I’ve been roofing for 25 years You should never remove the basket entirely. It doesn’t 2 things it keeps debris from going into the plumbing but also acts as a flow restrictor so you don’t blow the plumbing apart inside the building because of the amount of pressure that built up water has behind it. I saw it happen one time in an old high rise downtown Toronto. The wall blew open and shot water through a lawyers office like a cannon after I had slowly unclogged the drain from debris.
The pressure has to depend on the height of the building. This one wasn't that tall so it didn't have a high enough water column to build a ton of pressure.
This is what happens when you use 1-1/2 pipe instead of 3'' for a roof drain. Or not performing any preventive maintenance on any of your outside drains.
I’ve been in the construction/roofing business for nearly 40 years, sometimes roof drains screens have not been cared for unless there is a problem, many times I’ve seen up to a foot of standing water depending on the parapet size…you have to let it out slowly or the out rush will separate the drain lines….the dilemma… leave off the screens and let the loose material thru or catch everything and deal with this! These drains can be up to a foot in diameter, this was a very small example….
flat roofs are pretty common, they're usually rubber coated though with no edges, so there's nowhere for the raid to pool. and you don't worry about the snow anymore than anyone else. you just build it strong and forget it
I manage a building with a roof and drainage system like this. The down spouts on the roof have leaked on and off for years and the internal destruction is horrible. Dry rot is everywhere and I mean everywhere!
That is one of several reasons such horizontal roofs count among the worst ideas in construction. Seriously, WHY OH WHY would you shape a roof like a swimming pool? It’s beyond comprehension.
I used to have them in my gutter downspouts,, but pulled them a short time later because they kept getting plugged with roof debris. Stuff goes right down drainage system and out into yard
my old house was leaking for days and couldn't figure out why and our roof was just like this. didn't know we had to check the roof every fall since it was our first house lol
Being a flat roof drain unclogger myself, I pretty much knew what was going to happen, yet I still watched the whole thing because it never gets less-satisfying
This is for dudes really like women don't have businesses that make it necessary to go up on the roof to check it out please eliminate for guys I've had a business for over 44 years I've seen the tops of the rest had to address the problems too but thank you for your video drop the dudes
Happend to me on my garage a few years back. I was in the garage, hearing dripping in the inside drain pipe. A couple of hours later, I could still hear it, so I knew something was wrong. Had myself a pool for a bit. :)
He was so close to the edge.. I felt like I couldn't breath...when he looked down it showed the stairs & for a second I thought it was his ladder and it had fallen...the anxiety kicked up a notch
You are on the edge there! Why does that roof only have one drain? Overtime that amount of water accumulation will cause damage. Perhaps, it is time to consider a more sustainable way to drain that roof?
The strainers being in the roof guttering systems for a reason.. To prevent ... Yes .... Prevent such leaf's going into the guttering pipe to a less accessible zone of the drain pipes... So blocking.. costing far more money's to remedy... Advice guys ... Sweep the detritus/ leaf's and such away from the drain first... Drain water, then collect detritus to a bag and dump separate... Thom in Scotland.
Need to throw an EPDM roof on that thing with a few retrofits, those drain screens are junk. I did a mechanically attached .60mil layover on a roof with those screens in the drains. Three new retrofits in and worked like a charm, always does.
You could have drained the water into another tank which is RAIN WATER HARVESTING. Can use the water for watering garden and washing cars or drive ways.
This happened at work in a 10 story building and the rubber coupling the clowns who built the building installed under pressure blew out and flooded half the 10th floor offices with water.
That is SO much extra weight! Literally TONS. It appears to be 9 asphalt rolls wide, normally each roll is 3 feet wide. Let's round that up to 30 feet total for easy math. The length also appears to be at LEAST twice as long as it is wide; so 60 feet. Let's call the depth of the water about an inch. That is roughly 150 cubic feet, or 1,122 gallons. A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds. Meaning there is nearly 10,000 pounds of water on that roof!
The drains are rarely at the low point I've serviced and installed industrial and institutional HVAC for over 45 years. Always standing in water or slime.
That's amazing. I would have never thought a drain on the roof plugged with shit would keep a flat roof from draining. Thank you, I'll tell all my friends with a 90 IQ or less.
This is why we don’t use downspout leaf strainers on a flat roof. Not enough surface area and will back up with minimal leaves. Make a box screen from 1/2 x 1/2 to hardware screen. Or clean the drains monthly. 😂
This is why my friend insisted on a 12 ~ 15° slant on the new roof he had fitted to his extended garage. Just let it run down, put a gutter on the low side, job done.
based on the shoes .... this WASN'T a professional roofer. also they make a debris diverter available at Lowe's, Menards and Home Depot. It allows water through the downspout and kicks out the leaves and crap. (..really should get a Professional to make a bigger drain) that's barely big enough for the desert in California
There's a bent system that would allow better water distribution without that kind of clogging. Research that & go back & perhaps up sale it to your client
Looks like Forest Creek apts roofs! Fill the whole flat roof 6 inches before the drains even start to work. And wonder why they got so many ceiling leaks! Who does everybody blame? The maintenace men of course!
