BS 1091-1963 Pressed Steel Gutters Rainwater Pipes Fittings and Accessories

BRITISH STANDARD BS 1091:1963
CONFIRMED
MARCH 1980
Specification for
Pressed steel gutters

rainwater pipes fittings
and accessories
Licensed copy:RMJM, 07/09/2005, Uncontrolled Copy, © BSI
[UDC 696.12:621.643:669.14 – 135]

BS 1091:1963
Co-operating organizations
The Hardware and Ironmongery Industry Standards Committee, under whose

supervision this British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives of
the following Government departments and scientific and industrial
organizations:
Aluminium Federation
British Ironfounders Association
British Lock and Latch Manufacturers’ Association
British Plastics Federation
British Waterworks Association
Cast Butt Hinge Manufacturers’ Association
Copper Development Association
D.S.I.R. Building Research Station*
Guild of Architectural Ironmongers
Institution of Municipal Engineers*
London County Council
Metal Window Association
Ministry of Public Building and Works
National Brassfoundry Association
National Federation of Builders’ and Plumbers’ Merchants*
National Federation of Building Trades Employers
National Federation of Ironmongers
Royal Institute of British Architects*
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Zinc Development Association
The Government department and professional organizations marked with an

asterisk in the above list, together with the following, were directly
represented on the Committee entrusted with the preparation of this British
Standard:
Association of Galvanized Steel Gutter and Pipe Manufacturers

British Constructional Steelwork Association
British Iron and Steel Federation
This British Standard, having Federation of Registered Housebuilders
been approved by the
Hardware and Ironmongery Iron and Steel Institute
Industry Standards Committee
and endorsed by the Chairman
National Association of Iron and Steel Stockholders
of the Building Divisional Vitreous Enamel Development Council
Council, was published under
the authority of the General
Council on
4 December 1963
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First published June 1946
First revision December 1963 Amd. No. Date Comments
The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference 41B/15
Draft for comment D63/1983
ISBN 0 580 32627 6

BS 1091:1963
Contents
Page
Co-operating organizations Inside front cover
Foreword iii
1 Scope 1
Section 1. Light pressed steel gutters, rainwater pipes,
fittings and accessories
2 General 1
3 Definitions 1
4 Materials 1
5 Workmanship 1
6 Effective length 1
7 Dimensions 1
8 Sockets 2
9 Finish 2
Section 2. Heavy pressed steel gutters
10 General 2
11 Definition 2
12 Material 2
13 Workmanship 2
14 Effective length 2
15 Dimensions 2
16 Joints 2
17 Finish 2
Section 3. General requirements

18 Compliance 3
19 Marking 3
Appendix A Metric equivalents 14
Figure 1 — Section and back view of O.G. gutter 4
Figure 2 — Half-round gutter 5
Figure 3 — O.G. outlet 5
Figure 4 — Half-round outlet 6
Figure 5 — O.G. square angle (90°) 6
Figure 6 — O.G. obtuse angles (135°) 7
Figure 7 — Half-round square angles (90°) 7
Figure 8 — Half-round obtuse angles (135°) 8
Figure 9 — Stop ends 8
Figure 10 — Detail of socket for O.G. and half-round gutters 8
Figure 11 — Mild steel fascia bracket for O.G. gutters 8
Figure 12 — Stamped type 9
Figure 13 — Riveted type 9
Figure 14 — Side rafter 9
Figure 15 — Top rafter 9
Figure 16 — Rainwater pipe 10
Figure 17 — Offset 10
Figure 18 — Shoe 10
Figure 19 — Square bend 11
Figure 20 — Obtuse bend 11
Figure 21 — Boundary wall, valley and box gutters. Typical sections 12
Figure 22 — Joggle type 13
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Figure 23 — Strapped type 13
Figure 24 — Welded type 13
Table 1 — O.G. gutters 4
Table 2 — Half-round gutters 5
Table 3 — O.G. outlet 5
Table 4 — Half-round outlet 6
Table 5 — Details of mild steel rainwater pipes and fittings 11
Table 6 — Details of boundary wall, valley and box gutters 12
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Foreword
This standard makes reference to the following British Standards:

BS 729, Zinc coatings on iron and steel articles — Part 1. Hot-dip galvanized
coatings.
BS 1344, Methods of testing vitreous enamel finishes — Part A2. Resistance to
culinary acids.
BS 1449, Steel plate, sheet and strip.
This British Standard has been revised under the authority of the Hardware and
Ironmongery Industry Standards Committee.
The opportunity has been taken to specify the materials in accordance with the
present day supply position, amend sundry descriptive terms, and extend the
nominal size range. The standard has been expanded to include requirements for
“vitreous enamelled” as an alternative finish.
NOTE Metric equivalents are given in Appendix A. The figures in British units are to be regarded
as the standard. The metric conversions are approximate. More accurate conversions should be based
on the tables in BS 350, “Conversion factors and tables”.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity

from legal obligations.
Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,
pages 1 to 14, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.
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blank
BS 1091:1963
1 Scope 4 Materials
This British Standard relates to: The material used in the manufacture of light
i) Light pressed steel gutters, rainwater pipes, pressed gutters, gutter fittings, gutter brackets,
fittings and accessories. down pipes and fittings shall be as follows:
ii) Heavy pressed steel gutters. a) For galvanized finish. Mild steel sheet, coil or
strip of a quality equivalent to Type En2,
Section 1. Light pressed steel gutters, according to the requirements of BS 14491).
rainwater pipes, fittings and b) For vitreous enamelling finish. Cold reduced
accessories sheet, coil or strip suitable for vitreous
enamelling according to the requirements of
2 General BS 1449.
This section of the standard covers: The thickness of metal before either finish shall
be:
1) Pressed steel half-round and O.G. rainwater
i) 18 B.G. (0.049 in, 1.257 mm) for gutters and
gutters and fittings not exceeding 6 in nominal
gutter fittings, or a heavier grade if so specified
size.
by the purchaser.
2) Pressed steel rainwater pipes and fittings not
exceeding 4 in nominal size. ii) 24 B.G. (0.024 in, 0.629 mm) for rainwater
pipes and pipe fittings, or a heavier grade if so
3) Accessories. specified by the purchaser.
3 Definitions 5 Workmanship
For the purposes of this standard, the following The finished gutters, down pipes, fittings and
definitions apply: accessories shall be true and smooth, and the ends
3.1 shall be finished square to the axes. They shall be in
left hand O.G. gutter or O.G. gutter fitting all respects sound and free from imperfections that
a gutter or gutter fitting shall be deemed to be left render them unsuitable for their purpose. All holes
hand if, when the observer is facing the moulded or shall be punched before the coating finish is applied.
splayed side, the socket projects to the left Down pipes and fittings shall be made with a
seamed or welded joint.
3.2
right hand O.G. gutter or O.G. gutter fitting 6 Effective length
a gutter or gutter fitting shall be deemed to be right Gutters and rainwater pipes shall be supplied in
hand if, when viewed as above, the socket projects to effective lengths of 6 ft, 4 ft and 3 ft, exclusive of the
the right socket unless otherwise specified. A tolerance
3.3 of ± ! in shall be allowed on the length of an
fittings individual gutter or pipe, but the average length of
this term refers to the following articles: any single batch of any one size of gutter or pipe
shall not be less than the nominal length.
i) For use with gutters: Outlets, angles and stop
ends. 7 Dimensions
ii) For use with pipes: Offsets, bends and shoes.
The dimensions of gutters, gutter fittings, down
3.4 pipes and pipe fittings shall be in accordance with
accessories the requirements of the appropriate tables and
this term refers to the following articles: drawings, see Table 1 to Table 5 and Figure 1
i) Gutter brackets. to Figure 20.
ii) Bolts, nuts and washers. The nominal size of a down pipe or down pipe fitting
shall be measured in terms of its internal diameter.
iii) Fixing screws. The nominal size of a gutter or gutter fitting shall be
the measurement between the internal edges at the
top of the gutter or gutter fitting.
1)
BS 1449, “Steel plate, sheet and strip”.
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8 Sockets 12 Material
The sockets of gutter and pipe fittings shall conform The material used in the manufacture of heavy
to the dimensions laid down for gutters and pipes. pressed steel gutters shall be:
The depth of the gutter socket shall be 1" in for all a) For galvanizing or painted finish. Mild steel
sizes. sheet, coil or strip of a quality equivalent to En2,
The depth of pipe socket shall be 3 in for all sizes according to the requirements of BS 14494).
and the internal diameter of the socket shall be such b) For vitreous enamelled finish. Steel plate,
that the spigot end can be inserted for the full length sheet, coil or strip, suitable for vitreous
of the socket. enamelling, according to the requirements of
Unless otherwise specified, ears shall be provided BS 14494).
on all rainwater pipe sockets and, if flat, shall be of The thickness of gutters shall conform to the
a thickness not less than 18 B.G. The ears shall be dimensions shown in Table 6.
securely attached to the socket and shall be
provided with holes of ) inch diameter. 13 Workmanship
O.G. gutters and gutter fittings shall be supplied The finished gutters shall be true and smooth and
left hand unless otherwise specified. the ends shall be finished square to their axes. They
shall be in all respects sound and free from
9 Finish imperfections that render them unsuitable for their
a) Galvanizing. i) Gutters, rainwater pipes, purpose.
fittings and brackets, after fabrication shall be
galvanized according to BS 729-12). 14 Effective length
ii) Steel bolts, nuts and washers used for jointing Gutters shall be supplied in effective lengths as may
galvanized gutters and fixing screws shall be be ordered exclusive of the socket. A tolerance
protected as in i) above. of ± ! inch shall be allowed on the length of an
b) Vitreous enamelling. i) Gutters, rainwater individual gutter, but the average length of any
pipes, fittings and brackets that are vitreous single batch of one size of gutter shall be not less
enamelled after fabrication shall be tested in than the nominal length.
accordance with BS 1344-A23), and shall meet
the requirements of Class B. 15 Dimensions
ii) Brass nuts and bolts with lead washers shall Gutter shapes shall be in accordance with
be used for the jointing of gutters. Fixing screws individual requirements. Gutter dimensions shall
shall also be of brass. be as shown in Table 6.
iii) The colour finish shall be black or to other
colours as specified. Reference may be made to
16 Joints
BS 1358, “Colours for vitreous enamel finishes”. Joints in gutters shall be of the joggle type, the
strapped type or the welded lapped type, as
Section 2. Heavy pressed steel gutters indicated in Figure 22, Figure 23 and Figure 24.
10 General 17 Finish
This section of the standard covers heavy pressed a) Unless otherwise specified, gutters shall
steel boundary wall, valley, box and half-round receive a coating of paint or a composition having
gutters of 15 inches and over in girth. a tar basis, as may be agreed, applied to the clean
steel surface after suitable treatment to remove
11 Definition loose rust, scale or other contaminants.
For the purposes of this standard the following b) If specified to be galvanized the requirements
definition applies: in Clause 9 a) i) and ii) shall apply.
girth c) If specified to be vitreous enamelled, the
the total length of the perimeter measured on the requirements in Clause 9 b) i), ii) and iii) shall
centre of thickness apply.
2)
BS 729, “Hot-dip galvanized coatings”.
3)
BS 1344, “Methods of testing vitreous enamel finishes”, Part A2.
4)
BS 1449, “Steel plate, sheet and strip”.
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Section 3. General requirements 19 Marking

