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BS 8201:1987

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Code of practice for flooring of timber, timber products and wood based panel products
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

10-30-2011

Language(s)

English

Published date

02-27-1987

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Section one. General
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Materials
4. Performance factors
5. Selection
6. Design considerations
7. Care on site
8. Exchange of information
9. Time schedule
Section two. Board and strip
10. General considerations
11. Work off site
12. Work on site
13. Inspection
Section three. Blocks
14. General considerations
15. Work off site
16. Work on site
17. Inspection
Section four. Mosaic
18. General considerations
19. Work off site
20. Work on site
21. Inspection
Section five. Overlay and parquet
22. General considerations
23. Work off site
24. Work on site
25. Inspection
Section six. Flooring of wood based panel products
26. General considerations
27. Care, conditioning and selection
28. Work on site
29. Inspection
Section seven. Upkeep and maintenance
30. Routine maintenance
31. Maintenance of moisture content after installation
32. Renovation of block floors
33. Renovation of old wood floors
Appendix
A. Tests for dampness of concrete bases
Tables
1. Timbers suitable for floors for heavy pedestrian
     traffic
2. Timbers suitable for floors for normal pedestrian
     traffic
3. Timbers suitable for floors for light pedestrian
     traffic
4. Timbers suitable for decorative floors
5. Timbers suitable for heavy duty industrial floors
6. Timbers suitable for light duty industrial floors
7. Timbers suitable for floors with high resistance to
     chemicals and acids
8. Timbers suitable for floors with small movement
9. Timbers suitable for gymnasium floors
10. Timbers suitable for ballroom floors
11. Timbers suitable for skating rink floors
12. Consolidated recommendations for fixing
13. Maximum spans for tongued and grooved softwood board
14. Maximum spans for wood chipboard complying with type
     II or type II/III of BS 5669: 1979
15. Summary of recommendations for laying and fixing
     plywood panels
16. Summary of recommendations for laying and fixing
     wood chipboard panels
Figures
1. Typical forms of fixed floor construction for use
     with timber or wood based panel flooring
2. Typical forms of floating floor construction to
     provide impact and airborne sound resistance
3. Typical forms of ground floor construction for use
     with wood based panel products
4. Typical range of designs for wood block flooring
5. Apparatus for measuring dampness in concrete bases

Recommendations for laying wood board and strip, block, mosaic, overlay and parquet, and wood based panel products.

Committee
B/543
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 79/10692 DC (10/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, June 2007. (05/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
58
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 631:1975 Similar to

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BS CP102(1973) : 1973 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AGAINST WATER FROM THE GROUND
BS 5268-5:1977 Code of practice for the structural use of timber Preservative treatments for constructional timber
BS 1142-2:1971 Specification for fibre building boards Medium board, medium density fibreboard (MDF) and hardboard
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BS 1210:1963 Specification for wood screws
BS 1088 & 4079:1966 Specifications for plywood for marine craft
BS 589(1974) : LATEST NOMENCLATURE OF COMMERCIAL TIMBERS, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPLY
BS 1202-1:1974 Specification for nails Specifications for nails. Steel nails
BS CP3:CH3(1972) : AMD 1385 CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - SOUND INSULATION AND NOISE REDUCTION
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BS 1204(1964) : LATEST
BS 5669:1979 Specification for wood chipboard and methods of test for particle board
BS 4071:1966 Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVA) emulsion adhesives for wood
BS 1142-3:1972 Specification for fibre building boards Insulating board (softboard)
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BS 3444:1972 Specification for blockboard and laminboard
BS 5450:1977 Specification for sizes of hardwoods and methods of measurement
BS CP204-2(1970) : AMD 6968 IN-SITU FLOOR FINISHES - METRIC UNITS
BS 5268-2:1984 Structural use of timber. Code of practice for permissible stress design, materials and workmanship
BS 4050-1:1977 Specification for mosaic parquet panels General characteristics

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