BS 8215:1991

Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Basic principles
4. Materials
5. Design
6. Sitework
Tables
1. British Standards for DPC materials
2. Structural considerations affecting the selection
     of DPCs
3. Joints in DPCs
Figures
1. Examples of positions where DPCs may be required
2. Position of DPC above ground level
3. DPC beneath jointed copings
4. DPC in a parapet wall
5. DPCs in masonry chimney at roof penetration
6. Principles of cavity tray design
7. Sealed stop-ends to a cavity tray
8. Coordination of DPCs around an opening in a cavity
     wall (diagrammatic representation of basic
     principles)
9. Stepped cavity trays
10. DPC in a cavity parapet wall
11. DPCs at junction in concrete frame
12. Continuity of DPC
13. Detail of DPC overlap
14. Installation of a flexible DPC
15. Cavity tray with stop-ends
16. Cavity tray across piers
17. Formation of internal and external corners

Selection, design and installation of damp-proof courses in both solid and cavity masonry constructions.

This British Standard contains recommendations for the selection, design and installation of damp-proof courses (DPCs) in both solid and cavity masonry constructions: it does not cover the waterproofing of underground structures, such as basements, where water is under hydrostatic pressure (see BS 8102). This standard does not deal with the installation of chemical DPCs (see BS 6576) nor with the control of condensation (see BS 5250) nor with the surface treatment of masonry with water repellents (see BS 6477).

Guidance on basic principles concerning DPCs, their function and their installation in masonry is given in clause 3.

NOTE The titles of publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.