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AS 4597-1999

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

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.
Published: 05/09/1999
Pages: 24
Table of contents
Cited references
Content history
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Referenced documents
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Performance criteria for the completed roof
1.4.1 Loading
1.4.2 Weather resistance
2 Materials
2.1 Sarking
2.1.1 Pliable roof sarking
2.1.2 Reflective foil laminate
2.1.3 Rigid or semi-rigid materials
2.2 Roof battens
2.3 Mortar
2.4 Fixing systems
2.4.1 General
2.4.2 Fixing requirements
2.4.3 Galvanic protection
3 Installation
3.1 Sarking
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Damage
3.1.3 Requirements for roofs without general sarking
3.2 Battens and rafters
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Batten alignment
3.2.3 Batten spacing
3.2.4 Batten fixing
3.2.5 Batten joints
3.3 Slates or shingles and accessories
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 Sarked roofs
3.3.3 Setting
3.3.4 Gable slates and shingles
3.3.5 Eaves slates and shingles
3.3.6 Hips
3.3.7 Ridging
3.4 Bedding and pointing
3.5 Slating over fire walls
3.6 Workmanship
Appendix A
A1 General
A2 High wind areas
A3 Wind effects
A4 Constructional safeguards in high wind areas
A4.1 Fixing of slates and shingles to battens
A4.2 Fixing of battens to rafters
A4.3 Use of sarking
A4.4 Attic space ventilation
Appendix B
Appendix C
C1 Scope
C2 Principle
C3 Apparatus
C4 Test specimen
C5 Control specimen
C6 Procedure
C7 Report
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Steel nails — Metric series
BS 680.2
Specification for roofing slates, Part 2: Metric units
[Available Superseded]
Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code), Part 1: Dead and live loads and load combinations
[Available Superseded]
Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code), Part 2: Wind loads
[Superseded]
Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code), Part 3: Snow loads
Content history
DR 96062
AS 4597-1999 Rec:2015

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