British Standard For Carpet Tiles

Bs 5385 1 wall and floor tiling.

British standard for carpet tiles.

Covers all products composed of textile material with a pile or non pile use surface and includes the laying of carpet tiles either with the use of a permanent adhesive or a tackifier. Allow the carpet to acclimatise to at least 65 f. The british standards institute tolerance is or 1 25 either way. Check for dye lot and roll sequence.

People should be able to move around safely. Pdf english hardcopy english more info on product formats. There are a number of british standards applicable to the wall and floor tile industry. Table of contents show below hide below.

These include standards which define ceramic and natural stone tiles tile fixing tile adhesives and grouts. Inspect the carpet before laying is commenced and before it is cut in to. The cut tile will fit exactly between tile a and the wall. Check out the british standards available for sale.

Having removed tiles b and c tile b is turned over and using a straight edge the tile is cut from the back. Bs en 1307 is linked to bs en iso 10874 2012 which is a classification system for resilient textile and laminate floor coverings. Bs en 1307 specifies the requirements for classification domestic or commercial of all carpets and carpet tiles excluding rugs and runners into use classes. It covers all products composed of textile material with a pile or non pile use surface and includes the laying of carpet tiles either with the use of a permanent adhesive or a tackifier.

The floor surface must comply with. British standard bs 5325 1996 meaning that the floor must be clean smooth dry and structurally sound. Specification for linoleum and cork carpet sheet and tiles. Installing carpet tiles on stairs when installing carpet tiles on stairs the tiles are cut to fit each individual stair tread and riser and adhered with a permanent adhesive.

Astm s resilient floor covering standards are instrumental in specifying and testing the physical and mechanical properties as well as in providing the installation procedures for resilient flooring which includes linoleum vinyl composition tile and sheet vinyl among others. The workplace health safety and welfare regulations 1992 regulation 12 require floors to be suitable in good condition and free from obstructions. With over 100 years of experience the british standards institute is recognised as the uk s national standards body.