Wall and floor tiling. Design and installation of external ceramic, natural stone and mosaic wall tiling in normal conditions - Code of practice

BS 5385-2:2015

British Standards Institution
Wall and floor tiling. Design and installation of external ceramic, natural stone and mosaic wall tiling in normal conditions - Code of practice Download document

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Current

Supplement

Core Supplement

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Abstract

Deals with the types of backgrounds and their suitability to receive tiling using either of the following fixing methods: a) bedding in cementitious or reaction resin adhesives on an intermediate substrate or as a direct bedding method or b) bedding mosaics in cement and sand mortar on rendering or as a direct bedding method.

History

Supersedes BS 5385-2:2006. Came into effect 30 April 2015. First published February 1978. Second edition, January 1992. Third edition, September 2006. Fourth (present) edition, April 2015.

ISBN

9780580840418

Subjects

  • Ceramic/stone tiles
  • Coverings and surface finishes
  • Surface finishes

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