BS 5492:1990
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Code of practice for internal plastering
Hardcopy , PDF
29-09-2006
BS 8481:2006
PD CEN/TR 15123:2005
BS EN 13914-2:2016
BS EN 13914-2:2005
English
30-11-1990
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Foreword
Code of practice
Section 1. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Exchange of information
4. Time schedule
Section 2. Materials and accessories
5. General
6. Plasters
7. Cement
8. Ready-mixed and retarded ready-to-use mortars
9. Lime
10. Aggregates
11. Water
12. Admixtures
13. Bonding agents
14. Synthetic fibres
15. Jointing materials
16. Metal beads
17. Gypsum plasterboard
18. Metal laths
19. Non-metal laths
20. Galvanized wire netting
Section 3. Design
21. Factors influencing the selection of a plastering
system
22. Suitable combinations of undercoats and final coats
and characteristics of plastering mixes
23. Principles governing the number of plaster coats
24. Impact and abrasion resistance
25. Decoration of plaster
26. Corrosive effect on metals
27. Resistance to bacteria, fungi and vermin
28. Thermal insulation
29. Condensation
30. Acoustic properties
31. Fire protection
32. Thicknesses of plastering coats
33. Trueness of the plastered finish
34. Plastering systems for various backgrounds
Section 4. Backgrounds
35. Characteristics of the background
36. Classes and types of backgrounds
37. Preparation of backgrounds
Section 5. Application
38. Storage and handling
39. Preparation of materials
40. Compatibility of plasters
41. Proportioning and mixing
42. Care of tools and plant
43. Cleanliness and protection
44. Fixing applied backgrounds
Section 6. Maintenance and renovation
45. Maintenance
46. Renovation and restoration
47. Plasterwork defects and their remedies
Section 7. Fibrous plasterwork
48. Materials and accessories
49. Design considerations
50. Backgrounds
51. Fixing
52. Maintenance
Appendices
A. Guidance on projection plastering
B. Lighting for plastering
C. Proprietary names for types of plaster
D. Typical lead time periods that might be required
for an average contract for fibrous plasterwork
Tables
1. Characteristics of plaster undercoats
2. Characteristics of final coats
3. Cement-based plaster mixes
4. Backgrounds: characteristics and suitable plastering
systems
5. Framing for applied backgrounds
6. Gypsum plasters
7. Cement plasters
8. Typical lead time periods for an average contract
for fibrous plasterwork
Figures
1. Timber ground details
2. Fixing expanded metal lath to timber backgrounds
3. Fixing expanded metal lath to steel channels
4. Deviation band for finished surface
5. Straightness of walls in any 5m length
Recommendations for \'wet\' plastering using gypsum plasters, lime/gypsum plasters, premixed lightweight plasters and cement based plasters. Suitable plastering systems for all types of background are given, also plasterwork defects and their remedies. A section on fibrous plasterwork is included.
| Committee |
B/544
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5492(1977) & 88/14574 DC. (08/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
50
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 476-4:1970 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials |
| BS 4921:1988 | Specification for sherardized coatings on iron or steel |
| BS 3382-1&2(1961) : 1961 | SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTROPLATED COATINGS ON THREADED COMPONENTS - CADMIUM ON STEEL COMPONENTS - ZINC ON STEEL COMPONENTS |
| BS 1199 & 1200(1976) : 1976 AMD 5126 | SPECIFICATIONS FOR BUILDING SANDS FROM NATURAL SOURCES |
| BS 5262:1991 | Code of practice for external renderings |
| BS 6452-1:1984 | Beads for internal plastering and dry lining Specification for galvanized steel beads |
| BS 5270-1:1989 | Bonding agents for use with gypsum plasters and cement Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) emulsion bonding agents for indoor use with gypsum building plasters |
| BS 4721:1981 | Specification for ready-mixed building mortars |
| BS 6150:1991 | Code of practice for painting of buildings |
| BS 1706:1990 | Method for specifying electroplated coatings of zinc and cadmium on iron and steel |
| BS 5628-3:1985 | Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
| BS 8000-10:1989 | Workmanship on building sites Code of practice for plastering and rendering |
| BS 6576:1985 | Code of practice for installation of chemical damp-proof courses |
| BS 1369-1:1987 | Steel lathing for internal plastering and external rendering Specification for expanded metal and ribbed lathing |
| BS 6100-1:2004 | Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary General terms |
| BS 1191-1:1973 | Specification for gypsum building plasters Excluding premixed lightweight plasters |
| BS 1230-1:1985 | Gypsum plasterboard Specification for plasterboard excluding materials submitted to secondary operations |
| BS 4887-1:1986 | Mortar admixtures Specification for air-entraining (plasticizing) admixtures |
| BS 1191-2:1973 | Specification for gypsum building plasters Premixed lightweight plasters |
| BS 4027:1996 | Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement |
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