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BS 8204-4:2004+A1:2011

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Screeds, bases and in situ floorings – Cementitious terrazzo wearing surfaces. Code of practice

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BSI 2011 26
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This part of BS 8204 gives recommendations for the materials, design, work on site, inspection and testing, and cleaning and maintenance for in situ cementitious terrazzo flooring. It is intended for terrazzo contractors, specifiers, builders, designers and main contractors. It gives recommendations for in situ terrazzo flooring applied as a wearing surface on a concrete base or screed.

NOTE This part of BS 8204 is intended to be read in conjunction with BS 8204‑1.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
1 BRITISH STANDARD
2 Committees responsible for this British Standard
3 Contents
5 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 base
3.2 flooring
3.3 screed
6 3.4 base course
3.5 terrazzo
4 Exchange of information and time schedule
4.1 General
4.2 Exchange of information
7 4.3 Time schedule
5 Materials
5.1 Cement
5.2 Aggregates
8 5.3 Pigments
5.4 Admixtures
5.5 Additional materials
5.6 Water
5.7 Reinforcement
5.8 Dividing strips
6 Design considerations
6.1 General
9 6.2 Concrete bases to receive flooring
6.3 Levelling Screeds
6.4 Preparation of concrete base and screed
6.5 Backing for terrazzo skirtings, risers, treads and strings
10 6.6 Methods to minimize cracks in the terrazzo flooring
6.7 Size of terrazzo aggregate
6.8 Terrazzo mix proportions
6.9 Terrazzo thicknesses
11 Table 1 – Minimum thickness of terrazzo flooring relative to size of aggregate
6.10 Tolerances on level and surface regularity
6.11 Slip resistance
12 6.12 Conductive flooring
6.13 Movement joints
7 Work on site
7.1 Workmanship
7.2 Protection against the weather
13 7.3 Preparation of the concrete base to receive terrazzo direct
7.4 Screed mix
14 7.5 Pumping the screed
7.6 Laying the levelling screed
7.7 Dividing strips
7.8 Protection of the levelling screed
7.9 Terrazzo mix proportions
7.10 Batching and mixing terrazzo flooring
15 7.11 Laying terrazzo flooring
7.12 Upstands, plinths, coves and risers
7.13 Curing terrazzo flooring prior to grinding
7.14 Surface grinding
7.15 Curing after final machining
7.16 Protection
16 8 Inspection and testing of flooring
8.1 Inspection
8.2 Testing
8.3 Levels and surface regularity
8.4 Slip resistance
17 8.5 Adhesion of the flooring to the base
9 Cleaning and maintenance
18 Annex A (normative) Methods for assessing levels and surface regularity
Figure A.1 – Stainless steel slip gauges for checking surface regularity
BS 8204-4:2004+A1:2011
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