Metal Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association documents within the Construction Information Service

• Acoustic design guide for metal roof and wall cladding systems
• Advice note 1: Aluminium composite material façade systems
• Advice note 3: Safe rainscreen façades and best practice (Reviewed 30/07/18)
• Advice note 4: The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018
• Advice note 5: A2 material specification - combustible ban compliance note 1
• Advice note 6: Safe working practices on roofs - the distinction between 'walkable' and 'non-fragility’
• Advice note 7: Proof testing of metal roofing and cladding fasteners
• Advice note 8: Building (amendment) regulations 2021 interim guidance
• Advice note 9: Building (amendment) regulations 2021 guidance
• Aesthetics - assessment and evaluation of cosmetic imperfections or damage
• Aluminium fabrications - a guide to good practice
• Appropriate selection of metal thickness for use in walling and roofing applications
• Built-up systems and spacer stability
• Cavity barriers for ventilated rainscreen facades
• CE marking - answers to common questions
• CE marking of construction products
• CE marking of fabricated structural steelwork for industrial, commercial and agricultural buildings
• Composite flooring systems - sustainable construction solutions
• Composite roof and wall cladding panel design guide
• Conventions for calculating U-values, f-values and Psi-values for metal cladding systems using two and three dimensional thermal calculations
• Curved sheeting manual
• Definition of cladding within the construction sector
• Effective sealing of end lap details in metal roofing constructions
• Fall protection anchorage standards, EN 795:2012 and CE marking
• Fasteners for metal roof and wall cladding - design, detailing and installation guide
• Fire design of steel sheet clad external walls for building - construction performance standards and design
• Fixings and fasteners for rainscreen systems
• Guidance document on serviceability states and deflection criteria
• Guidance for snow loading on cladding
• Guidance for the design of metal roofing and cladding to comply with Approved Document L2:2001
• Guidance for wind loadings on roof and wall cladding
• Guidance note on Building Regulations compliance
• Guidance to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• Guide to site installation of insulated roof panels
• Inspection checklist for metal-based roofing and cladding systems
• Installation and quality of workmanship
• Installation of purlins and side rails
• Installed tolerances - best practice design guide
• Installing renewables on metal roofs - a checklist
• Introductory guide to rainscreen support systems
• Manufacturing tolerances for profiled metal roof and wall cladding
• MCRMA advice on industry guarantees and warranties
• MCRMA advice on retention of title clauses
• MCRMA statement on CE marking of roof walkway products
• Metal fabrications - design, detailing and installation guide
• Metal wall systems design guide
• Mineral wool insulation installation - best practice guide
• Non fragility of roofs - a checklist
• Over-roofing guidance document
• Pre-laminated membrane and factory assembled insulated pre-laminated membrane gutters
• Profiled metal roofing design guide (2004 edition)
• Recommended good practice - for daylighting in metal clad buildings
• Sealing of end laps details in metal wall cladding constructions
• Secret fix roofing design guide. Revised edition
• Self drilling fastener installation tools
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 1: introduction and overview
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 2: sustainability in construction
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 3: environmental assessment methods
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 4: durability of metal roofing and cladding systems
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 5: metals – steel and aluminium
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 6: metals – other metals
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 7: products
• Sustainability and durability of metal roofing and cladding systems. Section 8: components
• Thermal performance of buildings - non-domestic construction
• Understanding membranes in ventilated rainscreen facades
• Working at heights - a fall prevention and safety checklist