Guidance & Standards

The 2020 SPRA Single Ply Design Guide (S1/2020) is now available

The full SPRA Design Guide and all SPRA Guides and Quality Standards, together with many vital industry references are available in our ‘Guidance and Standards’ section of the SPRA website. Over twenty-five years, the Guide has reflected the transition from prescription and standard ‘solutions’ to a more performance-based construction process based on harmonised European Standards. Judging from the feedback SPRA gets, it’s very highly respected amongst our customers out there.

SPRA guidance (alphabetical order):

• Acoustic control within buildings (S9-10)
• Adhesives quality control S6-09)
• NEW Attachment of Single Ply Roofing Systems to Concrete Decks and Roof Slabs (S16/22)
• NEW Use of Building Boards with A1 or A2 Reaction to Fire Classifications in Flat Roofing
• Design Guide (S1-2020)
• Falls and Drainage for Single Ply Roofs SPRA (S10-10)
• Fire Safety For Flat Roofs on ‘Relevant Buildings’ in England – (Changes in Regulations and Approved Documents Relating to)
• NEW Flat Roofing Advisory Communication 
• Guarantees A Guide for Clients and Designers SPRA (So4-17)
• Homeowners’ Guide SPRA (S12-17)
• Membrane Product Substitution Checklist SPRA )S03_17)
• Non-Destructive Testing of Single-Ply Membrane Roof Coverings SPRA (S08-09)
• Protection of Single Ply Membrane Roofs – Guidance and Checklists SPRA (S13-17)
• Safety Design Considerations for Reduced Risk SPRA (S05-17)
• Sealants The Use of Sealants in Single Ply Roofing SPRA (S07_09)
• Single Ply Roofing Guide and Checklist for Wind Loading SPRA (S11a_16)
• Wind Loading Protocol for Calculations SPRA (S11b_19)    
• Ten Reasons to Specify a SPRA Contractor SPRA (S02-17)
• Best Practice for Securing Seams in Single Ply Membranes SPRA (S14-18)
• Site Pull-Out Test Protocol for Flat Roofs (S15-19)

SPRA component quality standards:

• Expanded polystyrene insulation boards for inverted roofs (CQS2B-17)
• Expanded polystyrene insulation boards for roofing (CQS2A-17)
• Extruded polystyrene insulation boards for roofing (CQS3-17)
• Factory-manufactured single ply membrane gutters (CQS8-17)
• Fall protection anchor devices (CQS9-17)
• Mechanical fasteners (CQS5-17) 
• NEW Stone Mineral Wool Insulation Boards for Flat Roofing (CQS 04) 
• Mineral wool insulation boards for roofing (CQS4-17)
• Roof access hatches (CQS7-17)
• Rooflights  (CQS6-17)
• SPRA-IMA Quality Standards (CQS1-17)
• Vacuum Insulated Roof Panels (VIPS) for Roofing Applications (CQS10-17)
• Rainwater outlets (CQS11-rainwater outlets)

The guide is proving to be very useful, thanks! Peter Bensted, Architect, Fenton Associates, London