Sa Building Regulations Roofing

To enable compliance with the requirements of the building regulations to be demonstrated full details of the new roof will be needed including materials and their dimensions and performance properties.

Sa building regulations roofing.

The national building regulations and building standards act. Each section of sans 10400 the code of practice for the application of the national building regulations nbr is presented with the relevant extract from the building regulations which is law and is then followed by a general commentary explaining how the law should be interpreted to satisfy the law. Design planning and supervision of all construction work must follow a legal process. 17891 as varied by no.

When the south african national building regulations were updated by the department of trade and industry in may 2008 the general requirement relating to roofs was changed to incorporate certain safety elements. If the existing roof covering is to be replaced with a different material to its original for example slate to tiles then approval under the building regulations is likely to be needed to ensure the roof will be adequate in terms of structural stability applicable where the replacement tile will be significantly heavier or lighter than the. When performing work on any roof care should be taken to ensure the roof will continue to perform effectively and without any movement. 9 december 1993 p.

This is the original legislation published in 1977 that governs all building and construction work in south africa. 2 came into operation 2 january 1992. 6 june 1991 p. Guide for architects concerning drainage water and storm water drainage.

19 december 1991 p. The removal or alteration to any roof elements could affect how the roof works and cause movement to occur. A qualified roofing contractor will be able to advise on this but here are some of the main guidelines. Building regulations as they apply to roofs part l.

Regulations under the building act 1971 building regulations 1991 being no. 28955 1 came into operation 17 june 1991. Various updates have been made since this time and these are also available for download. There must be a slope of 1 80.

Movement could cause cracks to occur in the walls and possibly the eventual collapse of the roof. Part h of the building regulations regarding drainage state that water should drain to one or two edges. 17 june 1993 p. 4 june 1992 p.

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