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At present, no standard exists for the use of home nets. That is why LOFTNETS was keen to address this gap in the standards and in 2020 set about drafting its own set of specifications for residential dwellings and public buildings.
Do any official standards exist for home nets?
At present, no standard exists for the use of loft nets inside or outside homes. Home nets are subject to neither construction regulations nor a ten-year guarantee. Their technical characteristics are not referenced as standard with construction needs, regardless of whether they are for private use or for use in a public building. The constraints that affect home nets are very different from the restrictions in place for structural work and finishings on buildings.
A standard does, however, exist for safety nets and fall protection nets: the French standard NF EN 1263, which can be broken down into two parts:
- NF EN 1263-1 : which relates to safety requirements and test methods for temporary site equipment and safety nets;
- NF EN 1263-2 : which relates to safety requirements for assembling temporary site equipment and safety nets.
This standard in no way applies to the use of home nets, regardless of whether they are horizontal or vertical. In fact, the requirements for the design of fall protection nets are unsuited to the way home nets are used. A fall protection net, for example, is not designed to be comfortable and needs to be replaced once someone uses or falls on the net.
Although our mezzanine nets fulfil all the prerequisites for use as a fall protection net, they are designed to meet a completely different set of specifications. Our home catamaran trampolines are designed to be extremely resistant, to have high UV resistance, a practical level of elasticity, and for their mesh to be extremely comfortable when used horizontally.
LOFTNETS, the only manufacturer whose home nets have external approval
As a manufacturer of suspended nets for homes, LOFTNETS was keen to address this gap in the standards and in 2020 set about drafting its own set of specifications for residential dwellings and public buildings with the help of an independent certified assessment office.
This led to approval of the entire home net system (technical components, materials, manufacturing processes, installation methods), thus guaranteeing their completely safe use.