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BS 5385-5:1994
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Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for the design and installation of terrazzo tile and slab, natural stone and composition block floorings
Hardcopy , PDF
01-01-2009
English
15-08-1994
Committees responsible
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
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