BASIC FITTING DETAILS

Basic Fitting Details

No. 1
Fixing free edges of flashings
A. Clips for flashings over B. Clip to ridge or hip roll C. Clip to apron flashings
interlocking tiles
Clips should be made from quarter X
hard copper, 0.6mm thick, terne
coated or stainless steel 0.38mm
thick. Turn the clips over by at least
25mm.

Soft
copper
only X

50
X X
Copper or
stainless steel

All flashings should be secured against
the risk of wind lift. Position fixing
clips at between 300-500mm centres
depending upon the degree of exposure
to wind.
X = For moderate to severe exposures additional fixings should
be positioned at not more than 75mm from the free edge.
Secure clips with copper nails.

Step and cover flashings and secret gutters

A. Step and cover B. Abutment step and cover
Use BLM Copper Strip
flashing to profiled tiles flashing with secret gutter or Permastrip. Turn the
clips over by at least
25mm
85
Note:
Water line No flashing
65 65
Hall Clip piece to exceed 150
at each step
1.5m in length.
150-200mm 50

C. Abutment flashing Continuous

(for single step) flashing
with secret gutter

Lap to suit roof pitch.

See lap diagram on
page 18 of BLM’s
Product Brochure
15mm MAX 65
Edge clipped to suit
exposure using Copper
Strip or Permastrip Welt 75

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No. 2
Soakers and step flashings Cover flashings
A. Soakers
75 A. Cover flashing to felt roof upstand
100
Note: No flashing piece
to exceed 1.5m
100 MIN
in length.
Size of soaker
L L = gauge + lap +
25mm Hall Clips
at 450mm
centres.
See page 8
of BLM’s
Product
Brochure.
Top edge
turned
over tile

Gauge
75 MIN
Lap

B. Cover flashing to
Hall Clip at every step Edge clipped
asphalt upstand to suit
For pointing details exposure
see pages 8 and 9 of BLM Building Paper to using Copper
BLM’s Product Brochure separate flashing from Strip or
asphalt Permastrip
Supporting fillet

B. Marking-out step flashing

Turn clip 25mm

85 over the Lead
Water line
leaving at least
65 6mm for expansion
AX of Lead
M
m m
00
15
C. Cover flashings, roof pitches up to 3º
Note: No flashing piece to
exceed 1.5m in length. Minimum
Hall Clips at laps upstand
100mm
and 450mm centres. maximum
200mm
Codes 5
and 6

1.5 MAX length between laps

Clips at 200 to 450mm
centres depending on exposure 75mm MIN

100-150mm lap joints

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No. 3
Chimney flashings Apron flashings
A. Bossed apron

Front apron in position A. Apron flashing over slates or tiles

Edge clipped to suit
exposure using 100mm MIN Lap to suit roof pitch. Hall Clips at 450mm
Copper Strip or (approx) centres.
See page 18 See page 8 of BLM’s
Permastrip. of BLM’s Product Brochure
75mm MIN
Use Hall Clips – – – Cut
Product
at 450mm ------ Fold for turn-in Brochure.
150mm
centres. MIN
See page 8 of 25mm MIN
BLM’s Product 75mm MIN Edges
Brochure. clipped to
suit 100mm MIN
B. Welded apron exposure.
Roof pitch
Use Copper
Width of chimney Strip or
Permastrip.
150
Gusset
Note: No flashing piece to exceed 1.5m in length.
150mm upstand
150-200mm apron

– – – Cut
------ Fold Gusset
leadwelded

C. Side flashing D. Bossed back gutter 100

Varies to suit type of slate or tile. 100

Mark the steps out to suit 150

85
the joints in brickwork. 250
See page 21of 85
BLM’s Product
Brochure. 75 * Minimum upstand
100

Gussets
Cut
Fold
Leadwelded gussets

E. Welded back gutter F. Back gutter fixed

Cover the top edge of the back

Roof pitch 500mm (approx) gutter with a cover flashing

200

Width of chimney Use Hall Clips at 450mm centres.

