A leader head is a device used in roof plumbing to capture stormwater runoff from the rain guttering of a building.[1] While, generally speaking, such a device is known as either a leader head or a conductor[2] head within the fields of Architecture, Building Design[3] and Construction, it may be known as a rainhead by manufacturers in some regions of the world.[citation needed]
Leader heads are commonly made from sheet metal in the form of a box of varying shape and size which is open at the top and has one or more outlets to which storm water pipes (down pipes) or a leader are attached. Where they are used to collect water from a scupper they may be known as a Conductor head[4][5].
Leader heads are often used as architectural features on a building.
References
- ^ A Visual Dictionary of Architecture / Frances D.K. Ching , ISBN 0442009046
- ^ A Dictionary of Architecture and Building By Sturgis, Russell, p. 663
- ^ Architectural Graphic Standards/ Ramsey and Sleeper, ISBN 0471348163 p.298
- ^ A Dictionary of Architecture and Building By Sturgis, Russell, p. 825
- ^ Architectural Sheet Metal Manual / SMACNA, ASIN: B000B5L7TM, p.54-61
See also
 Leader Head - Copper |
 Leader Head - Installed |
 Leader Head - Restoration |
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