BS 8204-3:1993
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
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20-09-2004
English
15-08-1993
Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions
4. Exchange of information and time schedule
4.1 General
4.2 Exchange of information
4.3 Time schedule
5. Materials
5.1 Polymers
5.2 Cement
5.3 Aggregates
5.4 Pigments
5.5 Admixtures
5.6 Water
5.7 Metal lathing to skirtings
6. Design
6.1 Selection parameters
6.2 Classes of flooring
6.3 Flooring thickness
6.4 Mix proportions
6.5 Bonding the flooring to the base
6.6 Damp-proof membranes
6.7 Tolerances
6.8 Joints
6.9 Channels
6.10 Skirtings
6.11 Stairs
6.12 Colour
6.13 Slip resistance
7. Preparation of concrete bases and fine concrete
screeds
7.1 General
7.2 New concrete bases and fine concrete screeds
7.3 Old concrete bases
8. Work on site
8.1 Storage
8.2 Preparation of base slab or fine concrete screed
8.3 Protection of base slab or fine concrete screed
against damage
8.4 Batching
8.5 Mixing
8.6 Laying polymer modified cementitious flooring
9. Health and safety precautions
10. Inspection and testing of flooring
10.1 Inspection
10.2 Testing
10.3 Levels and surface regularity
10.4 Density
10.5 Slip resistance
10.6 Adhesion of the flooring to the base
10.7 Surface hardness
11. Maintenance
Annexes
A. (normative) Recommended method for the assessment
of levels and surface regularity
B. (normative) Tensile bond strength tests
B.1 Method of test to determine the tensile strength
of the surface of a concrete base or fine concrete
screed
B.2 Method of test to determine the adhesion of
flooring to the surface of a concrete base or
fine concrete screed
B.3 Laboratory method of test to determine the bond
strength of a bonding agent
C. (normative) Determination of slip resistance value
(SRV)
Tables
1. Recommended thicknesses and mix designs
2. Examples of mix proportions based on 50 kg of cement
3. Examples of bonding agents for use on concrete bases
4. Classification of surface regularity for wearing
surfaces of normal and utility standard flooring
5. Minimum concrete strength for new base slabs and
fine concrete screeds
6. Rebound hammer values
7. Properties of the friction tester slider (soft
rubber)
8. Temperature corrections for SRV readings using soft
rubber slider
Figures
1. Typical skirting detail
A.1 Slip gauges for checking surface regularity
C.1 Friction tester
List of references
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