150mm sole
Minimum 3 Hall Clips.
200 ===== Cut
100mm MIN upstand ------ Fold

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No. 4
Ridge and hip flashings

A. Ridge saddle at abutment B. Ridge saddle at the top of a valley

150 Width of ridge board

Lead welded 25mm welt

150
Roof pitch

Bossed

Allow 175mm

Lead welded joint

Gusset
Mark out steps to suit joints
in brickwork.
See page 21of BLM’s Welded
Product Brochure

Saddle may be
Fixings at top of
bossed for Welted
edge
each hip flashing shallow pitches
or welded for
Wood Roll either shallow or Ridge tile
C. steeply pitched roofs.

F. Cross section
150
150
MIN No ridge MIN
flashing to
exceed 1.5m in
Edges clipped to length Code 4
D. suit exposure. and 2m length
Use Copper Strip for Codes *Roll fixed 5mm (MIN)
or Permastrip. above slate line
5,6,7,and 8.

Lap to suit roof pitch.

See Lap diagram page 18
of BLM’s Product Brochure

E. Wood Roll
G.
Roll end
normally splayed

Roll end
bossed or
leadwelded 150mm
MIN
150mm
MIN

Lap to suit roof pitch.

See Lap diagram page 18
of BLM’s Product Brochure

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No. 5
Pitched valleys

A. Details
Double row of copper clout nails

Saddle

Additional head
fixings for
pitches above
60º – in top
third of each
side only.

Mortar bedding on Welt Lap length to suit

plain tile slips pitch of the valley.
See Lap diagram
Note: No flashing
page 18 of BLM’s piece to exceed
Product Brochure
1.5m in length.

For cross sectional

dimensions. See
Fig B below.

B. Dimension key A
125mm
MIN

22 15 25mm clear channel

50 0
MINmm

A With bedded tiles With unbedded tiles or slates

Width of Lead to Width of Lead to
line valley line valley
(mm) (mm approx) (mm approx)
(mm) (mm)
100 500 400
125 525 425
150 550 450
200 600 500
250 650 550
For information on the sizes of pitched valleys in relation to catchment area, it is essential to
refer to Rolled Lead Sheet The Complete Manual published by the LSA.

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No. 6
Drips and rolls
A. Box gutter drip D. Tapered gutter details
75mm MIN Fixing along upper
third of bay only

Raking cut
essential

Drip height
50mm MIN.
See table 1 page 7

Undercloak fixed
to Wood Roll for
top of bay only

Wood Roll carried

to edge of drip
B. Tapered gutter drip

Copper nails 100mm MIN

spaced at
E. Standard wood cored roll
50mm centres with splash lap

Cross section of wood cored roll

3-5mm Raking cut essential

45
Turn up 165mm 45 Turn up 75mm
Drips in gutters may be fitted
without splashings for overcloak for overcloak
25

Standard wood cored roll with splash lap

C. Roll drip intersections for wide gutters
Wood cored rolls are suitable for all
roofing and cladding applications
Normal roll detail with splash lap may
Nail the roll undercloak at the top
be used. See Figs E and F. third of the length only using
Copper Nails at 50mm centres
40mm
Roll carried to the edge of the
drip and normally splayed Wood Roll

Roll detail for

5mm MIN Codes 6,7 and 8 - F. Drip (up to 3º)
edge cut to within
Wood Roll 3-5mm
See table 1 page 7.

55-60mm.
Roll details for See table 1 page 7
Codes 4 and 5 -
edge folded under
copper clips
Undercloak
extended
50-60mm

40mm splash lap

Copper Nails spaced
at 50mm centres

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No. 7
Parapet and tapered gutters
A. Cross section of parapet gutter Table 1

Gutter drip heights

BS EN 12588 Minimum drip
75mm MIN Code No height (mm)
50mm MIN
4,5 50 Where there is
225mm
MIN and 6 no roll to drip
intersection
For details of maximum sizes.
See table 2. 4 55
5 55
6 55
B. Measurement of girth
7 60
8 60
Upstand 225mm MAX
100mm MIN Table 2
Sole

Gutter dimensions
BS EN 12588 Maximum Maximum
Code No length overall girth
between (see section
C. Cross section of box gutter drips above)
(mm) (mm)
4 1500 750
5 2000 800
150mm MIN
75mm MIN 6 2250 850
7 2500 900
8 3000 1000

D. Cross section of tapered gutter

Tilting fillet
150
150

Minimum width at lowest point

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