This document specifies the technical requirements and establishes methods of control and test as well as
acceptance conditions for fibre-cement profiled sheets and their fibre-cement fittings for one or more of the
following uses:
? roofing,
? internal wall finishes,
? external wall and ceiling finishes.
For the purpose of this document fibre-cement profiled sheets are classified according to their height of
corrugation and their mechanical characteristics.
This document covers fibre-cement profiled sheets reinforced with fibres of different type as specified in 5.1.1,
with and without factory applied coating.
This document does not include calculations with regard to works, design requirements, installation
techniques, wind uplift or rain proofing of the installed sheets.
NOTE Some of these requirements can be applied to curved sheets, after agreement between manufacturer and
purchaser.
BS EN 494:2004 history
2015BS EN 494:2012+A1:2015 Fibre-cement profiled sheets and fittings. Product specification and test methods
2012BS EN 494:2012 Fibre-cement profiled sheets and fittings. Product specification and test methods
2004BS EN 494:2004 Fibre-cement profiled sheets and fittings — Product specification and test methods