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BS 5534(2014) : 2014

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SLATING AND TILING FOR PITCHED ROOFS AND VERTICAL CLADDING - CODE OF PRACTICE
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2014

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Materials, fittings and accessories
5 Design criteria
6 Application and installation details
Annex A (normative) - Method of test and classification
        of roof underlays for wind uplift resistance
Annex B (normative) - Design and installation of pitched
        roof systems where insulation is placed at rafter level
Annex C (normative) - Reinforced bitumen underlays
Annex D (normative) - Permissible characteristics and
        defects for grading timber battens Text deleted
Annex E (normative) - Preservative treatment for timber
        battens
Annex F (normative) - Determination of batten sizes by
        calculation
Annex G (informative) - Examples of structural design
        calculations for tiling battens
Annex H (normative) - Formulae and the calculation of
        wind loads on the underlay, sarking boards, slates,
        tiles, ridges, hips and valleys
Annex I (normative) - Method of test and calculation for
        wind uplift resistance of mechanical fasteners for
        single-lap tiles
Annex J (normative) - Method of test and calculation for
        wind uplift resistance of nail hook fixings for double-lap
        slates
Annex K (informative) - Worked examples of wind uplift and
        Fixing calculations
Annex L (normative) - Method of test for air permeability of
        unsealed small element roofing assemblies
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the design, performance and installation of pitched roofs and vertical cladding using slates, tiles, shingles and shakes and their associated components.

Committee
B/542/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5534(2003) & 13/30271503 DC. (09/2014) 2014 Edition Re-Issued in September 2015 & incorporates AMD 1 2015. Supersedes 15/30325014 DC. (10/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
176
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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