BS 8215:1991
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Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
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28-02-1991
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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.
| Committee |
B/546
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| DevelopmentNote |
Partially supersedes BS CP102(1973) (08/2005) Partially supersedes BS 743(1970) (09/2005) Supersedes 84/14417 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2007. (09/2007)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
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.
| BS 743:1970 | Specification for materials for damp-proof courses |
| BS 6576(2005) : 2005 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF RISING DAMP IN WALLS OF BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATION OF CHEMICAL DAMP-PROOF COURSES |
| BS 5250:2002 | Code of practice for control of condensation in buildings |
| BS 8004:2015 | Code of practice for foundations |
| BS 8203:2017 | Code of practice for installation of resilient floor coverings |
| BS 8002:2015 | Code of practice for earth retaining structures |
| 04/30126043 DC : DRAFT DEC 2004 | BS 5628-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 1: STRUCTURAL USE OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY |
| 05/30090361 DC : DRAFT JUL 2005 | BS 6576 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF RISING DAMP IN WALLS OF BUILDINGS AND INSTALLATION OF CHEMICAL DAMP-PROOF COURSES |
| BS 5628-2:2005 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 2: STRUCTURAL USE OF REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED MASONRY |
| BS 5628-3:2005 | Code of practice for the use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
| BS 5628-1:1992 | Code of practice for use of masonry Structural use of unreinforced masonry |
| 10/30168896 DC : 0 | PD 6697 - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES TO BS EN 1996-1-1 AND BS EN 1996-2 |
| BS 7913:1998 | Guide to the principles of the conservation of historic buildings |
| 05/30131954 DC : DRAFT APR 2005 | BS 5628-3 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 3: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP |
| BS 8218:1998 | Code of practice for mastic asphalt roofing |
| 15/30301518 DC : 0 | BS 8002 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURES |
| 16/30348805 DC : 0 | BS 8203 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INSTALLATION OF RESILIENT FLOOR COVERINGS |
| PD 6697:2010 | Recommendations for the design of masonry structures to BS EN 1996-1-1 and BS EN 1996-2 |
| BS 8000-3:2001 | Workmanship on building sites Code of practice for masonry |
| BS 6577:1985 | Specification for mastic asphalt for building (natural rock asphalt aggregate) |
| BS 8000-3:1989 | Workmanship on building sites Code of practice for masonry |
| BS 6100-5.1:1985 | Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. Masonry. Terms common to masonry |
| BS DD86-1(1983) : 1983 | DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHODS OF TEST FOR FLEXURAL BOND STRENGTH AND SHORT TERM SHEAR STRENGTH |
| BS 6477:1984 | Specification for water repellents for masonry surfaces |
| BS DD86-2(1984) : 1984 | DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHOD OF TEST FOR CREEP DEFORMATION |
| BS 6515:1984 | Specification for polyethylene damp-proof courses for masonry |
| BS 5642-1(1978) : 1978 | SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR WINDOW SILLS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE |
| BS 5628-3:1985 | Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
| BS 6576:1985 | Code of practice for installation of chemical damp-proof courses |
| BS 8102:1990 | Code of practice for protection of structures against water from the ground |
| BS 6398:1983 | Specification for bitumen damp-proof courses for masonry |
| BS 743:1970 | Specification for materials for damp-proof courses |
| BS 6100-5.3:1984 | Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. Masonry Bricks and blocks |
| BS 5628-1:1978 | Code of practice for use of masonry Structural use of unreinforced masonry |
| BS DD86-3(1990) : 1990 | DAMP-PROOF COURSES - GUIDE TO CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTHS OF DAMP-PROOF COURSE MATERIAL USED IN MASONRY |
| BS 6100-5.2:1984 | Glossary of building and civil engineering terms. Masonry. Stone |
| BS 6925:1988 | Specification for mastic asphalt for building and civil engineering (limestone aggregate) |
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