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Footings, Foundation Walls, Basements, and Slabs
NO OVERHANG OR GUTTER
ROOF RUNOFF CONCENTRATED
AT BLDG. PERIMETER
NO GROUND SLOPE
SOIL ADJACENT TO
FOUNDATION SATURATED
ROOF RUNOFF COLLECTED
IN GUTTER
OVERHANG PROTECTS
PERIMETER
DOWNSPOUTS CARRY
ROOF RUNOFF AWAY
FROM FOUNDATION
GROUND SLOPES
AWAY FROM
BUILDING
COMPACTED CLAY CAP WITH
LOW PERMEANCE PROTECTS PERIMETER
FIGURE 6-34
Roof runoff. (from Joseph Lstiburek and John Carmody, Moisture Control Handbook, Van
Nostrand Reinhold).
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