BS 5534(2003) : 2003

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

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.