What is BS 5534?

BS 5534 is the Code of Practice for Slating and Tiling for pitched roofs and vertical cladding.

The full name of its current format (with an amendment published in July 2018) is BS 5534:2014+A2:2018. The document sets out good practice in roof slating and tiling and and gives recommendations primarily intended for the design, performance and installation of new build pitched roofs, including vertical cladding, and for normal re-roofing work, including repairs, using slates, tiles, shingles and shakes and their associated components.

You can download a copy of BS 5534 from the BSi website here.

Read some of the general guidance for natural slate design drawn from BS 5534 in our knowledge base post ‘Design a Natural Slate Roof – Start Here’.