Other Relevant Standards

Other relevant standards which should be referred to when specifying slates include:

• BS 747:2000 Specification for roofing felts

• BS 4016: 1997 Specification for flexible building membranes (breather type)

• BS 8000 Workmanship on building sites: Part 6:1990, code of practice for slating and tiling of roofs and claddings

• BS 1202:1974 Specification for nails

• BS 6399: Part 2: 1997, code of practice for wind loads. Part 3:1988, code of practice for imposed roof loads

• BS 5250:2002 Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings

• BS 8104:1992 Code of practice for assessing exposure to wind driven rain