Tiling Standards (BS 5385) | British Wall and Floor Tiling Standards - IN FULL

[Chelly]

“Fitter’s washes his hands of it”
How can he, surely he is the one responsible as he was the one who fitted it.

You would think, however they all think he has done a great job

 

[acaciaguy]

I really wouldn’t know, I will ask this also.

Please do. That is in the British standards as updated in 2018

 

[Boggs]

You would think, however they all think he has done a great job

If you can produce work to that standard and get a pat on the back I am going to work for them.

 

[Italy]

Thank you so much Paul, and the party is still going strong , will definitely be sending this information to them. You have all be such a great help thank you!

sorry, i was wrong

 

[Italy]

Sorry, bit late to the party on this one, but here goes:

BS5385 part 1-2018 - 7.1.5 Setting out
Unsightly cut tiles should be avoided and joints should be of a uniform width, true to a line, continuous without steps: allowance should be made for an adequate width of joint. Cut course, both vertical and horizontal, should be:
a) kept to a minimum
b) determined in advance
c) as large as possible
d) arranged in the least prominent locations

Where wall surfaces are interrupted by features, e.g. windows, access panels or sanitary fittings, the tile fixer should seek guidance from the designer as to the setting out to be adopted; similar guidance might be required in the positioning of movement joints, since they are predominant and could determine the setting out pattern.

Horizontal joints and cut courses should be positioned depending on several factors, of which the following are examples.
1) Tiled areas that adjoin or are adjacent should be set out so that horizontal joints are aligned
2) The upper and/or lower extremities of the wall might not be level, requiring a course or courses to be cut with a raking edge. Wherever possible, the horizontal joints should be positioned so that the whole of the rake can be taken up within the height of the tile in the cut course.
3) If it is thought desirable to align a joint with a feature, this becomes the setting out point and might initiate the need for, and frequently dictate the location of, cut courses elsewhere.
4) To ensure the rows are truly horizontal, a level line should be established to position the starting course. This line should be continuous across all tile surfaces.

should, could, where possible.......
seems very vague
very different from uni standards.
they must be is better than they should.
or is the translator wrong?

 

[Chelly]

Please do. That is in the British standards as updated in 2018

Will let you know how it goes

 

[Balloo]

I'm pretty sure that it's not in British standards to start a full tile from the bath. @Paul C. Could confirm this.
The transitions should be a silicone joint which should be in British standards. It's a bad job and I think they're lying about the B. S.

Absolutely nonsense and misinformation BS is not a about that , its only a guideline for standard practice .

 

[Spare Tool]

Absolutely nonsense and misinformation BS is not a about that , its only a guideline for standard practice .

We know...but it is good practice to follow it

 

[Balloo]

I look at all trades and the crap they dish out , and a tiler is caught out by a crap ceiling not level nor probably walls plumb , and the whole world condemns the job .
take a look at yourselves is this really worth a dispute .
ok he should have checked the cuts to ceiling but seriously some of the dib and dab jobs on floors is more significant obviously because of the cost of fixing broken tiles.

 

[hmtiling]

I look at all trades and the crap they dish out , and a tiler is caught out by a crap ceiling not level nor probably walls plumb , and the whole world condemns the job .
take a look at yourselves is this really worth a dispute .
ok he should have checked the cuts to ceiling but seriously some of the dib and dab jobs on floors is more significant obviously because of the cost of fixing broken tiles.

I certainly wouldn't let it slide if it was my house. Are you saying you would?