Guidance & Standards

The 2018 revision of the guide was officially launched at the SPRA conference on June 20th 2018

The full SPRA Design Guide hyperlinks to all other SPRA Guides and Quality Standards, together with many vital industry references. 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):

• Design Guide 2018 (S1-18)
• Acoustic control within buildings (S9-10)
• Adhesives and quality control (s6-09)
• Falls and drainage for single ply roofs (S10-10)
• Guarantees – Guidance for clients and designers (S4-17)
• Homeowners Guide 2017 (S12-17)
• Membrane Product Substitution Checklist (S3-17)
• Non destructive testing of single ply membrane roofing coverings (S8-17)
• Protection of single ply membrane roofs-Guidance and checklist (SDG13-17)
• Safety – Design considerations for reduced risk (S5-17)
• Sealants in single ply roofing (S7-17)
• Ten reasons to Specify SPRA contractor (S2-17)
• Wind loading – single ply roofing guide and checklist (S11a-16)
• Wind loading protocol for calculations (S11b-19)  
• Best Practice for securing seams in single ply membranes  (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) 
• 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