BS 5534(2014) : 2014
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SLATING AND TILING FOR PITCHED ROOFS AND VERTICAL CLADDING - CODE OF PRACTICE
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English
Published date
01-01-2014
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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.
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B/542/1
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| 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)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
176
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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