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Longrun drainage run checks

Sheet count can be right while the run is too long for that rib at that pitch. Run is slope length to the gutter, not ridge length. A 12 m ridge with a 4.6 m slope is a 4.6 m run.

This calculator warns at the generic CoP “check capacity after …” lengths: 15 m corrugate, 20 m Six Rib, 40 m Hi Five/T-Rib, 60 m placeholder tray. That is a prompt to open the NZMRM maximum-run calculator with a NIWA HIRDS rainfall, not an engineering pass.

What the warning is not

It does not model internal gutters, wall catchment onto the roof, or a local 100 mm/hr vs 150 mm/hr. Manufacturer extras still apply (Metalcraft corrugate length vs 9°). A silent green tick on a 22 m Six Rib at 4° would be the bug; you should see a check.

Length math: sheet length. Pitch gate: min cladding pitch. Split planes so a short garage does not inherit a long house run (multi-section).

If the warning fires: shorten the plane, step to a deeper profile, split sheets with a designed end detail, or change drainage. Then confirm on the current sheet and CoP drainage.

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