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In November, 2018, one of the major British Standards for roofing, BS 6229:2018 Code of Practice for flat roofs with continuously supported flexible waterproof coverings, was published.  The Standard contains an overall recommendation for the design, specification, installation and even the ongoing maintenance of a flat roof.  This replaces the 2003 version and is quite a bit shorter, due to the fact that sections relating to metal roofs have been omitted and guidance for these has passed to the metal roofing industry and BS Committee B/542.

Flat roof estimating should be a simple matter for roofing contractors as pitch does not have to be taken into account.  However, when it comes to a flat roof, there are several complex details that need to be considered to enable an accurate estimation to be decided.  For instance, the type of roof system that is being installed, including, to name just a few: