Wind Uplift Performance - BS5534:2014

The British Standard for Slating and Tiling, BS 5534, provides the construction industry with a primary source of guidance and recommendations relating to major aspects of the design and installation of pitched roofing.  BS 5534 gives recommendations for the design, performance and installation of pitched roofs and vertical cladding using slates, tiles, shingles and shakes and their associated components. It includes recommendations and guidance relating to the pitches, laps and details associated with different slating and tiling systems; the selection and sizing of battens and counter battens; the methods of securing and fixing tiles and slates; and includes design recommendations for dealing with the key structural loadings experienced by pitched roofing including recommendations and a proposed test method for assessing wind loading / uplift.