BS EN 504:2000

What is BS EN 504 — Copper sheet roofing products about?  

BS EN 504 is an international standard that covers the best practices for manufacturing high-quality roofing products from metal sheets. 

BS EN 504 specifies requirements for roofing products used for assembly into coverings for pitched roofs, made from copper sheets. 

BS EN 504 applies to all discontinuities laid and fully supported roofing products made of copper sheets and strips. 

Note 1: BS EN 504 does not include requirements for supporting construction, design of roof system application and execution of connections and flashings.  

Note 2: BS EN 504 deals partly with flat products, partly with formed (prefabricated) products. Requirements for preformed self-supporting products are given in prEN 506 

Who is BS EN 504 — Copper sheet roofing products for?  

BS EN 504 on Copper sheet roofing products is relevant to: 

• Manufacturers of metal sheet roofing  
• Designers of metal sheet roofing 
• Metal fabrication Industries 
• Metal engineers 
• Industries where metal sheet roofing products are used 
• Testing labs for metal sheet roofing 
• Regulatory authorities 
• Quality control personnel 

Why should you use BS EN 504 — Copper sheet roofing products? 

The performance of a roof constructed with copper sheet roofing products depends not only on the properties of the product as required by standard norms but also on the design, construction, and performance of the roof as a whole in relation to the environment and conditions of use, 

BS EN 504 provides you with guidance for the technicalities of copper sheet roofing products. It gives you specifications related to terminology, general requirements such as properties of materials used for roofing products as well as talks about dimensions and tolerances, which helps the users to understand and decide the standard thickness, width, and length of the copper sheet roofing products.  

Users of BS EN 504 can also verify the compliance of requirements, using the test methods given. It helps them with the sampling of test pieces, testing procedures,  designation, marking, labelling, and packaging. This gives you a proper idea of the fit and designs of copper sheet roofing products. It helps users to determine the exact room for error while manufacturing the roofing products for particular applications. 

Thus, BS EN 504 provides you with comprehensive information useful for producing high-quality, cost-effective, durable copper sheet roofing products with minimum or no manufacturing defects.