Every gutter, rainwater pipe or fitting supplied as
18 Compliance complying with this standard shall be legibly and
The manufacturer shall satisfy himself, and if so indelibly marked BS 1091.
required shall provide a certificate to indicate, that NOTE The mark BS 1091 on the product is a claim by the
the products comply with the requirements of this manufacturer that it complies with the requirements of the
specification. standard.
The British Standards Institution is the owner of the registered
When the customer or his representative wishes to certification trade mark shown below. This mark can be used
witness the carrying out of the finishing procedure only by manufacturers licensed under the certification mark
specified in Clause 9 this shall be stated in the scheme operated by the BSI. The presence of this mark on a
product is an assurance that the goods have been produced to
enquiry and order. comply with the requirements of the British Standard under a
The customer or his representative shall be given system of supervision, control and testing operated during
manufacture and including periodical inspections at the
reasonable facilities at the manufacturer’s works in manufacturer’s works in accordance with the certification mark
the selecting of samples for testing and carrying out scheme of the BSI.
any testing agreed with the manufacturers.
Any articles rejected by the purchaser or his
representative on account of unsatisfactory finish,
may at the option of the manufacturer, be
re-processed and re-submitted for inspection.
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Figure 1 — Section and back view of O.G. gutter

Table 1 — O.G. gutters
Nom. size in in in in in in
A 3 31/2 4 41/2 5 6
B 17/8 21/8 23/8 23/4 3 31/2
C 7/
16
1/
2
9/
16
11/
16
3/
4
15/
16
D (radius) 11
/2 13
/4 115/16 25
/16 2 /16
9
31
/16
E (radius) 11/4 17/16 19/16 113/16 115/16 23/16

F 3
/4 7
/8 1 11/8 11/4 11/2
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Figure 2 — Half-round gutter

Table 2 — Half-round gutters
A 3 31/2 4 41/2 5 6
B 11/2 13/4 2 21/4 21/2 3
Effective lengths: 3ft., 4ft. and 6ft.
Figure 3 — O.G. outlet

Table 3 — O.G. outlet
A 3 31/2 4 41/2 5 6
Size of down
pipe 2 2 21/2 21/2 3 3
External
diameter of
outlet C 13/4 13/4 21/4 21/4 23/4 23/4
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Figure 4 — Half-round outlet

Table 4 — Half-round outlet
A 3 31/2 4 41/2 5 6
Size of down
pipe 2 2 21/2 21/2 3 3
External
diameter of
outlet C 13/4 13/4 21/4 21/4 23/4 23/4
Figure 5 — O.G. square angle (90°)

NOTE The holes in the fittings shown in Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5 are 5/16 in dia. for 1/4 in B.S.W. mushroom head joint bolts.
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Figure 6 — O.G. obtuse angles (135°)

