Specification for materials for damp-proof courses

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30-10-1970

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British Standards Institution

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Lead
3 Copper
4 Bitumen
5 Mastic asphalt
6 Polyethylene
7 Slates
8 Bricks
9 Mortar
10 Designation for ordering
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Selection and laying damp proof courses; composition of mortar for bedding or laying of courses, and for bedding bricks and slates as damp proof courses at ground level.

This British Standard specifies requirements for the following materials suitable for use in the construction of damp-proof courses:

Lead

Copper

Bitumen

Mastic asphalt

Polythene

Slates

Bricks

Materials for mortar

Committee	B/546
DevelopmentNote	Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2007. (09/2007)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	12
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
SupersededBy	BS 6515:1984

BS 6398:1983	Specification for bitumen damp-proof courses for masonry
BS CP102(1973) : 1973	CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AGAINST WATER FROM THE GROUND
BS 8215:1991	Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
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
PD 6697:2010	Recommendations for the design of masonry structures to BS EN 1996-1-1 and BS EN 1996-2
BS 5628-3:2005	CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 3: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP
10/30168896 DC : 0	PD 6697 - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES TO BS EN 1996-1-1 AND BS EN 1996-2
13/30260274 DC : 0	BS 5642-1:1978/A1 - SILLS AND COPINGS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR WINDOW SILLS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
BS 8002:1994	Code of practice for earth retaining structures
BS 3690-2:1989	Bitumens for building and civil engineering Specification for bitumens for industrial purposes
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 8200:1985	Code of practice for design of non-loadbearing external vertical enclosures of buildings
09/30168197 DC : 0	BS 8102 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES FROM WATER FROM THE GROUND
I.S. 325-2:1995	CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USE OF MASONRY - PART 2: MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
BS 1521:1972	Specification for waterproof building papers
BS 8102:1990	Code of practice for protection of structures against water from the ground
BS 8102:2009	Code of practice for protection of below ground structures against water from the ground

BS DD86-1(1983) : 1983	DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHODS OF TEST FOR FLEXURAL BOND STRENGTH AND SHORT TERM SHEAR STRENGTH
BS 988; 1076; 1097; 1451:1973	Specification for mastic asphalt for building (limestone aggregate)
BS DD86-2(1984) : 1984	DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHOD OF TEST FOR CREEP DEFORMATION
BS 1198,1199,1200(1955) : LATEST	RENUMBERED BS 1199 & 1200
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 CP3:CH9(1950) : LATEST	CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - DURABILITY
BS 8215:1991	Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
BS 3235(1964) : LATEST	TEST METHODS FOR BITUMEN
BS 1162; 1418; 1410:1973	Specification for mastic asphalt for building (natural rock asphalt aggregate)
BS 5642-2(1983) : 1983	SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR COPINGS AND CAPPINGS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
BS 6398:1983	Specification for bitumen damp-proof courses for masonry
BS 4027:1996	Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement
BS DD86-3(1990) : 1990	DAMP-PROOF COURSES - GUIDE TO CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTHS OF DAMP-PROOF COURSE MATERIAL USED IN MASONRY

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BS 743:1970

Specification for materials for damp-proof courses

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