BS 8201:1987
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Code of practice for flooring of timber, timber products and wood based panel products
Hardcopy , PDF
10-30-2011
English
02-27-1987
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Section one. General
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Materials
4. Performance factors
5. Selection
6. Design considerations
7. Care on site
8. Exchange of information
9. Time schedule
Section two. Board and strip
10. General considerations
11. Work off site
12. Work on site
13. Inspection
Section three. Blocks
14. General considerations
15. Work off site
16. Work on site
17. Inspection
Section four. Mosaic
18. General considerations
19. Work off site
20. Work on site
21. Inspection
Section five. Overlay and parquet
22. General considerations
23. Work off site
24. Work on site
25. Inspection
Section six. Flooring of wood based panel products
26. General considerations
27. Care, conditioning and selection
28. Work on site
29. Inspection
Section seven. Upkeep and maintenance
30. Routine maintenance
31. Maintenance of moisture content after installation
32. Renovation of block floors
33. Renovation of old wood floors
Appendix
A. Tests for dampness of concrete bases
Tables
1. Timbers suitable for floors for heavy pedestrian
traffic
2. Timbers suitable for floors for normal pedestrian
traffic
3. Timbers suitable for floors for light pedestrian
traffic
4. Timbers suitable for decorative floors
5. Timbers suitable for heavy duty industrial floors
6. Timbers suitable for light duty industrial floors
7. Timbers suitable for floors with high resistance to
chemicals and acids
8. Timbers suitable for floors with small movement
9. Timbers suitable for gymnasium floors
10. Timbers suitable for ballroom floors
11. Timbers suitable for skating rink floors
12. Consolidated recommendations for fixing
13. Maximum spans for tongued and grooved softwood board
14. Maximum spans for wood chipboard complying with type
II or type II/III of BS 5669: 1979
15. Summary of recommendations for laying and fixing
plywood panels
16. Summary of recommendations for laying and fixing
wood chipboard panels
Figures
1. Typical forms of fixed floor construction for use
with timber or wood based panel flooring
2. Typical forms of floating floor construction to
provide impact and airborne sound resistance
3. Typical forms of ground floor construction for use
with wood based panel products
4. Typical range of designs for wood block flooring
5. Apparatus for measuring dampness in concrete bases
Recommendations for laying wood board and strip, block, mosaic, overlay and parquet, and wood based panel products.
| Committee |
B/543
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 79/10692 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, June 2007. (05/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
58
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| ISO 631:1975 | Similar to |
| BS 8103-3:1996 | Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing |
| BS 8204-2(2003) : 2003 | SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 2: CONCRETE WEARING SURFACES - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| BS 8204-1(2003) : 2003 | SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 1: CONCRETE BASES AND CEMENTITIOUS LEVELLING SCREEDS TO RECEIVE FLOORINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| BS 8203(2001) : 2001 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INSTALLATION OF RESILIENT FLOOR COVERINGS |
| BS 1297:1987 | Specification for tongued and grooved softwood flooring |
| BS 5395-1:2000 | Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design, construction and maintenance of straight stairs and winders |
| BS 8204-7:2003 | Screeds, bases and in-situ floorings Pumpable self-smoothing screeds. Code of practice |
| BS 5442-1:1989 | Classification of adhesives for construction Classification of adhesives for use with flooring materials |
| 09/30174199 DC : 0 | BS 8203:2001+A1:2009 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INSTALLATION OF RESILIENT FLOOR COVERINGS |
| 03/312993 DC : DRAFT SEP 2003 | BS 8204-1 - SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 1: CONCRETE BASES AND CEMENT FINE AGGREGATE LEVELLING SCREEDS TO RECEIVE FLOORINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| 03/100121 DC : DRAFT JAN 2003 | BS 8425 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INSTALLATION OF LAMINATE FLOOR COVERINGS |
| 03/312994 DC : DRAFT SEP 2003 | BS 8204-2 - SCREEDS, BASES AND IN SITU FLOORINGS - PART 2: CONCRETE WEARING SURFACES - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| 16/30348805 DC : 0 | BS 8203 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INSTALLATION OF RESILIENT FLOOR COVERINGS |
| BS 8203:1987 | Code of practice for installation of sheet and tile flooring |
| BS CP102(1973) : 1973 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AGAINST WATER FROM THE GROUND |
| BS 5268-5:1977 | Code of practice for the structural use of timber Preservative treatments for constructional timber |
| BS 1142-2:1971 | Specification for fibre building boards Medium board, medium density fibreboard (MDF) and hardboard |
| BS 565:1972 | Glossary of terms relating to timber and woodwork |
| BS 1210:1963 | Specification for wood screws |
| BS 1088 & 4079:1966 | Specifications for plywood for marine craft |
| BS 589(1974) : LATEST | NOMENCLATURE OF COMMERCIAL TIMBERS, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPLY |
| BS 1202-1:1974 | Specification for nails Specifications for nails. Steel nails |
| BS CP3:CH3(1972) : AMD 1385 | CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - SOUND INSULATION AND NOISE REDUCTION |
| BS 1187:1959 | Specification for wood blocks for floors |
| BS 1204(1964) : LATEST | |
| BS 5669:1979 | Specification for wood chipboard and methods of test for particle board |
| BS 4071:1966 | Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVA) emulsion adhesives for wood |
| BS 1142-3:1972 | Specification for fibre building boards Insulating board (softboard) |
| BS CP209-1(1963) : LATEST | CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF FLOOR SURFACES - WOODEN FLOORING |
| BS 6399-1:1984 | Loading for buildings Code of practice for dead and imposed loads |
| BS 881(1974) : LATEST | NOMENCLATURE OF COMMERCIAL TIMBERS, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPLY |
| BS 3444:1972 | Specification for blockboard and laminboard |
| BS 5450:1977 | Specification for sizes of hardwoods and methods of measurement |
| BS CP204-2(1970) : AMD 6968 | IN-SITU FLOOR FINISHES - METRIC UNITS |
| BS 5268-2:1984 | Structural use of timber. Code of practice for permissible stress design, materials and workmanship |
| BS 4050-1:1977 | Specification for mosaic parquet panels General characteristics |
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