Specification for materials for damp-proof courses

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30-10-1970

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Lead
3 Copper
4 Bitumen
5 Mastic asphalt
6 Polyethylene
7 Slates
8 Bricks
9 Mortar
10 Designation for ordering
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Selection and laying damp proof courses; composition of mortar for bedding or laying of courses, and for bedding bricks and slates as damp proof courses at ground level.

Committee	B/546
DevelopmentNote	Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2007. (09/2007)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	12
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
SupersededBy	BS 6515:1984

This British Standard specifies requirements for the following materials suitable for use in the construction of damp-proof courses:

Lead

Copper

Bitumen

Mastic asphalt

Polythene

Slates

Bricks

Materials for mortar

BS 6398:1983	Specification for bitumen damp-proof courses for masonry
BS CP102(1973) : 1973	CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AGAINST WATER FROM THE GROUND
BS 8215:1991	Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
BS 5642-1(1978) : 1978	SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR WINDOW SILLS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
PD 6697:2010	Recommendations for the design of masonry structures to BS EN 1996-1-1 and BS EN 1996-2
BS 5628-3:2005	Code of practice for the use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship
10/30168896 DC : 0	PD 6697 - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES TO BS EN 1996-1-1 AND BS EN 1996-2
13/30260274 DC : 0	BS 5642-1:1978/A1 - SILLS AND COPINGS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR WINDOW SILLS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
BS 8002:1994	Code of practice for earth retaining structures
BS 3690-2:1989	Bitumens for building and civil engineering Specification for bitumens for industrial purposes
05/30131954 DC : DRAFT APR 2005	BS 5628-3 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 3: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP
BS 8200:1985	Code of practice for design of non-loadbearing external vertical enclosures of buildings
09/30168197 DC : 0	BS 8102 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES FROM WATER FROM THE GROUND
I.S. 325-2:1995	CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USE OF MASONRY - PART 2: MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
BS 1521:1972	Specification for waterproof building papers
BS 8102:1990	Code of practice for protection of structures against water from the ground
BS 8102:2009	Code of practice for protection of below ground structures against water from the ground

BS DD86-1(1983) : 1983	DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHODS OF TEST FOR FLEXURAL BOND STRENGTH AND SHORT TERM SHEAR STRENGTH
BS 988; 1076; 1097; 1451:1973	Specification for mastic asphalt for building (limestone aggregate)
BS DD86-2(1984) : 1984	DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHOD OF TEST FOR CREEP DEFORMATION
BS 1198,1199,1200(1955) : LATEST	RENUMBERED BS 1199 & 1200
BS 6515:1984	Specification for polyethylene damp-proof courses for masonry
BS 5642-1(1978) : 1978	SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR WINDOW SILLS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
BS CP3:CH9(1950) : LATEST	CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - DURABILITY
BS 8215:1991	Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
BS 3235(1964) : LATEST	TEST METHODS FOR BITUMEN
BS 1162; 1418; 1410:1973	Specification for mastic asphalt for building (natural rock asphalt aggregate)
BS 5642-2(1983) : 1983	SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR COPINGS AND CAPPINGS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
BS 6398:1983	Specification for bitumen damp-proof courses for masonry
BS 4027:1996	Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement
BS DD86-3(1990) : 1990	DAMP-PROOF COURSES - GUIDE TO CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTHS OF DAMP-PROOF COURSE MATERIAL USED IN MASONRY

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BS 743:1970

Specification for materials for damp-proof courses

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