Materials
1. Rain water downspouts - Conductor pipings
a. Cast Iron
b. Galvanized steel
c. Iron, Brass, Copper, Lead
d. Schedule 40 ABS
e. DWV
f. Series 1000
g. PVC DWV

2. Rain water downspout - Conductor

a. Not less than Gauge # 26, Galvanized sheet metal
* used in low height building

3. Rain water piping

a. Galvanized iron pipe
b. Schedule 30
c. Cast iron soil pipe
d. S.W.
e. Type DWV copper tube
f. Schedule 40 ABS
g. DWV
h. Series 1000
i. PVC DWV
*used in medium height building, basement area

4. Downspout for High rise buildings

-stronger pipe resist "Hydrostatic Pressure"

5. Rainwater piping commencing 0.60 meters from the exterior of the building
* approved materials

- Connections and Installations

a. Rain water piping shall not be used as vent,soil and waste pipe
b. Rain water piping shall be protected
c. Roof drains, overflow drains, rainwater piping shall be tested
- Roof Drains
*Materials should be made of Cast iron, Copper or any corrosion
resistant material
*shall not be less than 102 mm above the surface of the roof
**Strainers
**Dome type
Minimum total net inlet area = 1 1/2 times of the area
of the outlet pipe
**Roof Deck Strainer
can be a Sun deck or Darking decks and shall be
a Flat surface type
Total net inlet area = not less than 2 times the area
of the outlet pipe
*Interior roof drain shall be made of cast iron and watertight
*Outlet connections shall be inside caulk and female screwed

- Sizing of Rain water piping

a. Rain fall per hour given the roof area in m2
*Manila Area = 102 mm/ hour (rainfall intensity)
b. Vertical wall area
adjacent roof area below
1. One wall - add 50% of area of the wall to the roof area
2. Two adjacent walls - add 35% of the total wall areas to the roof area
3. Two opposite walls (same height) - no additional area to be added
4. Two opposite walls (different height) - add 50% of wall area
above top of lower wall to the roof area
5. Three sides wall - Add 50% of the inner wall below the top of the
lowest wall
- plus allowance for the area of the wall above top of
the lowest wall
6. Four sides - no allowance for wall areas below the top of the
lowest wall
- add for areas above top lowest wall
7. The area of the side of a tall building exposed to rain is taken
as 1/2 of the cross area