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    TTA Presentation On Recent Changes To BS 5385 Part 1 2018 Reduced File Size

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    The document summarizes recent changes made to BS 5385: Part 1:2018, the British standard for the installation of ceramic tiles and stone natural stone tile installations. Key changes include requiring mechanical fixing for tiles above 3 meters, updated guidance on tiling to plywood walls and tile backer boards in wet areas, and expanded definitions of tile sizes and types. It also provides new guidance on tile adhesive coverage requirements based on tile size and notes additional standards organizations involved in developing the standard.

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    The document summarizes recent changes made to BS 5385: Part 1:2018, the British standard for the installation of ceramic tiles and stone natural stone tile installations. Key changes include requiring mechanical fixing for tiles above 3 meters, updated guidance on tiling to plywood walls and tile backer boards in wet areas, and expanded definitions of tile sizes and types. It also provides new guidance on tile adhesive coverage requirements based on tile size and notes additional standards organizations involved in developing the standard.

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    The document summarizes recent changes made to BS 5385: Part 1:2018, the British standard for the installation of ceramic tiles and stone natural stone tile installations. Key changes include requiring mechanical fixing for tiles above 3 meters, updated guidance on tiling to plywood walls and tile backer boards in wet areas, and expanded definitions of tile sizes and types. It also provides new guidance on tile adhesive coverage requirements based on tile size and notes additional standards organizations involved in developing the standard.

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    TTA Presentation On Recent Changes To BS 5385 Part 1 2018 Reduced File Size

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    RECENT CHANGES TO

    BS 5385: Part 1:2018


    Types of Standards
    • Codes of Practice
    recommend sound good practice currently undertaken by competent and
    conscientious practitioners. Drafted to incorporate a degree of flexibility in
    application, whilst offering reliable indicative benchmarks

    • Methods
    highly prescriptive, setting out an agreed way of measuring, testing or
    specifying what is reliably repeatable in different circumstances and places,
    wherever it needs to be applied

    • Guides
    published to give less prescriptive advice which reflects the current thinking
    and practice amongst experts in a particular subject
    Why Update Standards?
    • Keep up to date with product innovation
    e.g. thin porcelain, ceramic panels etc

    • Modern substrates
    Reflects trends in backgrounds e.g. tile backing boards, exclusion of wood
    based substrates

    • Reflect changes in Standards documentation/legislation


    • Updated every 5 to 8 years
    Organisations Represented
    on BSI
    TTA (The Tile Association)
    RIBA (Royal Institute of Architects)
    BRE (Building Research Establishment)
    HSE (Health and Safety Executive)
    Stone Federation Great Britain/British Slate Association
    FERFA (Resin Flooring Association)
    BASA (British Adhesives & Sealants Association)
    BCRL (British Ceramic Research Ltd)
    CFA (Contract Flooring Association)
    ICWCI (Institute of Clerk of Works and Construction Inspectorate of Great Britain)
    NFTMMS (National Federation of Terrazzo Marble & Mosaic Specialists)
    BS 5385: Part 1:2018
    Scope of the Standard
    Scope - Not Included
    • The scope of BS 5385-1:2018 does not include:

    - Natural stone slabs e.g. units with nominal thickness > 12 mm thick

    - Agglomerated stone tiles and slabs

    - Metal, plastic, resin or mirror tiles (manufactured from float of plate glass
    with an applied backing) and glass tiles

    - Ceramic tile fittings i.e. corner and edge pieces (no longer readily available)
    Ceramic Tile Definitions
    The definition of ceramic tiles and panels which fall within the scope of
    this standard are as follows:

    3.5 Ceramic tile


    ceramic tile with a surface area ≤3 600 cm², no tile edge >600 mm

    3.6 Large format ceramic tile


    ceramic tile with a surface area >3 600 cm², no tile edge >1 200 mm

    3.7 Ceramic panel


    ceramic tile with a surface area >1 m², any tile edge >1 200 mm

    3.8 Thin tile


    ceramic tiles and panels with a panel thickness of ≤5.5 mm
    Mechanical Fixing Above
    3m
    Mechanical Fixing
    BS 5385-1:2018 BS 5385-1:2009
    ‘Tiles >0.1 m² required to be fixed ‘Where large format tiles are required to
    above 3 m from floor level are required fixed above first floor height, especially
    to be secured by mechanical fixings’ above pedestrian walkways, they
    should be secured by mechanical means’

    Clause 5.3.2 Natural stone tiles


    ‘Some stone tiles may have mesh resin
    bonded to the rear face; unless at least
    75% can be removed, the stone tiles should
    be mechanically fixed‘
    Mechanical Fixing
    • Tiles >0.1 m² are required to be fixed above 3 m from floor level are
    required to be secured by mechanical fixings

    • In clause 6.1.1.3 Tanking “ If mechanical fixings are to be used the


    membrane manufacturer should be consulted“
    Table 5 – Backgrounds:
    Summary of Suitable Tile
    Beds
    Blockwork/Brickwork
    Not suitable for direct fixing with tile adhesives.
    e.g. Backgrounds which cannot be classified as SR1 without an intermediate
    background include;
    - High density clay brickwork
    - Dense concrete (precast or in situ)
    - Clay brick/blockwork
    - Concrete (natural aggregate)
    - Concrete brick/blockwork
    - Autoclaved blockwork and lightweight aggregate concrete
    with open or closed surface
    - Autoclaved aerated concrete
    - Calcium silicate brickwork (soft)
    - No-fines concrete brickwork
    Tiling To Plywood Walls
    Plywood Walls – BS 5385-1:2009
    BS 5385-1: 2009 advised previously that:

