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british standards
British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The BSI Group produces British Standards under the authority of the charter, which lays down as one of the BSI's objectives to:
Set up standards of quality for goods and services, and prepare and promote the general adoption of British Standards and schedules in connection therewith and from time to time to revise, alter and amend such standards and schedules as experience and circumstances require.
Formally, as stated in a 2002 memorandum of understanding between the BSI and the United Kingdom Government, British Standards are defined as:
"British Standards" means formal consensus standards as set out in BS 0-1 paragraph 3.2 and based upon the principles of standardisation recognised inter alia in European standardisation policy.
Products and services which BSI certifies as having met the requirements of specific standards within designated schemes are awarded the Kitemark.
Hi everyone, this is my first post so thank you for reading my question.
I am looking to purchase the British Standard for tiling but am a little unsure of which one I should purchase and as they cost so much money I am keen not to purchase the wrong one.
I would like it to cover workmanship for...
On the off chance, does anyone on the forums have access to BS5385 or know if there is anyway I could access? I am trying to access through local/national libraries without success. Renting them from BSI is well above my paygrade! Any help would be appreciated.
A couple of options perhaps, but they tend to come back to TTA.
https://www.euf-federation.com/
http://cerameunie.eu/
http://www.worldceramictiles.org/
Alternative to The Tile Association (TTA)?
We have no alternative to The Tile Association do we? So tiling is apparently only done to spec if you're a TTA member. "Or some other association".
https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/bs-5385-part-1-2018-tiling-standards.89734/
So I'm wondering what...
Hello,
I recently received some great advice from you all regarding an ongoing dispute (Is this an acceptable edge cut? - https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/is-this-an-acceptable-edge-cut.84202/), and I wondered if I might impose on you one more time for some information regarding BS 5385.
I...
I emailed the TTA regarding a tile supplied by a TTA registered retailer, although this "issue" is common for many tiles and relates to nominal sizing.
The nominal size is only a guideline. Size "in name only" for identification purposes. The size a tile is advertised as, but due to calibres...
Hi all, got a couple to price up with pumped floors, ufh and stone. I want to use durabase/ditra and, being aware it's best practice, just wondering if it's also british standard to do so. I've been in touch with Schluter and Dural and got different opinions whether it is or not from them, and...
British Standards in Wall and Floor Tiling BS 5385 for Free
Okay, so if you've been following the forum over the last few days you'll see we've firstly moaned about the price of British Standards in Wall and Floor Tiling, then figured out by a poll that nearly nobody has a copy of the British...
How many of you own a copy of the British standards for tiling?
There's a list of UK Libraries that have free access to British Standards in Wall and Floor Tiling the following thread. Tiling Standards
New way to access tiling standards for free (2019 thread)...
Can anybody give me a free link to the Tiling Standards lippage. Just finished a big job various rooms and it has been classed as a bodge! Complete **** take! Worked there a week and not received a penny. 15 years tiling and this has never happened before!!! Not amused...
As someone who does some tiling but is not a professional tiler, could someone tell me if there is a British Tiling Standards which specifies allowable errors in tiling work? i.e. all tiles must be laid with a lippage of less than 0.5% of the longest length or something similar?
I appreciate...
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Please can someone set me straight on this British Standards issue ?
Of all, of our members I imagine that only a small percentile are familiar with all of the British Standards pertaining to tiling ? Copies of which ( as far as I am aware ) are only available to purchase at an exorbitant...
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Hey.
Quite a lot of people on here talk about setting out the tiling job to the british standards code of practice.
Anyone got a link for some info on this ? as I want to see if we were taught any different to these so called propper standards.
Cheers.
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