BS 5385-1:1990

Foreword
Committees responsible
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Exchange of information and time schedules
3.1 Exchange of information
3.2 Provision of utilities, facilities and materials
3.3 Time schedules
Section two. Materials
4 Transport and storage
5 Ceramic tiles
6 Mosaics
7 Cement
8 Sand
8.1 General
8.2 Sand for cement: sand rendering and mortar beds
8.3 Sand for grouting
9 Plaster
10 Water
11 Adhesives
11.1 Cement-based adhesives (hydraulically-hardening
       mortars)
11.2 Organic-based adhesives
11.3 Admixtures to adhesives
12 Bonding agents
13 Sealants and back-up materials for movement
       joints
13.1 Sealants
13.2 Back-up materials
14 Grouts
14.1 General
14.2 Types of grout
14.3 Coloured grouts
14.4 Admixtures to cement:sand mortar grout materials
       (other than colouring pigments)
14.5 Resistance to moulds and bacteria
15 Mechanical support for cement:sand rendering
15.1 General
15.2 Expanded metal lathing
15.3 Ribbed lathing
15.4 Welded wire mesh
15.5 Galvanized wire netting
15.6 Corner and stop beads
15.7 Plastics coated glass fibre mesh sheets and
       plastics netting
Section three. Design
16 Backgrounds
16.1 General
16.2 Classes and types of background
17 Preparation of backgrounds
17.1 General
17.2 Treatment of backgrounds to receive cement:sand
       rendering
17.3 Treatment of backgrounds to receive a gypsum
       plaster finish
17.4 Treatment of backgrounds to receive tiles by
       direct bedding
18 Cement:sand rendering
18.1 General
18.2 Mix for rendering to various backgrounds
18.3 Thickness and trueness of rendering
19 Plastering
19.1 General
19.2 Plastering systems for various backgrounds
19.3 Trueness of the plaster surface
20 Movement jioints
20.1 General
20.2 Location
20.3 Back-up materials
20.4 Sealants
21 Coloured grouts
Section four. Application of tiles: methods and
               materials
22 General
22.1 Bedding methods
22.2 Workmanship
22.3 Compatibility of backgrounds and tile beds
22.4 Setting out
22.5 Movement joints
22.6 Preparation of the tiles
22.7 Mixing of tile bed materials
22.8 Tolerances
22.9 Lighting
22.10 Tile joint treatment
23 Bedding methods
23.1 Bedding in cement-based adhesives: thin-bed and
       thick-bed
23.2 Bedding in organic-based adhesives: thin-bed and
       thick-bed
23.3 Bedding in cement:sand mortar
24 Tile joint treatment
24.1 General
24.2 Grouting procedure for joints up to 3 mm wide
24.3 Wide joint filling
24.4 Application of coloured grout
Section five. Application of mosaics: methods and
               materials
25 General
25.1 General
25.2 Workmanship
25.3 Tolerance for finished mosaic surfaces
25.4 Mosaic beds
26 Setting out
27 Preparation of mosaics
28 Bedding methods for mosaics
28.1 Bedding in adhesives: thin-bed
28.2 Bedding in cement:sand mortar
29 Application of mosaics
29.1 Pre-grouting
29.2 Sequence and method of fixing
29.3 Grouting of mosaics
30 Glass mosaics
Section six. Protection, cleaning and maintenance
31 Protection
32 Cleaning
32.1 General
32.2 Glazed tiles
32.3 Unglazed tiles
Appendices
A Tile fittings
B The specific conditions included in BS 5385 :
       Part 4
Tables
1 Classification of ceramic tiles
2 Sand for grouts for joints less than 6 mm wide
3 Flexible sealants: summary of properties
4 Backgrounds: summary of data and suitable tile
       beds
Figures
1 Universal and round edge glazed tile fittings
2 Worktop trim
3 Glazed wall tile fittings

Materials and techniques for fixing tiles and mosaics to internal walls; also their protection and cleaning.