At eaves the bottom purlin is often stiffer than the upper one causing water ponding.
Glazing slope roof.
Wind loads snow loads and the weight of the glass itself.
Sloped glazing vertical rafter detail at transition to steep roof detail 3 4 3 dwg dwf pdf the detail shows a skylight rake detail within a steep roof assembly.
Here are a few more things to think about in relation to roof pitch and specifying skylights.
2008 figure 11 sloped glazing in lieu of roofs.
Skylights set at an angle of less than 45 degrees 0 79 rad from the horizontal plane shall be mounted at least 4 inches 102 mm above the plane of the roof on a curb constructed as required for the frame.
Figure 12 coordination of slope with deflections.
The sloped glazing system is designed to withstand uniform gravity loads such as dead load wind load and snow load as well as concentrated live and impact loads and transfer them to the structure.
Other considerations for roof pitch and specification.
Framing supporting sloped glazing and skylights shall be designed to resist the tributary roof loads in chapter 16.
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Aluminium roof glazing bars.
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A metal counterflashing for the step flashing that forms the transition from the roof to the rafter is integrated into the pressure bar detail.
Sloped glazing is a system of exterior cladding which is attached to the main force resisting system structure of a building roof or sloped façade and usually supported by an elevated curb.