Nhbc Roofing Battens

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Nhbc roofing battens.

Battens and counter battens should be. Nhbc house davy. Ridge tiles need to be mechanically fixed for at least 900mm from the end and either side of a party wall. Nhbc s registered address is.

Nhbc standards extra issue 29 april 2004. Nhbc house davy avenue knowlhill milton keynes bucks mk5 8fp. The main roof underlay should be cut to the valley batten line a strip of underlay should be laid under the main roof underlay and held down by the valley battens where used. Nhbc standards 7 2 s11 c states that not more than one in four battens should be joined over one truss or rafter.

These battens were developed in conjunction with the bre and meet nhbc requirements for fully graded roofing battens. Only recently since 1990 s has architectural roofing entered into the mainstream of residential roofing market. Next it s time to select the battens. Battens and counter battens shall be adequately sized and spaced to support the roof covering.

Tiling battens access to roof voids spandrel panels to cold roofs. National house building council is registered in england and wales under company number 320784. Ridge and hip tiles should be mechanically fixed with self sealing non ferrous fixings into timber battens and have a nominal joint thickness of 10mm where wet bedded. For technical advice and support call 01908 747384 or visit www nhbc co uk in this issue.

Jb red battens from marley is a high quality roofing batten that is pre graded and meets the performance requirements of bs 5534. National house building council is registered in england and wales under company number 320784. In today s metal roofing market on new construction or replacement roofing the trend is moving towards the use of standing seam vertical seam or batten seam metal roofing. Wet bedded baby hip ridge tiles to low level roofs such as those over porches and ground floor bay windows do not require mechanical fixing unless recommended by the.

Introducing revised chapter 7 2 pitched roofs page 1 pitched roofs a high proportion of claims page 1 roof mortar page 2 mechanical fixing of ridge and hip tiles page 3 dentil tiles in ridges and hips page 4 interlocking tiles page 4. Builders book an illustrated guide to building energy efficient homes. This is generally referred to as architectural roofing. Tiling batten sizes are either 25x38mm or 25x50mm depending on the tile design 19x38mm battens are no longer suitable see appendix 7 2f.

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