Thats a great standing water collection device You got there,it'll be worthwhile when we run out of drinking water in mad max meets book of eli later...
The idea is to clean before the rain. I have a balcony, and pigeons keep shitting and bringing filth all over it. Unless I clean it before winter, the drain will get clogged and water will get into the house.
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Sir Spencer can i apply for you as an assistant cleaner
500 bucks a day with this shit? How many roofs needed to drain in order to even make 100$ ? 😂
Well this lady appreciates this video for dudes.
Hehehehe no wonder you're making $500-1000 a day doing things like these, blocking up drain pipes then charging extra to clean them 😳
@@nathanesco9471 yupppp
Spencer, on behalf of your mom: Please don’t stand so close to the edge.
Thus dude is crazy close to the edge
I know right. The dumb one who posted this video could have fallen if the heavy wind blew in the face
All it takes is one misstep ...
😂😂😂
Not to mention it is a very high roof.
Local mosquito population:📉
😂😂😂😂
Oh no! Not the line graph!!!
I’ve been roofing for 25 years You should never remove the basket entirely. It doesn’t 2 things it keeps debris from going into the plumbing but also acts as a flow restrictor so you don’t blow the plumbing apart inside the building because of the amount of pressure that built up water has behind it. I saw it happen one time in an old high rise downtown Toronto. The wall blew open and shot water through a lawyers office like a cannon after I had slowly unclogged the drain from debris.
cool🤣
Did they sue 🤔🤔🤔
That was just bad plumbing.
The pressure has to depend on the height of the building. This one wasn't that tall so it didn't have a high enough water column to build a ton of pressure.
Lawyer??? Someone's getting sued.
part two on how to pump it out of the basement when it permeates the block or concrete foundations 😂
Lmaoo 😂
Can you give us a part 3?
@@Murdacat lol tear the whole fucking thing down at that point
OP doesn’t know what the fuck he is talking about and just wanted to say something for the sake of saying something.
@@tommydifiore2265 part 3 how to build a dam
How to drain an entire roof: into your foundation
LOL exactly what I was thinking
Then into the crawl space 😂 or building
I always put 2 drains in flat roof I don’t think is never enough and they are 4” each
Put 4 2” drains or even 8 1” drains.
Note to self: if I ever have a flat roof, use multiple 4" drains.
And a tapered, sump
This is what happens when you use 1-1/2 pipe instead of 3'' for a roof drain. Or not performing any preventive maintenance on any of your outside drains.
Yep. Went to 3" scuppers ages ago on our low slope roof.
I’ve been in the construction/roofing business for nearly 40 years, sometimes roof drains screens have not been cared for unless there is a problem, many times I’ve seen up to a foot of standing water depending on the parapet size…you have to let it out slowly or the out rush will separate the drain lines….the dilemma… leave off the screens and let the loose material thru or catch everything and deal with this! These drains can be up to a foot in diameter, this was a very small example….
I usually just wait for the roof to collapse. Problem fixes itself that way.
Roof is tight! Keep that roofer on your Christmas list.
There could be leaks all over the inside of the house - probably why the guy was contacted in the first place.
There could be leaks all over the inside of the house - probably why the guy was contacted in the first place.
Who would have thunk it? Clear the drain! Brilliant! I hope you get paid for your expertise!
all the ladies watching from the trees 🐿️🐿️
🌰 🥜 🐿️🕵🏻♀️
Why does this guy act just like a MLM hun tho???
Who builds a house with flat roof? Crazy! A 45° angled roof would ensure that rain and snow doesn’t stay on the roof but washes right off.
flat roofs are pretty common, they're usually rubber coated though with no edges, so there's nowhere for the raid to pool. and you don't worry about the snow anymore than anyone else. you just build it strong and forget it
Great video! Very cool! Yep. I my younger days I worked for a large retailer. It was part of my job to check the roof periodically.
It's REALLY a good idea to make sure the downspout is ATTACHED, and clear BEFORE you open the dam !
I manage a building with a roof and drainage system like this. The down spouts on the roof have leaked on and off for years and the internal destruction is horrible. Dry rot is everywhere and I mean everywhere!
That is one of several reasons such horizontal roofs count among the worst ideas in construction. Seriously, WHY OH WHY would you shape a roof like a swimming pool? It’s beyond comprehension.
and tomorrow, a video on how to remove your bathtub plug to empty it!
