What is BS EN 14963 - Continuous rooflights of plastics with or without upstands about?
BS EN 14963 specifies requirements for continuous rooflights made of plastic materials (e.g. GF-UP, PC, PMMA, PVC) with or without bearing profiles to be used with upstands made of e.g. GF-UP, PVC, steel, aluminium, wood or concrete, for laying in roofs, which serve the purpose of lighting by means of daylight and, possibly, of ventilating interior spaces by means of opening devices.
Note 1: The design of the upstand is not part of BS EN 14963. Upstands can be prefabricated or site fabricated. Prefabricated upstands are to be considered as part of the continuous rooflight. Site fabricated upstands are not covered by this European Standard.
Note 2: BS EN 14963 does not include calculations with regard to works, design requirements, and installation techniques.
Note 3: The possible additional functions of smoke and heat ventilation in case of fire, and/or roof access are outside the scope of BS EN 14963.
Who is BS EN 14963 - Continuous rooflights of plastics with or without upstands for?
BS EN 14963 on continuous rooflights of plastics with or without upstands is useful for:
- Construction industries
- Civil engineers
- Plastics manufacturer industries
- Contractors
- Builders
- Testing laboratories of rooflights of plastics
Why should you use BS EN 14963 - Continuous rooflights of plastics with or without upstands?
A continuous plastic rooflight element is a glazing element, coloured or not, which is manufactured to be self-supporting or non-self-supporting. It consists of one or several, translucent or transparent, flat or profiled skins made of solid or structured sheets, cold curved or not. It may require junction profiles for water tightness.
BS EN 14963 specifies continuous roof lights without upstand and continuous roof lights, that provide all components of the rooflight with upstand, which are bought in a single purchase. BS EN 14963 assists you with continuous rooflights, including barrel vault rooflights, with a rectangular ground plan of plastic glazing laying in roofs having, in addition, a minimum distance of b/3 (b = effective span of rooflights, corresponding to the light opening). The upstands are self-supporting or non-self-supporting.
Overall, BS EN 14963 helps you to enhance the quality and the durability of continuous rooflight construction.
