EN 612:2005

Eaves gutters with bead stiffened fronts and rainwater pipes with seamed joints made of metal sheet

This document specifies requirements for eaves gutters and rainwater down-pipes made from metal sheet. It establishes the general characteristics, designation system, classification, marking and quality requirements for the products.
The document applies to eaves gutters and external rainwater down-pipes that are supported by metal brackets and used to drain away rainwater. The shape and dimensions of a gutter are defined by the quantity of water to be drained away from the roof to the down-pipes and by architectural design requirements.
The document specifies the requirements for gutters and rainwater down-pipes which enable these products to meet all usual service conditions such as catching and draining away rainwater, melted snow or ice water from a building to a drainage system or a sewer outside the building.
Requirements for fixings, supporting construction, flashings or the method of making joints between the different components are not included in this document.
This document does not specify requirements for tolerances on dimensions for eaves gutters handmade on site.

Hängedachrinnen mit Aussteifung der Rinnenvorderseite und Regenrohre aus Metallblech mit Nahtverbindungen

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an Dachrinnen und Fallrohre aus Metallblech fest. Sie legt die
allgemeinen Merkmale, die Bezeichnung, die Einteilung, die Kennzeichnung und die Güteanforderungen für
diese Erzeugnisse fest.
Dieses Dokument gilt für Hängedachrinnen und außen liegende Regenfallrohre, die von Rinnenhaltern aus
Metall gehalten werden und zur Ableitung von Regenwasser dienen. Die Form und die Maße einer Dachrinne
werden durch die Wassermenge, die vom Dach zu den Fallrohren geleitet werden muss, und durch die
architektonischen Anforderungen bestimmt.
Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an Dachrinnen und Regenfallrohre fest, durch die die Erzeugnisse
alle üblichen Funktionen erfüllen können, d. h. Regenwasser, geschmolzenen Schnee oder Eiswasser vom
Bauwerk in ein Entwässerungssystem oder einen Sammler außerhalb des Bauwerks zu leiten.
Dieses Dokument enthält keine Anforderungen an Befestigungen, Unterkonstruktionen, Anschlüsse oder an
die Verfahren zur Verbindung der verschiedenen Einzelteile.
Dieses Dokument legt keine Anforderungen an vor Ort handgefertigte Hängedachrinnen fest.

Gouttières pendantes à ourlet et descentes d'eaux pluviales en métal laminé

Ce document donne les exigences relatives aux gouttières pendantes et aux tuyaux de descente d'eaux
pluviales fabriqués en métal laminé. Il établit les caractéristiques générales, le système de désignation, la
classification, le marquage et le niveau de qualité requis pour les produits.
Ce document s'applique aux gouttières pendantes ainsi qu�aux tuyaux de descente extérieurs soutenus par
des supports métalliques et utilisés pour évacuer les eaux pluviales. La forme et les dimensions d'une
gouttière sont définies par la quantité d'eau à acheminer du toit aux tuyaux de descente et par les exigences
architecturales.
Ce document définit les exigences relatives aux gouttières pendantes et aux tuyaux de descente d'eaux
pluviales qui permettent à ces produits de satisfaire à toutes les conditions normales d'utilisation, telles que
collecter et évacuer les eaux pluviales, la neige ou la glace fondues d'un bâtiment vers le système de
drainage ou l'égout à l'extérieur du bâtiment.
Les exigences concernant les fixations, les supports, les accessoires ou la méthode de jonction entre les
différents éléments ne sont pas incluses dans ce document.
Ce document ne traite pas des exigences de tolérances dimensionnelles applicables aux gouttières
pendantes faites à la main sur chantier.

Viseči žlebovi z ojačano sprednjo stranjo in odtočne cevi iz pločevine s spoji

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Feb-2005
• ICS: 91.060.20 - Roofs
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 128 - Roof covering products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 128/SC 10/WG 1 - Metal gutters and rainwater down-pipes
• Current Stage: 9060 - Closure of 2 Year Review Enquiry - Review Enquiry
• Start Date: 04-Mar-2022
• Completion Date: 04-Mar-2022
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/87/13 - Standardization request in the field of Construction products - pitched roofing products
• Ref Project: SIST EN 612:2005 - Eaves gutters with bead stiffened fronts and rainwater pipes with seamed joints made of metal sheet

Relations

• Replaces: EN 612:1996/AC:1996 - Eaves gutters and rainwater down-pipes of metal sheet - Definitions, classifications and requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaces: EN 612:1996 - Eaves, gutters and rainwater down-pipes of metal sheet - De finitions, classifications and requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2005
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Eaves gutters with bead stiffened fronts and rainwater pipes with seamed joints made of
metal sheet
Hängedachrinnen mit Aussteifung der Rinnenvorderseite und Regenrohre aus
Metallblech mit Nahtverbindungen
Gouttieres pendantes a ourlet et descentes d'eaux pluviales en métal laminé
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 612:2005
ICS:
91.060.20 Strehe Roofs
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 612
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2005
ICS 91.060.20 Supersedes EN 612:1996
English version
Eaves gutters with bead stiffened fronts and rainwater pipes with
seamed joints made of metal sheet
Gouttières pendantes à ourlet et descentes d'eaux Hängedachrinnen mit Aussteifung der Rinnenvorderseite
pluviales en métal laminé und Regenrohre aus Metallblech mit Nahtverbindungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 13 January 2005.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
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Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Contents
Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Shapes .6
4.1 Gutters .6
4.1.1 Components.6
4.1.2 General requirements on the main parts .7
4.2 Down-pipes.8
5 Classification.9
5.1 Gutters .9
5.2 Down-pipes.10
6 Material requirements .10
6.1 Aluminium sheet.11
6.2 Copper sheet.11
6.3 Hot-dip metal coated steel sheet.11
6.4 Metal plus organic coated steel sheet.11
6.5 Stainless steel sheet .11
6.6 Zinc sheet .11
7 Dimensional requirements.12
7.1 Gutters .12
7.1.1 Material thickness.12
7.1.2 Tolerances .12
7.2 Down-pipes.13
7.2.1 Material thickness.13
7.2.2 Tolerances .13
7.2.3 Joints .14
7.3 Accessories.14
8 Factory production control.14
9 Designation .14
10 Marking .15
11 Labelling .15

