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Tiled Roof Construction Guidelines

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to construction codes and standards for roofing, cladding, gutters and drainage. It addresses topics like acceptable construction manuals for tiled roofs, wind speed classifications for roof and wall cladding, use of lead flashings, rafter lengths, ponding boards, fastening requirements for tiles and capping at different wind classifications, flashing methods, metal roofing overlaps and fixings, wall and stepped flashing overlaps, maximum gutter runs per downpipe, rainfall intensities, and allowed gutter sizes. The questions indicate they are to be answered by referring to specific clauses, figures or tables within the given standards.

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Tiled Roof Construction Guidelines

The document contains 20 multiple choice questions related to construction codes and standards for roofing, cladding, gutters and drainage. It addresses topics like acceptable construction manuals for tiled roofs, wind speed classifications for roof and wall cladding, use of lead flashings, rafter lengths, ponding boards, fastening requirements for tiles and capping at different wind classifications, flashing methods, metal roofing overlaps and fixings, wall and stepped flashing overlaps, maximum gutter runs per downpipe, rainfall intensities, and allowed gutter sizes. The questions indicate they are to be answered by referring to specific clauses, figures or tables within the given standards.

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Faculty of Building & Construction

Department: Desing Drafting & Interior Fittings.


National Code: CPC50210 Unit or Qualification Title: CEBC5001a

For all answers, indicate the clause, figure or table number where you found you
answer.

1 What acceptable construction manuals are deemed to satisfy the requirements for Tiled
Roof cladding?

2 What is the highest wind speed classification that BCA requirements for Roof & Wall
cladding can be applied?

3 Am I allowed to use roof lead flashings if my building is in a water catchment area?

4 What is the maximum allowable rafter length without sarking if my roof pitch is 22.5°?

5 When am I required to provide a ponding board in relation to sarking for a tiled roof?

6 Nominate three methods of preventing water discharged from a downpipe onto a tiled
roof from penetrating the tiled roof that it is discharging on to?

7 If my tiled roof is on an N2 wind classified site, how often do I have to mechanically


fasten each tile around the edge of the roof?

8 For the same tiled roof as above, how often do I have to fasten each hip capping tile?

9 How can mechanical fastening be achieved for the previous two questions?

10 What are the two methods of flashing a valley for a tiled roof?

Issued Date: 2-07-2012

Review Due: 14-02-2013 Edition: Version 1


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Faculty of Building & Construction
Department: Desing Drafting & Interior Fittings.
National Code: CPC50210 Unit or Qualification Title: CEBC5001a

11 What is the minimum coating required if my metal clad roofed building is to be


constructed within 50m of a sheltered bay?

12 Are you allowed to use lead flashings above zinc/aluminium coated steel?

13 How are metal roof sheets overlapped in relation to the direction of the prevailing
weather?

14 When must a roof sheet be ‘stop ended’?

15 What is the minimum allowable roof pitch when using Corrugated profile roof sheets?

16 What are the fixing requirements for a 0.42mm thick corrugated profile roof sheet?

17 How much should wall & stepped flashings overlap at junctions?

18 What is the maximum distance of roof gutter that can be served by one downpipe?

19 What is the nominated 5 minute rainfall intensity with a once in 20 year recurrence
interval for Geelong in Victoria?

20 Are you allowed to use a 115mm D gutter for a roof built in Geelong with a 65m²
catchment area per downpipe?

Issued Date: 2-07-2012

Review Due: 14-02-2013 Edition: Version 1


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