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This four page guidance note gives an overview of the common detailing topics with an RBM roof system. It covers angle fillets, hard edges and upstands and terminations bars.

This four page guidance note provides 2022 Changes to Approved Document Part L1 Conservation of Fuel and Power in New and Existing Dwellings.

This one-page guidance gives an overview of the new BS 5534:2014+A2:2018 revision which included requirements for a new test to analyse an underlay’s ability to withstand wind uplift.

This guidance has been formulated to clarify the requirements in the British standards and BBA Bulletin No2 when leaving roofing underlays exposed for a period of time prior to the final roof covering being installed.

This guidance explains what people need to do regarding CSCS cards and the withdrawal of industry accreditation (IA) also known as Grandfather Rights. The guidance also covers CSR and SCORE cards to cover all devolved nations.

This four page guidance note covers the design stage, installation and explains how they fit with The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015).

The guidance gives an overview of the standard to help contractors install slate and tile roof coverings according to BS 8000-6.

This two page document provides information about installing timber battens with nail guns and the different sized gun nails available on the market and compliance with current British standard BS 5534 ‘Code of practice for slating and tiling’.

This guidance is to help during shortages of slate and half, utilising more readily available sized slates to ensure compliance with BS 5534 and other alternatives that are available.

This two page document provides an understanding of why mosses and lichens grow on roofs, how to identify them and information on treatment, maintenance and prevention.

This guidance gives an overview of the latest revision to Technical handbook: domestic—Section 6: Energy in New and Existing Dwellings.

This guidance gives an overview of the latest revision to Technical handbook: nondomestic—Section 6: Energy places the emphasis on the adoption of a fabric first approach, with higher minimum fabric standards for the external envelope and improved airtightness, along with the use of low-carbon heating technologies.