Foreword
This document (EN 612:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 128 “Roof covering
products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding”, the secretariat of which is held by IBN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by August 2005.
This document supersedes EN 612:1995.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
Introduction
This document specifies product requirements, derived from performance requirements established for
various applications and is supported by separate standards for specific and common test methods in the
framework of respective material standards. The performance of a gutter and drainage system made with
these products depends not only on the properties of the products as they are defined by this document. The
design, construction and behaviour of the relevant parts of the building also have an effect on the performance
of the system.
1 Scope
This document specifies requirements for eaves gutters and rainwater down-pipes made from metal sheet. It
establishes the general characteristics, designation system, classification, marking and quality requirements
for the products.
The document applies to eaves gutters and external rainwater down-pipes that are supported by metal
brackets and used to drain away rainwater. The shape and dimensions of a gutter are defined by the quantity
of water to be drained away from the roof to the down-pipes and by architectural design requirements.
The document specifies the requirements for gutters and rainwater down-pipes which enable these products
to meet all usual service conditions such as catching and draining away rainwater, melted snow or ice water
from a building to a drainage system or a sewer outside the building.
Requirements for fixings, supporting construction, flashings or the method of making joints between the
different components are not included in this document.
This document does not specify requirements for eaves gutters handmade on site.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 988, Zinc and zinc alloys - Specification for rolled flat products for building
EN 1172, Copper and copper alloys — Sheet and strip for building purposes
EN 1396, Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Coil coated sheet and strip for general applications -
Specifications.
EN 10088-1, Stainless steels - Part 1: List of stainless steels
EN 10327, Continuously hot-dip coated strip and sheet of low carbon steels for cold forming - Technical
delivery conditions
ENV 10169-2, Continuously organic coated (coil coated) steel flat products - Part 2: Products for building
exterior applications
EN 10326, Continuously hot-dip coated strip and sheet of structural steels - Technical delivery conditions
EN 10327, Continuously hot-dip coated strip and sheet of low carbon steels for cold forming - Technical
delivery conditions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
eaves gutter
gutter situated outside the building and supported by brackets
3.2
down-pipe
pipe fitted to a gutter to lead rainwater from the gutter to the drainage system or sewer
3.3
bead
profile of partly circular or rectangular shape at the top of the front of a gutter
3.4
front
part of the gutter fitted away from the building (see Figure 1)
3.5
bottom (sole)
lower part of the gutter profile (see Figure 1)
3.6
back
part of the gutter fitted adjacent to the building (see Figure 1)
3.7
water check
small inward bend at the top edge of the back of a gutter
3.8
developed width
original width of the piece of metal sheet from which the gutter or down-pipe is produced
3.9
commercial length
length of a gutter or a down-pipe which was produced in a factory
3.10
accessories
all parts besides the gutter and the down-pipe which are necessary for the construction of a rainwater
drainage
3.11
seam overlap
overlap of material when a rainwater down-pipe is formed from a flat metal sheet (see Figure 3)
4 Shapes
4.1 Gutters
4.1.1 Components
A gutter, formed from one piece of metal sheet, shall consist of the following four main parts:
 bead;
 front;
 bottom and
 back.
Together, these parts form a trough-shape with an opening at the top to admit rainwater. The most commonly
used shapes are shown in Figure 1.
The shape of the gutter is described by
 bead dimensions;
 height of the front;
 outside width of the bottom;
 height of the back;
 upper opening width and
 developed width.
4.1.2 General requirements on the main parts
4.1.2.1 Bead
The bead has to fulfil two functions,
a) to give stiffness to the gutter in both the horizontal and the vertical direction,
b) to form a fixing point for the gutter brackets.
The shape of the bead shall meet an agreed drawing within the tolerances given in 7.1.2.
Three of the most widely used shapes of bead are shown in Figure 2. The diameter of the bead, dimension d
in Figure 2, shall be not smaller than the corresponding value in Table 1. The load bearing capacity and
stiffness of other beads shall be not less than that of a bead of a circular type, Figure 2, shape I, of the same
material in both the horizontal and the vertical direction. This shall be proved by calculation of the modulus of
section.
4.1.2.2 Front
The shape and dimensions of the front shall meet an agreed drawing within the tolerances given in 7.1.2.
The vertical height of the front, dimension a in Figure 1, or the sum of bead diameter plus vertical height if the
front, dimensions a + d in Figure 1 or Figure 2b, shall be not less than the corresponding value given in
Table 1.
4.1.2.3 Bottom
The shape and dimensions of the bottom are dependent upon the type of gutter. The shape and dimensions
of the bottom, toge
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