BS 459:1988
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Specification for matchboarded wooden door leaves for external use
Hardcopy , PDF
English
30-11-1988
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Size limitations and deviations
4. Timber and preservation
5. Workmanship
6. Adhesives
7. Construction
Appendix
A. Recommendations for maintaining the moisture
content
Table
1. Minimum finished sizes of components
Figures
1. Front elevation of framed, ledged and braced door
2. Front elevation of ledged and braced door
3. Front elevation of ledged and braced door with
braces fitted arrow headed
4. Plan of framed, ledged and braced door
5. Plan of ledged and braced door
6. Section of framed, ledged and braced door
7. Section of ledged and braced door
Size limitations, materials, workmanship and construction for ledged and braced doors, framed and ledged doors and framed, ledged and braced doors for external use.
| Committee |
B/538/1
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 459-4(1965) & 86/10538 DC (06/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
12
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This British Standard specifies size limitations, materials, workmanship and construction for ledged and braced doors, framed and ledged doors and framed, ledged and braced doors, all with tongued and grooved matchboarded facings and for external use.
NOTE 1 Recommendations for maintaining moisture content are given in Appendix A.
NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| BS 1186-2:1988 | Timber for and workmanship in joinery Specification for workmanship |
| BS DD171(1987) : 1987 | GUIDE TO SPECIFYING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HINGED OR PIVOTED DOORS (INCLUDING TEST METHODS) |
| BS 5277:1976 | Doors. Measurement of defects of general flatness of door leaves |
| BS 5278:1976 | Doors. Measurement of dimensions and of defects of squareness of door leaves |
| BS 1204-2:1979 | Synthetic resin adhesives (phenolic and aminoplastic) for wood Specification for close-contact adhesives |
| BS 3382-7:1966 | Specification for electroplated coatings on threaded components Thicker platings for threaded components |
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