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Admin		#1 Posted : 03 March 2009 16:16:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Steve Holliday I have from some course notes the definition of a sloping roof as those roofs with a pitch of greater than 10 degrees. Does anyone know of any published standard from which this is derived as this is not referenced in my notes. Thnaks for any help
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Admin		#2 Posted : 03 March 2009 16:37:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By clarkey Hi I have had a look in the Construction Skills GE 700 and it doesn't directly reference but on looking at the reference list I would hazard a guess that it is probably in INDG284 Working on roofs. Hope this helps
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Admin		#3 Posted : 03 March 2009 22:23:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Leslie Steve I will also have a look through my old material, however I have always treated 10 degrees or more as sloping and this was based on info read some years ago. Leslie
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Admin		#4 Posted : 04 March 2009 10:34:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Della Pearlman As far as I know, the minimum roof pitch for which tiles are available is 10 degrees - (there are a couple of firms making tiles at this pitch) - so that would confirm that this is the definition of a sloping roof. After that, the roof would be treated as a flat roof, with a membrane or similar covering
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Admin		#5 Posted : 04 March 2009 10:41:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Della Pearlman And I have found you the reference: BS 5534 2003 Code of Practice for Slating and Tiling defines a roof as "part of a building with a pitch greater than 10° and less than 75°" hope this helps Della
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Admin		#6 Posted : 04 March 2009 10:54:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By SNS so what is a roof beyond a pitch of 75 degrees???
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Admin		#7 Posted : 04 March 2009 11:03:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Alan Hoskins A wall??? ;-) A
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Admin		#8 Posted : 04 March 2009 12:20:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Ron Hunter Discussion within the normative references of BS EN 13374:2004 (edge protection systems) confirm a 10 degree figure. As for >75 degrees, what about a "sloping facade"? :-)
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Admin		#9 Posted : 04 March 2009 12:21:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Alan Nicholls Cladding Alan
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Admin		#10 Posted : 04 March 2009 13:42:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By peter gotch Steve. It derives from the Construction (Working Places) Regulations 1966. Regulation 35 defined a sloping roof as one having a pitch of more than 10 degrees. Requirements for protection were stronger where the pitch was more than 30 degrees or where the pitch was less, but with a surface liable to beome slippery. Revoked in 1996. Regards, Peter
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Admin		#11 Posted : 04 March 2009 14:21:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Steve Holliday Thanks to everyone who has responded. i have looked up all the references mentioned and also found 10 degrees quoted in HS(G)33.
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Admin		#12 Posted : 04 March 2009 16:42:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Ron Hunter I looked, but couldn't see it in HSG 33. Could you give me a page/section number? Is the new HSG 33 out there yet?
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