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  • BS 8201:1987

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    Code of practice for flooring of timber, timber products and wood based panel products

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-10-2011

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  27-02-1987

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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

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    Recommendations for laying wood board and strip, block, mosaic, overlay and parquet, and wood based panel products.

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    Committee B/543
    Development Note Supersedes 79/10692 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, June 2007. (05/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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