Never worry about small leaves and dirt..just pull off the guard. The guard keeps animals from nesting, large sticks and kuds balls out of the drain
I used to have them in my gutter downspouts,, but pulled them a short time later because they kept getting plugged with roof debris. Stuff goes right down drainage system and out into yard
Flat roof requires service 2 times a year , more even if heavy leaves in area, they pulled upper and lower drain apart
my old house was leaking for days and couldn't figure out why and our roof was just like this. didn't know we had to check the roof every fall since it was our first house lol
Never understood why you would have a flat roof in the northwest
Or anywhere
No one clear's leaves or water from my flat roof except for me and I'm definitely no dude ! 😁
Duuuuuuuuude! 🤘
Anyone can be a dude.
Alright, maybe not ANYONE, but females and non-binaries certainly.
@@wavydavy9816 😂🤣
Being a flat roof drain unclogger myself, I pretty much knew what was going to happen, yet I still watched the whole thing because it never gets less-satisfying
Thought the pool guy was in
If I had a roof that flat I would hang out up there in the summers … lol 😂
We dudetees appreciate this too!!
Call the clean up company and tell them I just flooded your basement 😳
This is for dudes really like women don't have businesses that make it necessary to go up on the roof to check it out please eliminate for guys I've had a business for over 44 years I've seen the tops of the rest had to address the problems too but thank you for your video drop the dudes
@@kaa6734 English isn't your first language is it..
I would put a bigger trap so it doesn’t get clogged so fast make it like a foot and a half circle around. Serve the purpose better.
You’ve just made the smartest comment for this problem.
I'm a chick and that totally was satisfying to watch!:)
Stay away from purchasing buildings with flat roofs. They are always a pain in the A__.
stay away from thinking that all people can just choose the perfect house and buy it
Triggered my vertigo ... And I'm sitting in my recliner in my sitting room 😂
Braver than me on the edge of that ledge
OSHA watching him try to pitch his business courses on this video like 🕵️♀️
Those Georgia Chelsea boots are my favorite...... Nothing like just sliding on at 6 am. No laces for me
Not gonna lie you're actually inspiring me to look into creating my own business in Albuquerque New Mexico.
We need to cook
@@Embenera Let me guess a breaking bad reference huh Believe me that never gets old....
Dude isn't scared to get his hand dirty I love it
Thanks for showing this awesome guide, otherwise i wouldn't be able to drain a roof!
Unclog the drain🤯! The Supreme beings are among us, show us the ways🙌
Happend to me on my garage a few years back. I was in the garage, hearing dripping in the inside drain pipe. A couple of hours later, I could still hear it, so I knew something was wrong.
Had myself a pool for a bit. :)
Thanks , I needed this vid to fix my mood
He was so close to the edge.. I felt like I couldn't breath...when he looked down it showed the stairs & for a second I thought it was his ladder and it had fallen...the anxiety kicked up a notch
breathe
I’m surprised it didn’t bust the roof! This is definitely not in the north if that was snow it probably would have caved in!
You are on the edge there! Why does that roof only have one drain? Overtime that amount of water accumulation will cause damage. Perhaps, it is time to consider a more sustainable way to drain that roof?
I'm a chick and I'm still watching lol
Thank you. That caption is just silly. Like, chicks aren’t into stuff like this too? Duh, of course they are. Silly males.
Lol that's what my girlfriend said.
Run 😂
You get extra points for giving us a Beginning, Middle and Ending. Yay!
Don't put that pre clog screen back in that drain. install a debris catch basin at ground level. much easier to maintain.
How about us Woman's lol ,we like it too ! 🥴
The strainers being in the roof guttering systems for a reason..
To prevent ... Yes .... Prevent such leaf's going into the guttering pipe to a less accessible zone of the drain pipes... So blocking.. costing far more money's to remedy...
Advice guys ... Sweep the detritus/ leaf's and such away from the drain first... Drain water, then collect detritus to a bag and dump separate...
Thom in Scotland.
Need to throw an EPDM roof on that thing with a few retrofits, those drain screens are junk. I did a mechanically attached .60mil layover on a roof with those screens in the drains. Three new retrofits in and worked like a charm, always does.
Wow!!!
So talented!!!
lol
Waterproof is very nice thing.
I had that problem a couple of times, and boy, the whirlpool, always gets to me.
one question, have you ever fell out of a roof while cleaning it up?, please respond
Liked it even before watching it.
Just staggering. Absolutely revolutionary
In autumn when the leaves start falling, just clean your roof and the filter every week. Only that way you won't have a "flooded" roof.
Is “flouded” just a typo or does it have a special meaning?
