BS 5385-3:2014

This standard BS 5385-3:2014 Wall and floor tiling is classified in these ICS categories:

• 91.060.10 Walls. Partitions. Façades
• 91.060.30 Ceilings. Floors. Stairs

This part of BS 5385 gives recommendations for the design, installation and maintenance of floor tiling using ceramic tiles and mosaics bedded on concrete, cement and sand and calcium sulfate-based screeds, timber, flooring grade asphalt and existing hard floor finishes in normal conditions. For special conditions see BS 5385‑4.

Tile fittings for use as skirting, step treads and channels are given in Annex A.

NOTE Where the floor tiling installation needs to meet specific functional or environmental requirements, or to assist in counteracting potentially detrimental effects on the installation and/or the structure, see BS 5385‑4.

The special conditions described in BS 5385‑4, for example, swimming pools, shower areas, etc., are given in Annex B.

Annex C gives recommendations for tiling onto underfloor heated bases and Annex D contains information on pumped calcium sulfate-based screeds.

Recommendations for the design and laying of levelling screeds are given in Annex E. Reference is made to tiles bedded directly to a concrete base, but for the design and construction of concrete bases see BS 8204‑1.

Annex F contains a recommended method for assessing levels and surface regularity and Annex G has guidance on cement and sand bedding. Annex H is an informative annex providing guidance on the reduction of slip hazards.

The following flooring materials are not covered in this British Standard: natural stone (granite, slate, marble, etc.) tiles and slabs of terrazzo, and composition blocks (see BS 5385‑5).