Balcony Drainage in Canada – Whitepaper

What is the best balcony drainage method?

This whitepaper will provide an overview of the design philosophy behind the Sapphire drainage options, as an aid to correct specification within Canada. The reasons for publishing this whitepaper are:

1. To explore necessary regulations and legislation appropriate to balcony drainage in Canada.
2. Help specifiers understand the difference between integral waterproofing and a separate method leading to confusion.
3. Balconies often being mistakenly classified as adding to the water load, as it was unclear how to accurately work out the drainage discharge.

Within this paper, we will also explore the drainage options for balconies and key considerations to be aware of when specifying.

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