BS 5268-5:1989

Withdrawn

STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

21-01-2010

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1989

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 The need for preservative protection
4 New timber in old buildings
5 Risk assessment
6 Preservative treatment of timber in various
    structural situations
7 Preservative treatment
8 Properties of treated timber
9 Safety
10 Checking preservative treatment
Appendix
A Decision process for using preservative treatment
    and examples of use of tables 4 and 5
Tables
1 Natural durability and treatability characteristics
    of selected timbers
2 Classification of risk categories related to wood-
    destroying organisms
3 Classification of risk categories related to safety
    and economic factors
4 Timber in buildings
5 Timber used for structural purposes other than
    buildings
6 Preservative treatments and relevant specifications
7 Pressure treatment
8 Immersion treatment
9 Double vacuum treatment
10 Approximate conversions
11 Anticipated minimum sapwood retention of CCA treated
    timber
12 Decision process for using preservative treatment

Recommends preservative treatment of timbers to be used for structural purposes in the United Kingdom to protect them from degradation by wood-destroying organisms. Excludes remedial treatment of existing timber in old buildings, protection of timber against fire, and preserving timber against weathering or staining.

Committee	B/515
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BS 5268-5(1977) & 87/11450 DC (03/2004) Inactive for the new design. (01/2006)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	28
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Withdrawn
Supersedes	BS 5268-5:1977

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BS 1990-1:1984	Wood poles for overhead power and telecommunication lines Specification for softwood poles
BS 5707-3:1980	Solutions of wood preservatives in organic solvents Methods of treatment
BS 589(1974) : LATEST	NOMENCLATURE OF COMMERCIAL TIMBERS, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPLY
BS 4072-2:1987	Wood preservation by means of copper/chromium/arsenic compositions Method for timber treatment
BS 6566-7:1985	Plywood Specification for classification of resistance to fungal decay and wood borer attack
BS 913:1973	Specification for wood preservation by means of pressure creosoting
BS 5707-1:1979	Solutions of wood preservatives in organic solvents Specification for solutions for general purpose applications, including timber that is to be painted
BS 3051:1972	Specification for coal tar creosotes for wood preservation (other than creosotes to BS 144)
BS 4072-1:1987	Wood preservation by means of copper/chromium/arsenic compositions Specification for preservatives
BS 5666-2:1980	Methods of analysis of wood preservatives and treated timber Qualitative analysis
BS 881(1974) : LATEST	NOMENCLATURE OF COMMERCIAL TIMBERS, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPLY
BS 144:1997	Specification for coal tar creosote for wood preservation