Content Page: Model Building By Laws

  • 73 Penalties

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    Any person who is guilty of an offence in terms of this Act, where no penalty is expressly provided therefor, or of any regulations made in terms of this Act shall be liable for each such offence—(a) to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars; or(b) in the case of a continuing offence, to a…

  • Methods Of Protection Against Corrosion

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    All iron and steel structures used in building shall be coated to comply with the following codes of practice- IRON B.S. CP 2008 Protection of iron and steel structures from corrosion STEEL B.S. CP 2008 Protection of iron and steel structures from corrosion, and B.S. 3189 Phosphate treatment of iron and steel.

  • Cast Iron In Buildings

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    (1) Material specification.- Cast iron used for structural members in buildings shall be of grade not less than Grade 10 of B.S. 1452. (2) Permissible stresses.- The permissible stresses in cast-iron structural members shall not exceed the values given below in megapascals- Tension in bending 21 Axial tension 21 Shear 14 Axial compression (bearing) 83…

  • Method Of Glazing

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    Glazing shall be carried out with such materials as will ensure the glass is securely held in surrounding frames or openings and is capable of resting wind pressure and rain penetration, and will not be dislodged by normal movement of frames designed to move to which the glass is fitted.

  • Minim Nominal Thickness Of Glass For Glazing

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    (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 24 and to provisions of subsections (3), (4) and (6), the minimum nominal thickness and masses per square metre of glass for vertical glazing in buildings, other than roofs, shall be as set out in Table VIII for each type of glass shown. (2) The…

  • General Requirements

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    Glass for glazing shall be of the type mentioned, and of the minimum nominal thickness and mass per square metre shown against each individual type in section 26.

  • Glass In Roofing 3

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    1 General.- Where glass is employed as a roofing-material or in vertical glazing or louvres at a height of more than 3,5 metres above the level of the interior floor concerned, the glass shall be of one of the types listed in Table VII, and shall comply with the requirements for that type. TABLE VII…

  • Thatching 2

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    The following requirements apply in regard to thatching- a) the thickness of the thatching shall be not less than 130 millimetres at any part of the roof, and shall consist of not less than two layers of bundles of thatching; b) at eaves the verges, there shall be layer of bundles of thatching additional to…

  • Cut Wooden Shingles2

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    (1) Impregnation and moisture content.- Cut wooden shingles shall be impregnated in accordance with the requirements in accordance with the requirements of S.A.B.S. 448, South African wood shingles for roofs and walls, and shall also conform to the moisture-content clause of that specification. (2) General requirements.- Cut wooden shingles shall comply with the following requirements-…

  • Clay Roofing Tiles

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    (1) Marseilles-pattern and plain-clay roofing tiles shall comply with the requirements of S.A.B.S. 623, Clay roofing tiles. (2) Clay roofing tiles, other than Marseilles-pattern and plain tiles, shall be made accurate to their nominal dimensions with the following tolerances- a. thickness: 2 millimetres(for plain tiles tiles only);b. breadth: ±3 per centum of nominal breadth;c. length:…