    “The use of sheets or boards that are subject to movement from changes in
    moisture content should be avoided if at all possible”

    And:

    “When such boards (plywood board, chipboard, some fibre building boards)
    have to be used, they should be restricted to small areas etc.”
    Plywood Walls - BS 5385-1:2018
    • Direct Tiling to Plywood Walls

    Direct fixing of tiles to walls constructed from plywood is not recommended


    in BS 5385-1: 2018

    Clause 6.1.2.7 Other sheets and boards (see also 6.2.3.3)


    “The use of sheets or boards that are subject to movement from changes in
    moisture content should be avoided. Plywood and other wood-based sheets
    or boards should not be used for direct tiling”
    Tile Adhesive Coverage
    vs Tile Size
    Adhesive Coverage & Tile Size
    BS 5385-1:2018 (New) BS 5385-1: 2009 (Previous Version)
    Clause 6.2.3, Sub-clause 6.2.3.1 Clause 7.2.1.5
    ‘Tiles with a surface area of 0.1 m² or …. ‘this gives a series of ribs into which the
    greater, should be solidly bedded. dry tile should be pressed with a twisting or
    sliding action; this operation has to be
    Tiles with a surface area of less than 0.1 m², carried out correctly to ensure that the
    but which weigh more per square metre adhesive wets the back of the tile and
    than 70% of the background’s capacity to achieves an area of contact of at least 50%,
    carry the weight, should be solidly bedded spread evenly over the back of the tile’.
    e.g. the maximum weight of tile that can be
    supported by Gypsum plaster = 20 kg;
    whereas 9 mm thick porcelain tiles, which
    weigh approximately 18 kg/m², weigh more
    than 70% of 20 kg (14 kg) therefore, they
    should be solidly bedded regardless of their
    size’.
    Tile Adhesive Coverage
    • A minimum 50% contact area for the tile adhesive will not provide sufficient
    bond strength and, therefore, enough restraint with large fomat tiles and thin
    ceramic tiles/ panels

    • BS 5385-1: 2018 recommends for large format tiles and ceramic panels,
    and tiles with ribbed, deep keyed or heavily buttoned back profiles, the tile
    adhesive should be applied using the floating and buttering method i.e. a
    thin coating of adhesive buttered over the backs should fill the deep keys
    before placing the tiles in position on the combed adhesive bed
    Please Note
    • In the new clause 7.2.1.5.1 Notched trowelling method, for the type of
    trowel used.“it should apply the adhesive so that the finished bed
    thickness is no greater than that recommended by the manufacturer and
    that maximum practical contact between tile and adhesive is achieved”

    • Include weight of tile adhesive in the weight restriction for various wall
    backgrounds

    • A cementitious based tile adhesive mixed with water will contibute


    approximately 4.0 to 5.5 kg/m² of additional weight to the wall
    background when applied in a solid bed at a 3mm bed thickness
    Waterproof Tanking
    Waterproof Tanking
    6.1.1.3 Tanking
    ‘In wet areas, e.g. showers, wet rooms and steam rooms, substrates should be
    protected with a suitable proprietary tanking membrane system

    The weight capacity of the tanking system should be capable of carrying the
    load of the tiles and adhesive. If mechanical fixings are to be used the
    membrane manufacturer should be consulted

    Where the substrate is to be protected with a tanking membrane the weight


    restrictions of the installation might be reduced therefore the membrane
    manufacturer should be consulted

    NOTE This can be a proprietary sheet membrane or a liquid applied water


    impermeable product’
    Waterproof Tanking
    • 6.1.2.9 Gypsum plaster
    ‘Gypsum plaster is suitable for most internal wall tiling applications, but should
    not be used in wet areas unless additional protection in the form of a
    waterproofing tanking system is used’

    • 6.2.3.2 Tile backer boards


    ‘A tanking system should be used for boards used in wet areas, e.g. showers
    and wet rooms’

    • 6.2.3.4 Plasterboards
    ‘NOTE Plasterboard, including moisture resistant plasterboard, is generally
    unsuitable for wet areas unless additional protection in the form of a
    waterproofing tanking system is used, see BS 5385-4 for further guidance for
    wet conditions’
    Workmanship
    For the first time the standard recognises in clause 7.1.3 that:

    “The application of ceramic or natural stone wall tiling demands efficient


    supervision of properly trained operatives, skilled to an appropriate level of
    competence certified by a recognized authoritative body, e.g. The Tile
    Association, working safely using protective clothing and equipment where
    necessary”

    This statement is also repeated in clause 8.1.3 relating to mosaic installation


    NHBC Specifications 2018
    “Backing surfaces for tiling should;
    • Be moisture resistant, where frequent wetting occurs
    When Tiling;
    • Proprietary water-resistant grouting should be used in accordance with the
    manufacturer
    “Grouting should be:
    • As specified in the design including mix and colour
    • Cement-based, epoxy resin or a proprietary product
    • ‘Waterproof in and around shower enclosures and where tiling can be
    saturated’.
    Gypsum plaster should not be used where;
    • ‘Repeated or persistent wetting may occur’
    The Tile Association

    For information on all aspects of


    The Tile Association please contact:

    Tel: 0300 365 8453


    Web: www.tiles.org.uk

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