Important Changes to Tiling Standards

[Marvo]

I just had a read through some of the other standards (other than the BS5385-1 to 5) and there's quite a few that would be relevant to tilers such as;

BS 8000-11.1, Workmanship on building sites – Code of practice for
wall and floor tiling – Ceramic tiles, terrazzo tiles and mosaics
BS 8000-11.2, Workmanship on building sites – Code of practice for
wall and floor tiling – natural stone tiles
BS EN 12002:2002, Adhesives for tiles – Determination of transverse deformation for cementitious adhesives and grouts
BS EN 12004:2007, Adhesives for tiles – Requirements, evaluation of conformity, classification and designation
BS EN 13888:2002, Grouts for tiles – Definitions and specifications
BS EN 14411, Ceramic tiles – Definitions, classification, characteristics
and marking

These also excluce the standards for plastering, rendering, installing gypsum board etc etc.

Hmmm, setting up as a tiler just turned into an expensive exercise. Just out of interest how many tilers actually own a copy of the relevant standards?

 

[White Room]

Thats a good question, probably a lot less than own one.

 

[Dan]

Isn't that what he said mark? Lol

I'll start a poll now.

 

[Marvo]

I'm guessing you'd need to spend a thousand or two of your UK quids to set yourself up the regs that are just directly related to actual day to day tile laying and maybe as much again for other regs that would be considered relevant such as the building regs, the regs relating to safety and the different regs regarding cementicious products to name a few. Then on top of that there's be costs of regular revisions, updates etc.

What would be the motivation for spending such a large amount of money? Would there ever be a case where you'd have to show you own all the regs to prove competance?

The question stems from the electricians forum that I work on where the UK electrical scheme (NIC, NAPIT etc) insists on a yearly check during which you need to produce your own copy of the current regs as well as other things such as calibration certificates for testers and insurance policy proof etc. I wondered if it's similar for tilers.

**Edit**
I see Dan has started a poll here so I guess time will tell 😉

 

[Dan]

Libraries in the UK with BSOL
UK Libraries with access to British Tiling Standards BS 5385

Company City Post code
Kent Libraries and Archives Maidstone ME14 2LH
MLA - Bolton Public Libraries Bolton BL1 1SA
MLA - Essex Libraries Chelmsford CM1 1LH
MLA - Hull Libraries Hull HU1 3TF
MLA - Sheffield Libraries & Sheffield S1 1XZ
Belfast Education & Library Board Belfast BT1 1EA
City University Library London EC1V 0HB
Durham University Library Durham DH1 3LY
Heriot-Watt University Library Edinburgh EH14 4AS
MLA - Cambridge Central Library Cambridge CB4 2BB
MLA - Doncaster Library Doncaster DN1 3JE
MLA - Lancashire County Library Preston, Lancashire PR1 2PP
MLA - Manchester Public Library Manchester M2 5PD
MLA - Norfolk CC Library Service Norwich NR1 2UA
MLA - Staffordshire CC Library & Stafford ST16 3HJ
National Library of Wales Aberystwyth SY23 3BU
Newcastle City Library Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8AX
Reading University Library Reading RG6 6AE
Strathclyde University Library Glasgow G4 0NS
The British Library London NW1 2DB
The Open University Library Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
University of Northumbria-Library Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST
The Oldham College Library Oldham OL9 6AA
The University of Manchester Library Manchester M13 9PP
Coventry Libraries and Information Coventry CV1 1FY
Liverpool City Libraries Liverpool L3 8EW
North East Scotland College Library+ Aberdeen AB21 9YA
ROnline-Kent Libraries, Registration and Archive Maidstone ME14 1LQ
University of Sussex Library Brighton BN1 9QL

Downloadable PDF List of UK Libraries with access to British Standards in Tiling BS5385

 

[Dan]

Access British Standards For Wall And Floor Tiling (bs 5385) For Free


Access British standards for free at the library in the thread above.

 

[Marvo]

Great to see the British Standards info is at least available for viewing for free at some public libraries still.

 

[Dan]

Yeah, and anybody can access them no matter where we live in the country. Not sure if there are library fees involved in general but it seems a fair deal considering they're a couple of hundred quid a pop.

 

[Marvo]

Do you need to actually go to the libraries or can they let you log into their intranet so you can view them on-line?

 

[Dan]

The link I provided is for Newcastle Upon Tyne library who allow anybody to register, they don't have to be a resident of the city. You then view them online but no print feature is available.