Figure 7 — Half-round square angles (90°)
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Figure 8 — Half-round obtuse angles (135°)

NOTE The holes in all the above fittings are 5/16 in dia. for 1/4 in B.S.W. mushroom head joint bolts.
Figure 9 — Stop ends
Figure 10 — Detail of socket for O.G. Figure 11 — Mild steel fascia bracket
and half-round gutters for O.G. gutters
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Mild steel fascia brackets for half-round gutters
Figure 12 — Stamped type Figure 13 — Riveted type

Mild steel brackets for half-round gutters
Figure 14 — Side rafter Figure 15 — Top rafter

NOTE Joint holes are /16 in dia. for /4 in B.S.W. mushroom head joint bolts. Fixing holes are 5/16 in dia. for No. 16 woodscrews with
5 1
slotted mushroom heads.
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Rainwater pipes and fittings

Figure 17 — Offset
Figure 18 — Shoe
Figure 16 — Rainwater pipe
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Figure 19 — Square bend
Figure 20 — Obtuse bend

Table 5 — Details of mild steel rainwater pipes and fittings
Nom. size in in in in
A 2 21/2 3 4
B 21/8 25/8 31/8 41/8

C 3 3 3 3
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Figure 21 — Boundary wall, valley and box gutters. Typical sections

Table 6 — Details of boundary wall, valley and box gutters
in in in in in in in
Girtha 15 18 21 30 36 42 over 42
Thickness 12 B.G.b 1
/8 1
/8 3
/16 3
/16 1
/4 5
/16
Size of bolts or
3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 1/ 5/
rivets 8 8 8 8 8 2 8
Pitch of bolts or
rivets 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
a
Measured on centre of thickness
b
0.0991 in.
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Types of joints for boundary wall, valley and box

gutters
Figure 22 — Joggle type

Figure 23 — Strapped type
Figure 24 — Welded type

NOTE The above drawings are diagrammatic, the gaps being left for ease of identification.
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Appendix A Metric equivalents
in mm in mm
1/
8 3.17 2 /16
9
65.08
3/
16 4.76 23/4 69.85
1
/4 6.35 27/8 73.02
3
/8 9.52 3 76.20
7
/16 11.11 31/16 77.78
1/
2 12.70 31/4 82.55
9
/16 14.28 31/2 88.90
5
/8 15.87 33/4 95.20
11
/16 17.46 4 101.60
3
/4 19.05 41/2 114.30
13/
16 20.63 5 127.00
7/
8 22.22 6 152.40
15
/16 23.81 7 177.80
1 25.40 8 203.60
11/8 28.57 9 228.60
11/4 31.75 10 254.00

17/16 36.51 101/2 266.70

11/2 38.10 12 304.80
19/16 39.68 13 330.20

13/4 44.45 15 381.00
113/16 46.03
115/16 49.21
2 50.80
23/16 55.56
21/4 57.15
25/16 58.73
23/8 60.32
21/2 63.50
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BRITISH STANDARD BS 1091:1963

Pressed steel gutters

[UDC 696.12:621.643:669.14 – 135]

The Hardware and Ironmongery Industry Standards Committee, under whose

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

The Government department and professional organizations marked with an

Association of Galvanized Steel Gutter and Pipe Manufacturers

© BSI 07-1999 Amendments issued since publication

The following BSI references

ISBN 0 580 32627 6

Section 3. General requirements

This standard makes reference to the following British Standards:

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity

© BSI 07-1999 iii

Section 3. General requirements 19 Marking

Figure 1 — Section and back view of O.G. gutter

E (radius) 11/4 17/16 19/16 113/16 115/16 23/16

Figure 2 — Half-round gutter

Effective lengths: 3ft., 4ft. and 6ft.

Figure 3 — O.G. outlet

Figure 4 — Half-round outlet

Figure 5 — O.G. square angle (90°)

Figure 6 — O.G. obtuse angles (135°)

Figure 7 — Half-round square angles (90°)

Figure 8 — Half-round obtuse angles (135°)

Figure 9 — Stop ends

Mild steel fascia brackets for half-round gutters

Figure 12 — Stamped type Figure 13 — Riveted type

Figure 14 — Side rafter Figure 15 — Top rafter

Rainwater pipes and fittings

Figure 16 — Rainwater pipe

Figure 19 — Square bend

Figure 20 — Obtuse bend

B 21/8 25/8 31/8 41/8

Figure 21 — Boundary wall, valley and box gutters. Typical sections

Types of joints for boundary wall, valley and box

Figure 22 — Joggle type

Figure 23 — Strapped type

Figure 24 — Welded type

Appendix A Metric equivalents

11/4 31.75 10 254.00

17/16 36.51 101/2 266.70

19/16 39.68 13 330.20

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