Leader head

A leader head is a device^{[clarification needed]} 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 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 downpipes 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.

See also

• Gargoyle
• Downspout
• Wiktionary:Leader (line 10)

References

1. ^ A Visual Dictiona^{[clarification needed]}ry of Architecture / Frances D.K. Ching , ISBN 0442009046
2. ^ A Dictionary of Architecture and Building By Sturgis, Russell, p. 663
3. ^ Architectural Graphic Standards/ Ramsey and Sleeper, ISBN 0471348163 p.298
4. ^ A Dictionary of Architecture and Building By Sturgis, Russell, p. 825
5. ^ Architectural Sheet Metal Manual / SMACNA, ASIN: B000B5L7TM, p.54-61

External links

• Leader Head images

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  Leader Head - Copper

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  Leader Head - Installed

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  Leader Head - Restoration