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AS 4597-1999

Current

Current

Installation of roof slates and shingles (Non-interlocking type) (Reconfirmed 2015)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-09-1999

£56.79
Excluding VAT
Summarise this standard

Sets out requirements for the placement and fixing of terracotta, fibre cement and timber shingles and slates only to roofs of buildings intended for domestic, commercial and light industrial purposes.

Committee
BD/8
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 2874 X
Pages
24
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 14/07/2015.This standard as been reconfirmed in Australia in 2015 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 14/07/2015
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard sets out requirements for the placement and fixing of terracotta, fibre cement and timber shingles and slates of the types specified in BS 680.2. The fixing methods described in this Stand ard apply only to roofs of buildings that are intended for domestic, commercial or light industrial purposes.This Standard applies only to roofs with a pitch of 17.5¦ or greater.NOTES: 1 This Standard does not restrict the use of other fixing and fastening methods or materials where it can be shown that their performance is not inferior to that achieved by the materials and methods described herein.2 The type of roof construction described in this Standard may not be adequate to resist wind forces in cases where the height of the eaves is more than 15 m above the mean surrounding ground level. In such cases, or in areas where cyclones or high winds are known to occur, the fixing and fastening methods and sarking recommendations given in Appendix A are recommended.3 Appendix B provides a check list of information to assist slating and shingling.

First published as AS 4597-1999.

£56.79
Excluding VAT