@@vondahe👍
Sorry, my failure. Not flouded but flooded.
Greetings from a non-English speaking country.
@@robinred1851 Well received in another non-English speaking country. I was hoping to extend my vocabulary. Have a great day! 🙂
H&s would have a field day no edge protection , put another bigger leaf guard over the existing so they trap there first it won't block so easily 👍🏻
Now u know why people love flat roofs
Love your vanishing edge roof pool
You could have drained the water into another tank which is RAIN WATER HARVESTING. Can use the water for watering garden and washing cars or drive ways.
I actually have a sense of relief after watching till the end lol
This happened at work in a 10 story building and the rubber coupling the clowns who built the building installed under pressure blew out and flooded half the 10th floor offices with water.
Thank you. I needed that.
That is SO much extra weight! Literally TONS.
It appears to be 9 asphalt rolls wide, normally each roll is 3 feet wide. Let's round that up to 30 feet total for easy math. The length also appears to be at LEAST twice as long as it is wide; so 60 feet. Let's call the depth of the water about an inch.
That is roughly 150 cubic feet, or 1,122 gallons. A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds.
Meaning there is nearly 10,000 pounds of water on that roof!
Well, there goes my foundation. 😂
Yes, we, too, in Australia have gutters & drainpipes that go DOWN.
Thats why we use scuppers and dual roof drains with over flows
The drains are rarely at the low point
I've serviced and installed industrial and institutional HVAC for over 45 years.
Always standing in water or slime.
Should have a mandatory secondary drain/overflow
That's amazing. I would have never thought a drain on the roof plugged with shit would keep a flat roof from draining. Thank you, I'll tell all my friends with a 90 IQ or less.
It's like guttering though it needs abit more of a decline to the drain sides otherwise it does just sit more than it should , even just a few degrees
Great job! 👍 but if you got no dude,got to do the job yourself 🙋♀️💖
U may say whatever you want but flat roof have all the tendency to retain water one way or the other.. Leaves and dirt are the main cause.
with a roof drain! Ingenious!
"AAAAHHHHHHHH" - Roof
This is why we don’t use downspout leaf strainers on a flat roof. Not enough surface area and will back up with minimal leaves. Make a box screen from 1/2 x 1/2 to hardware screen. Or clean the drains monthly. 😂
A shame that downspout section wasn't clear when you unplugged it at roof line...hate when that happens. 😕
Feminist: text misogynistic
Men: you’re more than welcome to clear this roof off
Feminist: that’s a man’s job😂
This is why my friend insisted on a 12 ~ 15° slant on the new roof he had fitted to his extended garage. Just let it run down, put a gutter on the low side, job done.
Can't wait for the next season of Drainer Things
бортики чуть выше надо делать, хотя бы метр, и облажить мозаикой всё, тогда получится нормальный бассейн!)
The title should say; How to fill your cistern with leaves.
Should of pull the strainer up a bit until the roof drains.
based on the shoes .... this WASN'T a professional roofer. also they make a debris diverter available at Lowe's, Menards and Home Depot. It allows water through the downspout and kicks out the leaves and crap. (..really should get a Professional to make a bigger drain) that's barely big enough for the desert in California
Just one spout for that whole roof, if you live around snow, rain and or trees don't build a house with a flat roof
NBF ( naturally born Female) here and I still enjoyed this.👍🏽
There's a bent system that would allow better water distribution without that kind of clogging. Research that & go back & perhaps up sale it to your client
😢 it's so beautiful
A roof with 0 pitch is a roofers dream come true! Work forever!
Looks like Forest Creek apts roofs! Fill the whole flat roof 6 inches before the drains even start to work. And wonder why they got so many ceiling leaks! Who does everybody blame? The maintenace men of course!
That why I dislike flat roofs..especially in snow country and rainy season...
Oh hell no! Too much water on that roof, PERIOD! AND THE VERITGO OF THAT SHOT LOOKING DOWN WAS TERRIFYING!!!😟😟🤯🤯😵💫😵💫
Thats a great standing water collection device You got there,it'll be worthwhile when we run out of drinking water in mad max meets book of eli later...
Yes, lets take out the filter thats there to stop the leafs from blocking up the waste system in the first place.
If the screen caused the back up why put it back in. Let the debris flow through. If it's to big it won't fit very simple
Unless you're tied off OSHA is gonna love this video.
Serious question, are these filter baskets useful at all? Wouldn't be better not to have it so all leaves can flow down?
The idea is to clean before the rain. I have a balcony, and pigeons keep shitting and bringing filth all over it. Unless I clean it before winter, the drain will get clogged and water will get into the house.
That needs a secondary drain system. NO roof should hold water like that EVER...
Works just as well as a gutter leaf guard, destroying roofs everywhere.