BS 5385-5:2009 pdf free.Wall and floor tiling—Design and installation of terrazzo, natural stone and agglomerated stone tile and slab flooring—Code of practice.
BS 5385-5 This part of BS 5385 gives r&ommendations for the design and installation of terrazzo tile and slab and natural stone internal and external floorings, and contains recommendations covering the laying of agglomerated stone, a cast manufactured item containing natural stone that is subsequently sawn to size.
The types of bedding methods that can be used and their suitability are given; as well as recommendations for the protection, cleaning and maintenance of the finished floor surface.
Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
BS 1521, Specification for waterproof building papers BS 4027, Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement
BS 4483:2005, Steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete — Specification
BS 5268-2. Structural use of timber – Part 2: Code of practice for permissible stress design, materials and workmanship
BS 5385-3, Wall and floor tiling – Part 3: Design and installation of internal and external ceramic and mosaic floor tiling in normal conditions — Code of practice
BS 5385-4, Wall and floor tiling — Part 4: Design and installation of ceramic and mosaic tiling in special conditions — Code of practice
BS 5974, Code of practice for temporarily installed suspended scaffolds and access equipment
BS 6100-1, Building and civil engineering – Vocabulary – Part 1:
General terms
BS 6100-9, Building and civil engineering – Vocabulary – Part 9: Work with concrete and plaster
BS 6213, Selection of construction sealants — Guide
BS 6399-1, Loading for buildings — Part 1: Code of practice for dead and imposed loads
The working drawings and specifications should be prepared in sufficient detail to afford proper guidance in the preparation of estimates and the execution of the work. At the tendering stage the following information should be provided by the contract administrator and should be documented.
a) Site. LOcation and means of access.
b) Building. Nature of building, assessment of type and density of traffic particulars of corrosive or other potentially damaging conditions to which the installation might be subjected in service.
c) Floor. Structure of floor, type of damp-proof membrane and its location within the floor construction, details of screed (including its surface regularity and the category of soundness required), curing and drying times, particulars of any floor warming installation, separating layer, movement joints, finished floor levels and falls with permissible deviations.BS 5385-5 pdf download.