BS 5385-5:1994
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for the design and installation of terrazzo tile and slab, natural stone and composition block floorings
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01-01-2009
English
15-08-1994
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Foreword
Code of practice
Section 1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 References
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Exchange of information and time schedules
Section 2. Materials
2.1 Transport and storage
2.2 Terrazzo tiles and slabs
2.3 Natural stone
2.4 Composition block
2.5 Cement
2.6 Lime
2.7 Sand
2.8 Water
2.9 Adhesives
2.10 Admixtures
2.11 Reinforcement
2.12 Bonding agents
2.13 Separating layers
2.14 Grout materials
2.15 Sealants and back-up materials for movement joints
2.16 Pre-formed strips
Section 3. Design
3.1 General
3.2 Load considerations
3.3 Bases
3.4 Durability and performance
3.5 Passage of liquids through floors
3.6 Variations in moisture content and temperature
3.7 Isolation of the flooring bed from the base
3.8 Movement joints
3.9 Skirtings
3.10 Selection of types of flooring bed
3.11 Chemical attack
3.12 Static electricity
3.13 Protection of the installation during and after
laying
Section 4. Flooring beds
4.1 General
4.2 Bedding methods
Section 5. Terrazzo tile and slab flooring
5.1 General
5.2 Beds
5.3 Movement joints
5.4 Application of terrazzo tiles and slabs
5.5 Grouting
5.6 Grinding and polishing
Section 6. Natural stone flooring
6.1 General
6.2 Granite, marble, travertine, hard limestone, slate
and quartzite
6.3 Limestone and sandstone
Section 7. Composition block flooring
7.1 General
7.2 Bedding methods
7.3 Grouting, sanding and sealing
7.4 Movement joints
Section 8. Protection
8.1 General
Section 9. Cleaning and maintenance
9.1 General
9.2 Efflorescence
9.3 Surface protection
9.4 Cleaning agents
Includes grinding and polishing terrazzo tile and slab floorings. Natural stone flooring units of not more than 0.6 m2 in area. Also gives recommendations for the protection, cleaning and maintenance of the floorings.
| Committee |
B/539
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 93/107698 DC and BS 5385-5(1990). (04/2005) Reviewed and Confirmed by BSI, May 2007. (04/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
42
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| BS 882:1992 | Specification for aggregates from natural sources for concrete |
| BS 5075-3:1985 | Concrete admixtures Specification for superplasticizing admixtures |
| BS 1521:1972 | Specification for waterproof building papers |
| BS 5075-1:1982 | Concrete admixtures Specification for accelerating admixtures, retarding admixtures and water reducing admixtures |
| BS 4483:1985 | Specification for steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete |
| BS 1199 & 1200(1976) : 1976 AMD 5126 | SPECIFICATIONS FOR BUILDING SANDS FROM NATURAL SOURCES |
| BS 1014:1975 | Specification for pigments for Portland cement and Portland cement products |
| BS 915-2:1972 | Specification for high alumina cement Metric units |
| BS 4721:1981 | Specification for ready-mixed building mortars |
| BS 4131:1973 | Specification for terrazzo tiles |
| BS 5075-2:1982 | Concrete admixtures Specification for air-entraining admixtures |
| BS 5385-4:1992 | Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for tiling and mosaics in specific conditions |
| BS 5385-3:1989 | Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for the design and installation of ceramic floor tiles and mosaics |
| BS 890:1972 | Specification for building limes |
| BS 8102:1990 | Code of practice for protection of structures against water from the ground |
| BS 6100-1:2004 | Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary General terms |
| BS 6399-1:1984 | Loading for buildings Code of practice for dead and imposed loads |
| BS 5642-2(1983) : 1983 | SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR COPINGS AND CAPPINGS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE |
| BS 6213(2000) : 2000 | SELECTION OF CONSTRUCTION SEALANTS - GUIDE |
| BS 4357:1968 | Specification for precast terrazzo units |
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