What is BS 8000-6:2023 about?
This British Standard is the sixth in a multi-part series on basic workmanship for conventional types of building work. The series aims to help build a common understanding and ensure better construction quality. BS 8000-6:2023 gives recommendations on basic workmanship on roofs, cladding, wall slating and tiling.
Who is BS 8000-6:2023 for?
- Roofing contractors and principal contractors
- Roofing operatives
- Roofing surveyors
- Site managers and project managers
- Commercial clients (in specifying criteria for tenders)
- Architects
- Roofing training colleges
- Apprentices
What does BS 8000-6:2023 cover?
It gives recommendations and guidance on basic workmanship on building sites, both commercial and domestic, and covers those tasks that are frequently carried out in relation to the slating and tiling of roofs and walls of newly constructed buildings or buildings being refurbished and re-roofed.
The recommendations given in BS 8000-6:2023 apply to the laying and fixing of clay and concrete tiles, natural slates, and fibre cement slates and their associated fittings and accessories.
NOTE: The recommendations given are not necessarily comprehensive; particular project documents, e.g. project specifications, might be needed to cover recommendations not dealt with by this code of practice. Some of the recommendations might not apply to specialized projects including historic building conservation or heritage roofing.
Why should you use BS 8000-6:2023?
It provides an accessible and usable code of practice for anyone who’s responsible for slating and tiling of roofs and claddings on building sites. It encompasses all aspects of work relating to roofing activities and fills gaps in available information to help users manage risk better, improve their efficiency and develop their expertise. In addition, BS 8000-6:2023 is:
- Reliable: it reflects best practice in roofing and can play a significant role in achieving construction quality and health and safety
- Authoritative: it’s the basis for many specifications for pitched roofing works using slate and tiles including the National Building Specification; and is referenced in Approved Document for Regulation 7 Materials and Workmanship in the Building Regulations (England and Wales), Technical Booklet B (Northern Ireland), Regulation 8 (Scotland), NHBC Technical Standards, LABC Standards and forms the basis of the major roofing trade association guidance documents published by The National Federation of Roofing Contractors
BS 8000-6:2023 contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages and Goal 9 on resilient infrastructure.
What’s new about BS 8000-6:2023?
This is a revision of BS 8000-6:2013.
- New clauses have been added to reflect revisions to BS 5534:2014+A2:2018 Slating and tiling for pitched roofs and vertical cladding. Code of practice
- Clauses have been updated to reflect product innovations, e.g. dry fix systems
- Sitework practices have been updated to reflect new health and safety legislation
- Guidance has been added on the installation of solar roof panels. Where reference is made to proprietary products and to manufacturers’ recommendations, the user is advised to obtain evidence that these products and recommendations have been proven by relevant experience or relevant test method data, based on the conditions and methods of use in the UK climate, to be fit for purpose.