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  • BS 5534(2003) : 2003

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-08-2014

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    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) - Reinforced bitumen underlays
    Annex B (normative) - Design and installation of pitched
            roof systems where insulation is placed at rafter
            line
    Annex C (normative) - Permissible characteristics and
            defects for grading timber battens and
            counter-battens
    Annex D (normative) - Preservative treatment for timber
            battens
    Annex E (normative) - Determination of batten sizes by
            calculation
    Annex F (informative) - Examples of structural design
            calculations for tiling battens
    Annex G (normative) - Method of test and calculation for
            wind uplift resistance of mechanical fasteners for
            single-lap tiles
    Annex H (normative) - Method of test and calculation for
            wind uplift resistance of nail hook fixings for
            double-lap slates
    Annex I (informative) - Worked examples of wind uplift and
            fixing calculations
    Annex J (normative) - Method of test for determination of
            tensile adhesion strength of bedding mortars
    Annex K (normative) - Values of uplift pressure reduction
            factor, R
    Annex L (normative) - Method of test for air permeability
            of unsealed small element roofing assemblies
    Bibliography

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    Specifies recommendations for the design, materials, application, installation and performance of slates, tiles, shingles and shakes and their associated fittings and accessories used in the construction of pitched roofs and vertical cladding applications.

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    Committee B/542/1
    Development Note To be read in conjunction with BS 8000-6(1990). Supersedes BS 5534-1(1997) & 02/105033 DC. (07/2003) 2003 Edition Re-Issued in February 2010 & incorporates AMD 1 2010. Supersedes 09/30208303 DC. (02/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    13/30274184 DC : 0 BS 5918 - SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS FOR DOMESTIC HOT WATER - CODE OF PRACTICE
    S.R. 50-2:2012 BUILDING SERVICES CODE OF PRACTICE - PART 2: THERMAL SOLAR SYSTEMS
    13/30268792 DC : 0 BS 8000-6 - WORKMANSHIP ON BUILDING SITES - PART 6: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING ANDTILING OF ROOFS AND CLADDINGS
    07/30150793 DC : 0 BS 5440-1 - FUELING AND VENTILATION FOR GAS APPLIANCES OF RATED INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 70 KW NET (1ST, 2ND AND 3RD FAMILY GASES) - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF GAS APPLIANCES TO CHIMNEYS AND FOR MAINTENANCE OF CHIMNEYS
    BS 8747:2007 Reinforced bitumen membranes (RBMs) for roofing. Guide to selection and specification
    08/30140202 DC : 0 BS 8103-3 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOFS FOR HOUSING
    BS 5250:2002 Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings
    12/30177610 DC : 0 BS 5918 - SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS FOR DOMESTIC HOT WATER - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 5268-3:2006 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TRUSSED RAFTER ROOFS
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    11/30171810 DC : DRAFT APR 2011 BS 5250 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CONTROL OF CONDENSATION IN BUILDINGS
    BS 5250(2011) : 2011 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CONTROL OF CONDENSATION IN BUILDINGS

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